Ogunquit — The Ogunquit Playhouse announced the appointment of Dan Breen to the position of Director of Development. Breen has 30 years of fundraising experience at educational and arts institutions including the Boston Symphony Orchestra and Middlebury College.

“The Ogunquit Playhouse is a treasure not only for the seacoast region, but for everyone who loves the highest quality musical theater,” said Breen.

Helping to preserve theatre while working to secure and strengthen the physical plant of the Ogunquit

Playhouse are two of the overarching goals Breen will work to achieve. Through building fundraising efforts, his plans are to increase the

Ogunquit Playhouse membership program, expand the Hartwig Legacy Society and to work with the Board of Directors and the community to raise funds for the capital needs of the iconic National Historic Register theatre and campus.

Executive Artistic Director Bradford Kenney said, “We are thrilled to have Dan Breen as part of our growing company to lead us in the area of fundraising in order to help insure our treasured Playhouse will be here for generations to come. As the Ogunquit Playhouse productions continue to reach new benchmarks within our industry, it is more important than ever to raise the funds necessary to preserve our historic building, and to enhance and equip our theatre to accommodate both our artistic goals and to enhance our public areas in order to create the best possible experience for our visitors.”

Breen and his family have relocated from the Philadelphia area to Kittery Point.