Globe Theatre appoints Geoffrey Whynot as interim artistic director

Globe Theatre is appointing Geoffrey Whynot as its interim artistic director.

The news comes after Ruth Smillie, who held the position for 21 years, retired last month.

“Globe has been an artistic home for me since I first arrived in 2003, and every time I’m there, whether as theatre maker or audience member, I am richer for the experience,” Whynot said in a media release on Thursday. “This feels very much like coming home for me.”

Whynot has worked across Canada for more than 30 years as an actor and director.

“I’m honoured to be involved as the company moves into this time of transition and rebirth, and to be entrusted with the custodianship of the art on the Globe Theatre stages,” he said.

Whynot is also the founding director of the Globe Theatre Conservatory Actor Training program.

He is set to start his new position this September.