Olympia's Harlequin Productions co-founder and managing artistic director Scot Whitney resigned from his post on Wednesday, the Seattle Times reports. He also stepped down from the company's board while it investigates allegations by two actors—Caitlin Frances and Kate Parker—who say Whitney ignored their claims of sexual harassment against playwright Israel Horovitz, author of the Line, "the longest running show in New York history," as well as dozens of other plays and films.

According to the Times, Parker says in 2011 Horovitz "grabbed her waist and tried to kiss her" against her will after demanding she show him her hotel room. Frances says the year before Horovitz "kissed her fully on the lips while in front of an audience and Scot Whitney" after she refused his offer of a drink.

Back in November of 2017, nine women accused Horovitz of sexual misconduct. One of the accusers says that Horovitz pressed her against a wall and kissed her while she was working on one of his productions. She was 16 years old at the time. Another woman claims he raped her during a summer fellowship at the Gloucester Stage Company, where he served as artistic director. That woman said she knew him from dating his son, Adam Horovitz of the Beastie Boys, in high school. The Times also notes that 10 women accused the playwright of sexual harassment in 1993.

Whitney adopted a flippant attitude about Parker's and Frances's claims when the Times first reported the story last Friday.

Here are a few telling quotes:

Scot Whitney said he was aware of the alleged incident between Horovitz and Parker, saying, 'She’s a big girl, she can take care of herself.'

Whitney said he never confronted Horovitz.

Horovitz didn’t return several calls for comment.

'I love the guy,' said Whitney, who credits the playwright with his decision to switch careers from film to theater. ' … He loves women and he’s famous. I don’t know the inside of his head. It never seemed to me that it was any big deal.'

Here are a few more:

Whitney said the behavior was inappropriate and he intended to talk to Horovitz, but didn’t because 'it was awkward and weird.'

Whitney said Horovitz kissed everybody.

'He planted one on my wife and OK, whatever. He spends a lot of time in France. She thought it was weird, too.'

Though he told the Times he never warned actors about Horovitz when he invited him to theater to help with productions and to attend openings, one actor says otherwise. When confronted with that actor's story, the Times says Whitney refused to comment.