100 artistic directors of U.S. theater companies published an open letter denouncing his termination by the JCC of Washington, D.C. The open letter, signed by leaders of companies including Lincoln Center Theater and Public Theater, Chicago's Steppenwolf Theatre and Washington's Shakespeare Theatre Company, stated that "it is absolutely clear that Roth was fired because of the content of the work he has so thoughtfully and ably championed for the last two decades." In November 2020, Roth resigned as Mosaic Theater Company of DC's artistic director. Complaints by staff members and months of internal conflict led to Roth's resignation, stating he was unable to live with the restrictions imposed on his leadership after a board of directors-mandated, summer-long sabbatical to engage in research, reflection, exploration of management skills and abilities. Roth submitted his resignation on November 17, 2020 and it was unanimously accepted by the 29-member board. Roth claimed his resignation from Mosaic Theater Company of DC was in part, due to disagreements about the content of the "Voices From a Changing Middle East Festival" which he had created during his tenure at Theater J and transferred to Mosaic Theater Company of DC. Roth stated "All original selections for the 2021 Voices Festival, intentionally intercultural and programmed in order to work either in live or virtual performance — were thrown out in favor of an exclusively Palestinian-centered festival." This information was directly contradicted by Mosaic Theater Company of DC in a public statement on November 20, 2020 noting, "A review of 20 years of programming (about 75 projects in all) revealed that only one project, a staged reading, was written by a Palestinian (In Spitting Distance by Taher Najib) and two works were adaptations of Palestinian authored texts. In an effort to provide some balance, the Artistic Team began discussions around using our 2020 virtual platform to highlight a play by a Palestinian writer appropriate for online presentation. Jewish pro-peace voices were never excluded. Any representation to the contrary is simply not true . A series of constructive, challenging and critical conversations were underway about how best to honor the spirit of the festival for this year when Mr. Roth removed himself from the table." Directing Oh, The Innocents – Theater J, 2004. Randolph of Roanoke by Roy Friedman – Tribute Productions staged reading at Warehouse Theater, 2003. Winner of the Sprenger Lang Foundation/Tribute Productions Nathan Miller History Play Contest. South