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New World School of the Arts has selected Alan Patrick Kenny to lead the school’s Theater Division as Dean of the program.
As the chief academic and artistic officer for the division, Kenny will oversee the administration of high school and college programs in theater and is an integral member of Miami Dade College and Campus management teams.
He also will engage in recruitment of college and high school students looking to pursue a career in theater, will work closely with the faculty and guest artists and will explore innovative opportunities to augment the artistic training of the students. Kenny is a seasoned artist, theater director, musician, producer, and educator.
Kenny said, “I’ve fallen in love with the mission and vision of New World School of the Arts, and the unique structure with invaluable partner organizations shows that its reach is limitless.
“I have met so many incredibly talented, unique, dedicated, and energized students, faculty, staff, administration, and supporters. I can’t wait to join this fantastic team and work to shape the future of the American theater together,” he added.
“Mr. Kenny has a dynamic background in both professional and educational theater which matches with our mission to train the next generation of leaders in the arts,” noted Dr. Jeffrey Hodgson, provost and CEO of New World School of the Arts. “We are excited to welcome him to New World School of the Arts as our new Dean of Theater.”
Kenny’s artistic career spans over 85 professional and academic productions. As the head of Musical Theater at Ohio University, he led the creation and development of the school’s new BFA in Performance – Musical Theater track and created and launched an undergraduate certificate program in Actor – Musicianship.
Kenny served as the BFA Musical Theatre Program coordinator and tenured Associate Professor at the University of Wisconsin – Stevens Point. As an NYU student, he started a no-budget summer theater company in his hometown, Cincinnati, OH, called New Stage Collective. As the producing artistic director, he led his company through seven seasons, 32 productions, 22 regional premieres, 21 production awards, and 53 award nominations.
Kenny holds an MFA in Directing from UCLA and a Bachelor of Music in Vocal Performance – Music Theatre from NYU Steinhardt. He also has a professional career as a music theater pianist, music director and conductor, and currently works as a music technology specialist for music theater for various international companies on many productions for Real-time Music Solutions and Right On Cue Services. He is an active member of the Musical Theatre Educators’ Alliance and has presented research at several conferences.
Alan Patrick Kenny’s theater credits:
Ohio: Natasha, Pierre and the Great Comet of 1812, Spring Awakening, and Eighty-Sixed (Tantrum Theater, Ohio’s professional theater); Sibyl, and Cabaret (School of Theater).
University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point: Metamorphoses, Dogfight, On the Twentieth Century, Carousel, The Producers, Monty Python’s Spamalot, How to Succeed…, …Spelling Bee, Next to Normal, and Lucky Stiff.
New Stage Collective (select credits): Jerry Springer: The Opera, The Goat, BUG, Sunday in the Park…, Caroline or Change, andThe History Boys.
Other Cincinnati: See What I Wanna See, Equus, Dirty Rotten Scoundrels, and Adding
Machine: The Musical.
Regional: Utah Shakespeare Festival, Smokey Joe’s Cafe (national tour), Holland America Line, Know Theatre of Cincinnati, Odyssey Theatre Ensemble, Cincinnati Playhouse, and the Geffen Playhouse. He has assisted directors Robert Falls, Jonathan Moscone, Ed Stern, Michael McLain and Robert Kelley. Publications include “Hamilton and the Liminal Director: Navigating the Space Between Writer and Star,” co-authored with Mary Jo Lodge, published in Dueling Grounds: Revolution and Revelation in the Musical Hamilton by Oxford University Press.
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