Arts Administrator Degree in Theatre Management - University Without Walls - Loretto Heights College -Denver, Colorado Undergraduate Studies - English and Theater - Arizona State University.  Business Operations – Lamson Business College. patkenne@indiana.edu Whom do I contact about what?

Patricia Kennedy joined the Department of Theatre and Drama at Indiana University (Bloomington) as Arts Administrator in July 2008.  She has been actively engaged in strategic business, marketing and development planning throughout her career, and is a passionate advocate for arts education and its connection to academic achievement and personal development.
 
Pat’s experience in theatre administration includes positions at the Springer Opera House (Managing Director - Columbus GA); Theatre League (Western Regional Manager, General Manager, Producer - Kansas City MO); Phoenix Theatre (Managing Director - Phoenix AZ), Musical Theatre of Arizona (Associate Producer – Phoenix AZ) and Gabriel’s Dinner Theatre (Producing Artistic Director – Denver CO). 

On behalf of employers, clients, and as a volunteer, she has written successful grants and bond initiatives, coordinated and scripted fundraisers, and served as political advocate. She served on the Phoenix Arts and Culture Commission, the Downtown Council of Kansas City, and as a peer review consultant for the Arizona Commission on the Arts. 

As an independent consultant, Pat provides marketing, development, and custom crafted entertainment services to not for profit organizations, and has presented key note speeches and seminars throughout the nation and Canada on management, marketing, and graphic design.  Most recently, she spoke to case workers from the Georgia Department of Labor on “The Gift of Laughter.”

Pat helped found the Arizona chapter of Actors’ Equity Association, and has performed in or directed over 100 productions in Phoenix, Denver, Chicago, and New York. Favorite performances include Nunsense (Mother Superior), The Rivals (Mrs. Malaprop), Hello Dolly (Dolly Levi), and Sweeney Todd (Mrs. Lovett) for which she received the Colorado Critic’s Choice Award.  In 2005, she produced the first non-Disney national tour of Elton John and Tim Rice’s AIDA for Theatre League.