A director, arts leader and NIDA graduate will help guide Albury-Wodonga's HotHouse Theatre from next month.
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Karla Conway, presently the program manager for Canberra Theatre Centre, has been appointed artistic director/chief executive and will start on July 8 after relocating to the region.
Ms Conway studied theatre at the University of Missouri, Columbia, US, and graduated from the National Institute of Dramatic Art (directing) in 2009.
As well as her freelance work, she has been artistic director/chief executive of Canberra Youth Theatre and creative producer for Warehouse Circus.
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Ms Conway said it was humbling to be entrusted with leading the Border company.
"I look forward to ensuring HotHouse continues to evolve as one of the nation's most prolific breeding grounds for new Australian theatre and new voices, and as a creative sanctuary for artists across the country," she said.
HotHouse chair Paul Robb said Ms Conway was an outstanding applicant.
"Her own professional practice as a director and creator of theatre has covered a wide range of theatre genres," he said.
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