Theatrical Rights Worldwide owner and CEO Steve Spiegel has announced three promotions in the TRW plays department. Lysna Marzani, formerly executive director, has now been named managing director; Craig Pospisil, previously vice president, is now in the position of senior vice president; and Robert Vaughan, also formerly a vice president, is now a senior vice president.
“With unmatched experience, knowledge and passion brought to their work performance each day, I am thrilled to promote Lysna, Craig and Robert,” said Spiegel in a statement. “The exponential growth of TRW Plays is a true testament to their talent and relationships with writers, agents and artistic and managing directors throughout the decades of their respective careers. From youth groups to schools to professional theaters, Lysna, Craig and Robert heighten the licensing value of each play handled by TRW Plays in a nurturing, proactive fashion.”
“One of the greatest privileges of my career is coming to work each day with Craig Pospisil and Robert Vaughan — two of the most generous, insightful and dedicated collaborators I know,” added Marzani. “Under Steve’s leadership, TRW Plays has grown into something truly meaningful. The heart of our work will always be the playwrights we represent. Championing their stories and bringing their voices to life on stages of every size is what drives everything we do.”
“I’ve been honored by Steve Spiegel’s faith in us since we started the play division at TRW and his continued support in growing this new catalogue of fantastic, contemporary plays,” added Pospisil. “Although only a few years old, TRW Plays publishes and represents phenomenal plays by writers from Martyna Majok, Bruce Norris, Caridad Svich and Doug Wright to Kate Hamill, Matthew López, Lloyd Suh and Robert O’Hara and many more. With our years of experience shepherding plays in markets in the U.S. and abroad, we are deeply committed to playwrights and expanding the reach of their work.”
“I’m proud of everything I’ve accomplished for the writers I’ve worked with and the regional theaters I’ve forged longtime working relationships with over the years,” said Vaughan. “I thank Steve for this promotion and along with Lysna and Craig, we’re here for all our writers — established and new — with a company that values not just continuity and stability, but also the vanishing personal touch.”
TRW Plays is a theatrical licensing collection that includes such titles as “Good Night, Oscar,” “Downstate,” “Sanctuary City” and more. The division of Theatrical Rights Worldwide will soon celebrate its fifth anniversary.
