Oregon Ballet Theatre's Red Letter Days.

By KELLY CLARKE
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Update 4 pm Thursday, Sept. 24:
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http://blogs.wweek.com/news/2009/09/24/obt-staffers-call-for-ouster-of-director-jon-ulsh/
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A letter signed by at least 20
Oregon Ballet Theatre
staffers
the letter essentially called for a hard look at how both executive director Jon Ulsh and artistic director Christopher Stowell are running the two-decade old company.
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may have been penned more in reference to Ulsh's financial management skills and job performance
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or face termination.
[See clarification at the bottom of this post.]
about one-third of the company felt strongly enough about forcing internal change to sign the document.
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"Neither of the two gentlemen are leaving.
the Board needs to do a much better job communicating inwardly of what we are doing.
it needed to raise $750,000 to keep afloat.
Nutcracker.
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Photo of Oregon Ballet Theatre's Artistic Director Christopher Stowell courtesy of obt.org.
Update- 11:30 am Wednesday, Sept. 23:
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