The executive director at the Astor Theatre is taking her final bow: Jean Robinson-Dexter announced she will be stepping away from the position at the end of March.

She has been in the part-time executive director position at the Astor Theatre for almost three years while continuing to run her own consulting firm. Robinson-Dexter says that busy schedule combined with health concerns caused her to think about how she wants to spend her time.

“As a number of people would know is that I have been on a journey with breast cancer for over a year now and that treatment is still underway,” said Robinson-Dexter. “I think I just took a pause a few days ago to think about where I am you know, the treatment seems to be going well but at my age I needed to think about out one, my health for myself and my family and what I wanted to be doing over the next few years.”

Robinson-Dexter will no longer run the day-to-day operations of the theatre, but still wants to be involved.

She was originally drawn to the Astor as a producer for shows like “The Full Monty, ” “Rocky Horror Picture Show,” and the Winds of Change production of “Les Misérables” and would like to return in that capacity, helping to bring new shows to life.

But before she starts planning her next production, Robinson-Dexter will be tying-off loose ends over the next couple of weeks.

“There are a few deliverables and pieces of work that I want to have completed and the board would like me to complete before I step back and of course, as I say, I’ll be around and happy to support and provide information for whoever comes next,” said Robinson-Dexter.

She speaks fondly of her time as executive director and looks forward to being involved with the theatre in a new capacity.

“The Astor is a pretty special place in our community, and I think I've been pretty privileged to have the opportunity to be part of the Astor family for as many years as I have and so my role is hopefully just changing.”

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