Since coming to Trinity Repertory Company some three years ago, William P. Wingate, its managing director, has been largely responsible for restoring this local treasure to fiscal health.
While his predecessor began the turnaround for Trinity, Wingate, as a strong partner with Oskar Eustis, the theater’s artistic director, has successfully eliminated the theater’s long-term debt, been responsible for three consecutive seasons in which the theater has finished in the black, and helped the theater surpass its fundraising goal of $10 million to exceed $15 million in gifts and pledges. And his accomplishments include efforts to develop yet a third performing space in a former bank building, a gift of Citizens Bank.
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The financial recovery of Trinity Repertory Company cannot be underestimated for its contributions to the entire downtown revival. Trinity has long been a centerpiece of Providence’s arts community, and stands, along with Providence Performing Arts Center and other entertainment and cultural organizations as the foundation upon which the downtown renaissance has been crafted.
Wingate has been successful because he not only understands the business needs of a theater such as Trinity, but understands it in the context of the theater’s artistic achievements and artistic mission.
William Wingate recently announced that he will be leaving Trinity after three seasons, returning to the private consulting business that brought him to Trinity in the first place in 1996. Trinity’s continued growth and increasing demands on its managing director would make it impossible, he said, to enjoy the flexible schedule and lifestyle that consulting offers.
His plan is to leave at the end of the season in June. We have come to respect and admire Bill Wingate’s work, and appreciate his role in solidifying Trinity’s fiscal health and future. We wish him well.
