Background
Welch, John Butler was born on April 24, 1940 in Raymond, New Hampshire, United States. Son of Ai Sawyer and Josephine (Fernald) Welch.
Performing arts publishing executive/editor
Welch, John Butler was born on April 24, 1940 in Raymond, New Hampshire, United States. Son of Ai Sawyer and Josephine (Fernald) Welch.
Bachelor, Emerson College, 1964.
Associate manager, North Shore Music Theatre, Beverly, Massachusetts, 1966-1976;
editor, Baker's Plays, Boston, 1976-1984;
managing director, chief editor, Baker's Plays, Boston, since 1985. Founder StageSource, Boston, since 1985. Chair professional division New England Theatre Conference, Waltham, Massachusetts, 1980-1986.
Theatre panelist Massachusetts Council on Arts and Humanities, Boston, 1984-1986. Board directors Boston Shakespeare Company, Boston, 1983-1988. Board directors StageSource, Boston.
Member Boston Cultural Council, since 1996. Member theatre advisory committee Boston Center for the Arts.