Theatre Washington is thrilled to announce that Lee Cromwell will join our team as General Manager. Lee brings years of experience in arts administration and a passion for theatre, performance, and the Washington, DC region. In this newly established position for Theatre Washington, he will work collaboratively with Amy Austin, President & CEO, to co-lead core institutional functions, including event management, financial and administrative management, and human resources.
Lee says, “I’m beyond excited to join the amazing team at Theatre Washington and work with all of the extraordinary theatres, theatre artists and administrators, and civic partners! Since moving to Washington, DC in 2014, I have been in awe of the range, commitment, and vitality of the theatre industry here. I am grateful and look forward to adding my passion, enthusiasm, and experience into the mix. I know that we will achieve great things together.”
Lee Cromwell is an arts administrator and a multi-disciplinary artist who has lived in the Washington DC metro area for the last 11 years. He holds an MFA in Directing from Indiana University Bloomington, a Master of Music in Choral Conducting from Westminster Choir College, and dual degrees in Music and Theatre from Bucknell University. Lee joins Theatre Washington after five years with Washington National Opera at the Kennedy Center, where he served in a variety of production management roles. Prior to his time at WNO, he worked as a producer, director, and performer for many DC-area theaters and musical ensembles, including Capital Fringe and Rorschach Theatre. Passionate about storytelling, he is a strong advocate for arts and for artists, and frequently participates in developing new works of theater, opera, music, and everything in-between. An avid vocalist, he loves time with friends playing trivia and board games, and somehow with everything else going on, still tries to read all the books piling up in his queue. Lee lives in downtown Silver Spring, MD and loves exploring all of the artistic, cultural, culinary, and natural wonders in our region.
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