The Grand selects an Executive Director

Press Release from The Grand:

“Ellsworth – The Grand Board of Directors is pleased to announce Nick Turner has been named Executive Director of The Grand in Ellsworth after an extensive, nationwide search. Turner will join The Grand in spring 2017. He brings a strong educational performing arts background to The Grand with his most recent position serving as co-founder and executive director at la-de-da, a performing arts school for all ages in Fort Collins, Colorado.
Turner was unanimously selected by The Grand’s Board of Directors. Board President Carla Haskell says “We are so excited to have someone of Nick’s caliber to join us here at The Grand. He brings a tremendous amount of energy and enthusiasm that the board feels will resonate with our patrons and the community.”
Turner brings over 25 years of performing arts experience to the position and has a Bachelor of Fine Arts in Theatre Arts and English Education from the University of South Dakota, Vermillion. Turner says,“The Grand’s history, the Board of Directors commitment to its vision and the communities passion for arts and education are reasons enough that I’m thrilled and honored to be named the new Executive Director. The fact my wife and I worked in Maine for a summer when we were first married and always hoped to live here is a wonderful bonus.”
Turner has experience in multiple aspects of theater including producing, directing, writing and acting. Notable credits include being a co-founder and sponsor of the Fort Collins Fringe Festival, a theatre artist-in-resident in the Integrated School of the Arts Program in Loveland Colorado, a co-owner and managing producer of Nonesuch Theatre in Fort Collins, Colorado, and serving as Chief Executive Officer of the Candlelight Dinner Playhouse, a state-of-the-art 380 seat dinner theatre in Johnstown, Colorado.
Turner currently resides in Loveland, Colorado. His wife, Gina Schuh-Turner, and their eight year old daughter, Harper, will be joining Nick as he relocates to Ellsworth. As passionate as he is about the arts, he also enjoys running, spending time with his family, and caring for his three dogs.”