ðə fˈoʊkəs ʌvðə kˈʌmpəni tʃˈeɪndʒd ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd nˈaɪnti wɛn lˈiːɑːn nˈætkɚ wʌz hˈaɪɚd æz dʒˈɛnɚɹəl dᵻɹˈɛktɚ; ðɪ ɑːɹtˈɪstɪk dᵻɹˈɛktɚ wʌz dʒˈeɪ. ʃˈɜːwʊd "dʒˈæk" mɑːntɡˈɑːmɚɹi.
The focus of the company changed in 1990 when Leon Natker was hired as General Director; the artistic director was J. Sherwood "Jack" Montgomery.