The Music Hall, Portsmouth, NH
Joe Gleason's work experience includes a range of roles in the performing arts and management industry. Joe is currently serving as the Chief Financial and Operations Officer for The Music Hall in Portsmouth, NH. Prior to this, Joe worked as a Performing Arts Consultant and an interim Executive Director at Capitol Center for the Arts. Joe also held the positions of Assistant Executive Director and Board Member at the same organization. Joe's experience includes roles such as Assistant Director at Lebanon Opera House and Executive Director at Thousand Islands Performing Arts Fund. Joe also has management experience from their time as an I.S. Manager at Monadnock Paper Mills, Facilities Manager at Capitol Center for the Arts, Director of Operations at Lowell Memorial Auditorium, and Technical Director at Professional Facilities Management (PFM) and Palace Theatre. Joe has a diverse background in managing operations, developing guidelines, overseeing renovations, and budgeting.
Joe Gleason has a Master of Arts (M.A.) degree in Arts Administration from Goucher College, which they obtained from 2010 to 2013. Prior to that, they earned a Bachelor of Science (B.S) degree in Theatre Production from Illinois State University from 1980 to 1983. In 1979, Joe attended the University of New Hampshire for Theatre studies, and in 1978 they briefly studied Theatre/Theater at Greensboro College. In addition to their formal education, Joe Gleason obtained a certification as a PatronManager Certified Admin from Credly in August 2016.
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The Music Hall, Portsmouth, NH
“the beating cultural heart of New Hampshire’s seacoast” – Boston Globe The Music Hall is a performing arts center featuring curated entertainment from around the world in two theaters in its downtown Portsmouth, New Hampshire campus - one, a landmark 1878 Victorian theater, designated an American Treasure for the Arts by the US Senate, the other the intimate Music Hall Loft around the corner, recently named “best performing arts venue” by Yankee Magazine and the recipient of the NH AIA award for design excellence. Acclaimed signature series bring top authors and artists to both stages, while HD broadcasts and independent film fill both screens. A radio show broadcast on NH Public Radio originates here. This dynamic arts center urges patrons to Explore + Learn via master classes, post film panel discussions, and matinees for children. An anchor cultural organization in this historic working seaport, The Music Hall is one of downtown Portsmouth’s biggest employers and largest contributors to the regional economy: The Music Hall and its patrons contribute $7.1 million annually to the local economy through show and visitor related spending. Innovative in its outlook, the organization is community oriented and committed to making the Seacoast flourish. The Music Hall is 501c3 nonprofit managed by a professional staff with the assistance of a volunteer board. Though global in the scope of its artists and programs, The Music Hall operates independently with the support of 3,500 members, 300 business supporters and over 60 community partners. Welcoming more than 100,000 patrons (including 20,000 children) each year from the tri-state area and beyond, The Music Hall is the region’s center for the performing arts, literature and education…easy to get to, impossible to forget.