Beth Whitaker is associate artistic director of Signature Theatre in New York City, where she works on premieres and revivals of contemporary plays. Previously, as the literary manager for Tectonic Theater Project, she specialized in devised work. She was also the artistic associate for the O'Neill Playwrights Conference from 2000–03, literary manager for the Williamstown Theatre Festival for three seasons, and literary associate for the Alliance Theatre Company in Atlanta for two seasons. She was a Center theater panelist in 2012.