Ben Lasser

Ben Lasser currently serves as the Development Director at Ars Nova since June 2024, following an extensive tenure in development roles at Manhattan Theatre Club from November 2019 to June 2024, where positions included Interim Director of Development and Associate Director of Development. Additional experience includes teaching as an Adjunct Instructor at Rider University, specializing in a master's level course, and positions focused on individual giving at The Shed (NY) and Brooklyn Academy of Music, where responsibilities spanned donor communication, cultivation, and stewardship strategies. Earlier roles encompassed various administrative and fundraising capacities at organizations such as Atlantic Theater Company and The Public Theater. Ben holds a Master's degree in Performing Arts Administration from New York University and a Bachelor of Science in Theater from Skidmore College.