NASHVILLE: Nashville Repertory Theatre has named Micah-Shane Brewer their new inventive director. Brewer beforehand served as a producer on the theatre.
“On behalf of everyone at Nashville Repertory Theatre, I am honored to welcome Micah-Shane Brewer to the role of artistic director,” board president Lorrie Brouse stated in a press release. “His artistic leadership was instrumental to the Rep’s highly successful return to live programming, and his extensive skills as a director, actor, musician, and educator will be huge assets to the organization.”
Brewer, who will probably be Nashville Rep’s fifth inventive director, started working with the corporate as a educating artist in 2020. As a producer, Brewer directed Nashville Rep’s first manufacturing because the pandemic shutdown, the musical Ragtime, along with different exhibits. Prior to Nashville Rep, Brewer co-founded Encore Theatrical Company in Morristown, Tenn. His directing credit embody the Clarence Brown Theatre, Cardinal Stage Company, and the University of Mississippi, the place he beforehand served as an assistant professor of musical theatre. Brewer holds a B.A. from the University of North Carolina and an MFA from the University of Tennessee, the place he was additionally a lecturer.
“I am grateful that Nashville Rep’s board of directors has entrusted me with this role,” Brewer stated in a press release. “Nashville Rep is one of the leading arts institutions in the city, and the honor of guiding its artistic mission is exciting. We are unique among regional theatres in that we are committed to supporting and developing our local artists, and I am looking forward to deepening our relationships as we grow our programming.”
Brewer is at the moment directing Nashville Rep’s manufacturing of The Curious Incident of the Dog within the Night-Time and curating the 2023-24 season. He will be part of government director Drew Ogle as a part of the theatre’s senior management group.
Nashville Repertory Theatre has been Nashville’s premier regional theatre since 1985, entertaining and galvanizing audiences by creating distinctive theatre that explores the range of the human expertise. Nashville Rep produces work designed, constructed, and rehearsed in Nashville, serving as a cultural, academic, and financial useful resource within the metropolis and in Middle Tennessee. As of 2021, the theatre’s funds was roughly $919,000.
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