One of the founders of a celebrated nonprofit theater in Virginia stepped down from his position on Wednesday after being accused on social media of sexual harassment. Signature Theater, located in Arlington, Va., just outside Washington, said that its artistic director, Eric Schaeffer, had retired after three decades with the organization. The theater offered no explanation for the leadership change, but it came just three days after an actor, Thomas Keegan, said on Twitter that Schaeffer had groped him at an awards ceremony in 2018. In a statement that it has since deleted, the theater said it had investigated Keegan’s allegation at the time and deemed it not credible; Keegan, a veteran Washington-area actor who had appeared in work at the Signature, then said he had been hearing from other men with similar allegations, although he did not name them.

Source: New York Times June 24, 2020 19:06 UTC