Florie Seery (she/her/hers) comes to Yale following fifteen years’ service as General Manager of Manhattan Theatre Club. Working with MTC’s senior management team, she has supervised business and production in three venues, on and off Broadway, with a $27 million budget. Significant production highlights include The Children by Lucy Kirkwood, Choir Boy by Tarell Alvin McCraney, Ink by James Graham, August Wilson’s Jitney, Rabbit Hole by David Lindsay-Abaire, and Ruined by Lynn Nottage, among others. During her tenure, MTC’s Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion Committee was established. Comprised of union and non-union, senior, mid-career, and junior staff, the EDI Committee establishes the organization’s best practices in recruiting, interviewing, on-boarding, accessibility, and inclusion. Prior to working at MTC, Florie Seery was Associate Producer at Disney Theatrical Productions, Associate General Manager at Stuart Thompson Productions, and company manager for multiple Broadway shows. Florie began her career on the long running Broadway play, I’m Not Rappaport by Herb Gardner, working for producer Jim Walsh whom she regards as her mentor. A member of the Association of Theatre Producers and Managers, as well as of the Broadway League, Florie Seery has guest lectured at Volunteer Lawyers for the Arts, Columbia University, Marymount Manhattan College, New York University, and David Geffen School of Drama. She is a graduate of Smith College and a trustee of the Camphill Foundation.
Florie Seery
Associate Dean, David Geffen School of Drama; Managing Director, Yale Repertory Theatre; Assistant Professor Adjunct of Theater Management
