Eric Ting, the new artistic director of the California Shakespeare Theater, is photographed in Orinda, Calif., on Thursday, May 5, 2016. (Kristopher Skinner/Bay Area News Group) ( Kristopher Skinner )
“There is a tide in the affairs of men, which, taken at the flood, leads on to fortune.”
If the Bard’s famous sentiment from “Julius Caesar” holds true for theater companies, then the California Shakespeare Theater is having a watershed moment.
Obie-winning director Eric Ting, acclaimed as a champion of new plays, has taken over the reins of the troupe from longtime head Jonathan Moscone, a charismatic leader whose 16-year tenure transformed the company from a lackluster institution to regional gem. All eyes are now on Ting, a rare Asian-American to head a classical stage troupe, to see where he will lead the $5 million company, which launches its summer season May 25.
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