With all that in mind, Alexander said, he has hired the alumna Claudia Wallace to serve as interim casting director for the resident stages and touring companies. The longtime casting director Beth Kligerman will now serve as casting director for the cruise ship shows and for Second City's theatrical arm. The longer term plan, Alexander said, is to create a new "artistic director creative collective," a "braintrust" made up of eight current and former Second City performers. Those names have yet to be finalized.