INCOMING EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
Angela Lee Gieras
Angela Lee Gieras is the Shakespeare Theatre Company’s new executive director as announced by STC’s Board of Directors Chair, Anita Antenucci. Ms. Gieras comes from Kansas City Repertory Theatre (KCRep), where she has served as Executive Director since 2013. She will join STC on September 13, 2024, and will lead STC alongside Artistic Director Simon Godwin as they continue to grow the artistic profile of the company nationally and internationally.
Dedicated to exploring and expanding best practices in non-profit management and leadership, Ms. Gieras founded Inspired Arts Management, LLC, and launched a study of co-leadership in theatres nationwide. She has a track record of increasing fundraising income, growing audiences, and building organizations up through strong leadership, and has consulted or worked with many regional theatres including American Conservatory Theatre, Arena Stage, Dallas Theater Center, the Guthrie, Portland Center Stage, and Woolly Mammoth Theatre Company. She serves on the Board of the Theatre Communications Group and is a past board member and co-chair of the nominating and EDI committee of League of Resident Theatres.
Ms. Gieras is a fierce advocate of EDI and female leadership, mentoring and sponsoring people of color and women who aspire to leadership positions. She earned an MBA and MA from Southern Methodist University, and a BS in finance from University of Florida. She is a Certified Fundraising Executive and Associate Certified Coach and has trained with the Kansas Leadership Center and the Harvard Business School Strategic Perspectives in Non-profit Management.
Dedicated to exploring and expanding best practices in non-profit management and leadership, Ms. Gieras founded Inspired Arts Management, LLC, and launched a study of co-leadership in theatres nationwide. She has a track record of increasing fundraising income, growing audiences, and building organizations up through strong leadership, and has consulted or worked with many regional theatres including American Conservatory Theatre, Arena Stage, Dallas Theater Center, the Guthrie, Portland Center Stage, and Woolly Mammoth Theatre Company. She serves on the Board of the Theatre Communications Group and is a past board member and co-chair of the nominating and EDI committee of League of Resident Theatres.
Ms. Gieras is a fierce advocate of EDI and female leadership, mentoring and sponsoring people of color and women who aspire to leadership positions. She earned an MBA and MA from Southern Methodist University, and a BS in finance from University of Florida. She is a Certified Fundraising Executive and Associate Certified Coach and has trained with the Kansas Leadership Center and the Harvard Business School Strategic Perspectives in Non-profit Management.