The Music Hall, Portsmouth, NH
Michael B. Tucker has over a decade of experience leading the operation of a premiere non-profit performing arts center. Michael B. also has twenty years of experience in the performing arts as an actor, director, and teacher. In addition, they have experience as a guest director and acting instructor for a college, as well as experience as a general manager for a European style bistro and a multi-unit manager for a restaurant concept in Manhattan. Michael B. has a solid track record of building lasting relationships with staff, volunteers, and stakeholders, and emphasizes the importance of preparation and mentoring in the arts.
Michael B. Tucker completed their Master of Fine Arts (MFA) degree in Acting at The New School University NYC from 2000 to 2003. Prior to that, they earned their Bachelor of Arts (BA) in Theater Arts from New England College, attending from 1994 to 1998. In 2011, Michael completed a graduate program at Leadership Seacoast. The field of study for this program is not specified.
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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.