Angela Lee Gieras

Angela Lee Gieras (she/her/hers) joined KCRep as Executive Director in 2013 and co-leads with the artistic director to fulfill KCRep’s vision and mission. She is a passionate change-agent and fierce advocate of EDI and female leadership. Since arriving at KC Rep, the organization has completed a $5.5 million campaign to renovate Spencer Theatre; created a five-year $5 million plan to grow audiences, new work and education; increased operational fundraising by 70%; increased single ticket sales by 50%; and broke box office records for plays and A Christmas Carol. Prior to KCRep she held leadership team positions at the Dallas Theater Center, Florida Theatre and the Warehouse Theatre.

In 2018, she launched Inspired Arts Management, LLC and a study of co-leadership in LORT theatres. She interviewed theatre leaders around the country to determine commonalities of successful partnerships. With the help of TCG, she extended the study through an online survey and plans to share results with the national field in late 2021. She is inspired by nurturing and expanding the leadership capacity in the field.

Angela is a certified leadership coach and mentors and sponsors BIPOC and women who aspire to leadership positions. Angela earned an MBA and MA from SMU and a BS in finance from UF. She has lectured at SMU, UF and UMKC. She serves on the Board, and is a past co-chair of the nominating and EDI committee of LORT. She has served as a mentor for two cohorts of the LORT Mentoring program. She is a founding board member for Theatre Alliance of Kansas City.