A sign outside the Angus Bowmer Theatre in Ashland on May 31.

The Oregon Shakespeare Festival announced Thursday that former tech executive Tyler Hokama has been appointed the company’s interim executive director, and at the same time announced a new fundraising goal to complete its 2023 season: $7.3 million.

The appointment and new fundraising goal are the latest developments in a year of turmoil at the Ashland theater company. In January, multiple “separations and furloughs” were announced, including Executive Director David Schmitz and Director of Development Amanda Brandes. At the time, Artistic Director Nataki Garrett took over as interim executive artistic director.

Garrett was relieved of that job in April, a week before “Rent” and “Romeo and Juliet,” a production Garrett directed, were set to start.

In the same release announcing Garrett’s change in position, the festival put out a call: It would need to raise $2.5 million to save the season.

By May, the festival was halfway to that goal, saying it hoped to raise $2.5 million by mid-July. Days later, Garrett stepped down as artistic director. Her final official day at the company was Wednesday.

Now, in a press release announcing Hokama as interim executive director, the festival said it needs to raise $7.3 million on top of the $2.7 million that’s already been raised as part of the initial campaign to finish the season.