Youngstown Playhouse gets new full-time executive director

YOUNGSTOWN — Mary Ruth Lynn is the new executive director of the Youngstown Playhouse.

“The more I talked to her, the more I realized she was the right person for the way we’re going now — depending more on volunteers and less on paid staff,” said Rand Becker, president of the Playhouse board of directors.

The board appointed Lynn at its Oct. 19 meeting. She is working as a volunteer herself until Jan. 1, when her position officially goes on the books.

She will be the first full-time paid staffer at the Playhouse since John Holt, the previous executive director, left late last year when financial problems forced the theater to cancel its season. Becker and the board have handled day-to-day operations since October and have guided the company onto firmer financial footing.

For the complete story, see Thursday's Vindicator and Vindy.com