Cleveland Public Theatre is excited to welcome Marguerite Hannah to its management team as General Manager. She succeeds Denis Griesmer, who will be exclusively focusing on financial management and leadership as CPT’s Director of Finance.  

“Marguerite brings a wealth of knowledge and experience from years of work in the corporate and nonprofit theatre sectors, but the greatest asset she brings to CPT is her wisdom and experience. She understands the big picture from the technical (e.g. accounts payable) to the personal (e.g. working with artists). Plus, Marguerite is a great performer, director, and dramaturg!  We are thrilled not only for CPT but for the Cleveland theatre community.” 

─ Executive Artistic Director Raymond Bobgan 

Marguerite Hannah’s adventures in theatre include her work as a director, dramaturg, actor, and administrator. A seasoned actor, Marguerite has had the pleasure of performing on the stages of several regional theatres across the country. From 2006 to 2024, Marguerite was a member of Horizon Theatre’s (Atlanta, GA) administration as Business Manager and Associate Producer.  As part of Atlanta’s National Black Arts Festival, she was excited to have served as part of the production team for its first three years. In 2020, she created and produced The New Georgia Woman Project: Black Women Speak, a playwright’s lab and vehicle for community engagement for Black women in the Atlanta metro area. In 2022, Marguerite was the co-recipient of the Atlanta Suzi Award for direction of The Light. She was recently Vice President of the National New Play Network Board, a member of the National Alliance for Musical Theatre board of directors and Chair Emerita of the 2023 NAMT Festival of New Musicals. Marguerite is also a proud member of Actors’ Equity Association.