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2005-2006 Season Desert Foothills Theater Welcomes Kevin Glenn as Artistic Director by Vickilyn Hussey
Desert Foothills Theater welcomes Kevin Glenn as Artistic Director for the 2005-2006 Season. Mr. Glenn has a high profile in the desert foothills community as a performer, composer and community volunteer. He served as musical director for Desert Foothill Theater’s productions of Grease, Footloose, Fame The Musical, and recently won an ariZoni Award for Theatre Excellence in Music Direction for his work in DFT’s The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas.
Kevin regards his new position as Artistic Director at Desert Foothills Theater as, “a natural progression of my business career in the arts blended with creative experience as a performer and composer.”
Kevin Glenn’s appointment as Artistic Director emphasizes DFT’s continuing commitment to exciting professional-quality entertainment; and a renewed commitment to the community at large with joint ventures between DFT, Foothills Community Foundation and the Desert Foothills Community Education Department of the Cave Creek Unified School District.
Desert Foothills Theater chairman Carol McDaniels says “Kevin Glenn’s involvement in many aspects of the arts throughout the desert foothills community made him an excellent candidate for the position. Kevin is able to take advantage of local relationships and expand the opportunities for DFT within the desert foothills community.”
The 2005-2006 Desert Foothills Theater Season opens on November 3 with Sondheim’s musical fairytale for adults, Into The Woods; followed by comic Steve Martin’s Picasso at the Lapin Agile in January; and musical Forever Plaid in March. All performances are at Cactus Shadows Fine Arts Center. For tickets and information, call the DFT box office at (480) 488-1981. |