Shakespeare Festival reorganization still not complete
Redlands Shakespeare Festival artistic director Steven Sabel said the theater organization could have a new board of directors by Jan. 3 or Jan. 4.
The old board, save for University of Redlands professor Eric Hill, quit their posts in mid-December for reasons that have yet to be made clear. Sabel called the mass resignation part of the festival's natural evolution, but that account has been disputed by Pomona-based attorney Russell Dalton, who has represented the ex-board members.
Dalton has said the former board members wanted to conduct an investigation into Festival management, but that effort was thwarted.
Hill will not be a part of the new board, he has said. His role is simply to keep the job long enough to transfer power to new board members.
In other Shakespeare Festival news, Sabel said he plans on directing only one of the three plays performed during the 2008 Festival. Previously, Sabel has directed a pair of plays.
Sabel said he plans on directing either "Antony and Cleopatra" or "Macbeth." The third play on the 2008 schedule is "Twelfth Night."