Jeremy Dewey. (Photo graceful of Kansas City Repertory Theater.)
Kansas City, Mo.: April 3 Kansas City Repertory Theater (Kcrep) announced that Jeremy Dewey had been selected as new executive director, from June 1. Dewey is currently the chief of staff to Brooklyn Academy of Music. He will succeed Angela Gieras, who was executive director From 2013 Until 2024, when She left to assume the role of executive director of the Shakespeare Theater Company In Washington, DC
“It is an incredible honor to join Kansas City Repertory Theater, a leading cultural institution with a powerful story of artistic excellence and community impact,” said Dewey in a statement. “As a person who has devoted my career to guarantee that the arts reflect the lived experience of the community, I am inspired by Kcrep's ability to bring people together thanks to a narration and convincing transformative experiences. I can't wait to collaborate with talented staff, artists, board of directors and the region of the Kansas City region. ”
As Executive Director, Dewey will oversee strategic management, operational surveillance and external relations to ensure the success and sustainability of the theater. He will work in collaboration with the artistic director Stuart Carden To support all artistic programs and initiatives in Kcrep. Carden said that the company has the chance to see Dewey join his experience as a whole and in small organizations.
“In the soul of the Midwesterner, Jeremy is a department manager who center the connection and the community,” Carden said in a statement. “With a vast experience of changing change and strategic planning, Jeremy is an inspiring leader in this moment of generational change for Kcrep.”
“The intellect, experience and knowledge of Jeremy on the performing arts will serve our organization well, while (we are going) to our next exciting chapter,” said the chairman of the board of directors of Kcrep, Andrew Kaplan, in a statement. “(We know) that we have a winning leadership team to conduct Kcrep in the future while we are working to carry out our mission continues to provide a transformer theater in the Kansas City community.”
At the Brooklyn Academy of Music, Dewey guides senior executives in the implementation of their five -year strategic institutional vision of the impact, growth and sustainability. It also provides surveillance of key initiatives, including a transformative renovation of $ 15 million in bamrose cinemas. He is the founder and senior advisor to the impact of Dewey impact groupAn advisory group dedicated to empowering cultural and educational organizations to dream of ambitious, strategically designing and making significant changes. The group supported the main institutions, in particular Jazz at Lincoln Center,, National Institute of Dance,, Metropolitan OperaTHE National Blues Museumand the 92nd Street y. He co -founded Faithful acceleration theater companyA set based in New York specializing in original theatrical experiences for young audiences and families.
Another experience includes the roles of director of project management and strategic planning at BAM, principal director of development and finance at Creative Arts Center in Saint-Louis, and roles at New York balletmanagement firm DHR Internationaland the Kansas audio-reader network. He holds a baccalaureate in journalism sciences from the University of Kansas and obtained a double master's degree in business administration and in the arts of the Southern Methodist University. Raised in a Kansas farm, he has a life for life for gardening and outdoors, which has shaped his appreciation for patience, care and growth – values that continue to inform his creative and professional work.
Celebrating 60 years of operation, Kansas City Repertory Theater's mission is to inspire, entertain and open minds by creating transformative theater experiences for all. The theater produces classics and world worldwide in two main stages, in unique spaces and throughout the community. In 2023, their operating budget was around $ 5.8 million.
