Nora Carey

 Executive Director
Nora@CapePlayhouse.com

Nora has over 30 years of management experience in non-profit, corporate, and public/private sectors with leadership roles in Business Development, Marketing & Communications, and Project Management. A long-term resident in Europe, yet a MA native, Nora launched her professional career in London – where she developed and implemented a successful Thames-side retail & restaurant strategy for Sir Terence Conran. Moving on to Paris, she was part of the opening team for Disneyland Resort Paris – responsible for the menu development of 27 themed restaurants and subsequently developed and managed a Creative Services department. Following her position with Disneyland Paris, Nora joined the Hotel Ritz in Paris as Marketing & Communications Director before returning stateside as the Director of the annual Epcot International Food & Wine Festival for five years. Other culinary adventures include the establishment of the non-profit Bocuse d’Or USA organization with chefs Daniel Boulud, Thomas Keller, and Jerome Bocuse and she served as the Executive Director of the Boston Public Market Association, collaborating with the Board of Trustees to develop the business plan for the emerging year-round farmer’s market in the Haymarket district. Nora has been with the Cape Playhouse since 2019 and feels that she has come full-circle since her childhood summers in Eastham. Nora has an MBA and a professional French Culinary Diploma. She is bilingual in English and French and the author of several cookbooks, including the award-winning Perfect Preserves and a successful fundraising volume for the UK Pancreatic Research Fund.

Eric Rosen

Artistic Director
Eric@CapePlayhouse.com

Eric Rosen is an award winning producer, director, and writer. Prior to assuming the role of Artistic Director of the Cape Playhouse, he held that post at Kansas City Repertory Theatre (2008-18) and at Chicago’s About Face Theatre (1995-2008), where he was also a founder. As a theater producer and artistic leader, Rosen shepherded nearly 100 plays and musicals, including three dozen world premieres by top talent in the industry, including winners of the Pulitzer Prize and Tony Awards. Those productions have been seen on Broadway, at the Public Theater and Lincoln Center Theater, and at major theaters in Chicago, Los Angeles, and across the country. Rosen’s work as a writer and director has been seen in New York and at many of the country’s best regional theaters.  He has been honored with theater awards in Chicago, Philadelphia, and Washington DC, and his pioneering work LGBTQ youth has been recognized by numerous civic awards, including Chicago’s LGBTQ Hall of Fame. His original musical Venice, written with Matt Sax, was named the Best Musical of the Year in Time and appeared at the Public Theater, featuring Leslie Odom Jr. and Uzo Aduba and its popular cast recording was released by Ghostlight. He is also working on film and television projects. His short film Netuser, starring Denis O’Hare, made waves at film festivals across the country. He’s currently at work on a scripted series for Audible and a new musical about the historic rivalry between Bram Stoker and Oscar Wilde. Rosen is a graduate of UNC-Chapel Hill and holds a Ph.D in performance studies from Northwestern University. He divides his time between Cape Cod and New York City with his husband, actor Claybourne Elder, and their young son Bo.

Kathy Dunford

Trustee