Statement from Midori Clark, Director of Library and Cultural Services for the city of Aurora:
“Helen helped elevate Aurora’s place in the professional theater industry with award-winning, high-quality productions and several premieres. With her passion for thought-provoking shows and her intentional selection of diverse productions that contribute to conversations about important topics of our times, she set a solid precedent for the future of the Aurora Fox. Without a doubt, her shoes will be hard to fill."
“At a personal level, I will miss Helen. Over the last three years I got to know her and appreciate her many human qualities. I will cherish our hard work together at the peak of Covid safely reopening the Aurora Fox with a clear understanding of the importance cultural offerings have in times of isolation. I thank Helen for all her contributions and wish her nothing but the best in her next chapter of her prolific and successful career. I know she will do amazing things in Tampa Bay as she did here.”
Statement from Helen R. Murray, Executive Producer for the Aurora Fox Arts Center:
“It is bittersweet to be leaving the Aurora Fox. I have cherished my time here, and the work I have done with the city, the staff, and the community, is something of which I am very proud. I cannot thank the City of Aurora enough, especially Midori Clark, our library and cultural services director, for the efforts they made during the pandemic to help us keep operations going. As the theater industry across the world struggled, Aurora saw the importance of the art we make and the stories we tell."
“I also want our board, community stakeholders, partner organizations, sponsors, and supporters to know that I leave the Aurora Fox knowing that it will continue to be a beacon in the Arts District because of the passion and commitment of so many. I have had the honor of producing and directing so many beautiful pieces of work at the Fox, and am thrilled that my last effort for this wonderful theater is to direct ‘Futurity’, a new musical about ending violence and the things we can accomplish if we dream big.”
