Bruce E. Whitacre
Executive Director
National Corporate Theatre Fund
Since joining National Corporate Theatre Fund (NCTF) as executive director in 2002, Whitacre has expanded theater access programs, initiated StageVision, a national media partnership, and a sponsorship campaign, and increased NCTF’s network of theaters. NCTF, which represents 19 outstanding regional theaters and is supported by over 40 corporations and firms, forges strong and productive partnerships between the nonprofit theater community and corporate America. Prior to NCTF, Whitacre was managing director of New York’s Signature Theatre Company for four seasons. He began his career in theater in the Script Department of Manhattan Theatre Club, and he has been a dramaturg at the Mark Taper Forum, ASK Theatre Projects, and other venues. His corporate experience includes accounting, budgeting, and administration in the publishing and banking industries, as well as a three year stint with the United Nations World Food Programme in Rome, Italy. He holds an M.F.A. from New York University’s Tisch School of the Arts and a B.S. in business administration from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln.