The timing is right for her and for us. We're virtually debt-free. She's leaving us in very good condition. Evans attributed the company's sound financial position to an energized board that fund-raised successfully. Overall ticket sales also climbed by about 15 percent this season, she said.
Company business slows down during the summer, when the dancers are off.
The 2001-02 season is already planned. Lower-rank staff members will carry on until a new executive director is hired, Willinger said. A search committee, consisting of Cynthia Friedman and Palm Beach residents James Meany and Susan Keenan, has been formed to look for a replacement for Evans, Willinger said. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or distributed.