Capital Repertory Theatre Announces Miriam Weisfeld Its New Producing Artistic Director

ALBANY — Capital Repertory Theatre has announced that starting Sept. 1, 2025, Miriam Weisfeld will be its new Producing Artistic Director. Weisfeld will succeed Maggie Mancinelli-Cahill who served in the role since 1995. 

Weisfeld will continue to serve as Consulting Artistic Producer for the remainder of the 2024-2025 Season and she and Cahill will collaborate through the end of 2025 to ensure a smooth transition of operations for the nearly 50-year-old theatre company. 

Weisfeld will also continue her leadership as Producing Artistic Director of the Adirondack Theatre Festival (ATF) in Glens Falls, a position she has held since 2021. This development builds upon an ongoing relationship between ATF and Proctors Collaborative which was announced in October.

A creative producer and dramaturg, Weisfeld served as Director of Artistic Development for the Tony-winning Children’s Theatre Company in Minneapolis prior to her appointment at ATF, where she was the dramaturg of the world premiere of “An American Tail” and helped to develop Generation Now, a national partnership to commission new multigenerational plays by artists of color. 

In her role at theREP, Weisfeld will oversee the artistic production of the theatre’s entire season, managing teams of designers, technicians and directors. The 2025-2026 subscription season at theREP was selected by Weisfeld in consultation with leadership at Proctors Collaborative. 

Capital Repertory Theatre is an affiliate of Proctors Collaborative and is a 501(c)3 charitable organization.