Opinion: Theatre Memphis’ leading lady, a force in high heels and sequins
Theatre Memphis Executive Producer Debbie Litch (in a file photo) talks about some of the new features of the lobby as Theatre Memphis undergoes a multi-million-dollar renovation in advance of its 100th year. (Jim Weber/Daily Memphian file)
Dan Conaway
Dan Conaway was a freelance columnist with The Daily Memphian from 2018 to 2025.
When she took over as executive producer, Theatre Memphis was full of debt with no endowment. Now the theater is in the black, full of hope, with an endowment, and a major capital campaign nearing completion.
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