After 30 Years LeadingCapital Repertory Theatre, Mancinelli-Cahill Announces Plans To Step Down 

ALBANY — Maggie Mancinelli-Cahill, the long-time Producing Artistic Director of Albany’s Capital Repertory Theatre, has announced her plans to step down at the end of 2025. She has been working with theREP’s board and staff at Proctors Collaborative in the search for her replacement and to ensure a smooth transition. 

Mancinelli-Cahill joined Capital Repertory Theatre as its Producing Artistic Director in 1995 and has helped guide the organization through changes in leadership, the development of a new venue during a global pandemic, has helped launch scores of careers in the arts and introduced thousands of Capital Region residents to new productions and sparked a love for theatre for generations of Capital Region children. 

A major driver of the Capital Region’s artistic and economic growth, theREP generates nearly $10 million  in annual economic impact in addition to the value of community building and art creation.

During her tenure at theREP, Mancinelli-Cahill has directed more than 125 productions, workshops and readings; directed at least two plays or musicals each season; created plays for the On the Go touring program for 14 counties of upstate New York, reaching more than 15,000 students annually. 

The Board of Directors is working on the next steps in the leadership transition and will make an announcement as decisions are finalized.