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WHO’S WHO

Opera. Mark is a Certified Fund Raising Threepenny Opera for The Santa Fe
Executive and holds Master of Arts (Arts University of Art and Design and Sexy
Administration) and Master of Business Laundry for the renowned Peterborough
Administration degrees from the University Players. Prior to his arrival at Stages, Kenn
of Cincinnati. He studied theatre as an spent eleven years at Great Lakes Theater
undergraduate at the University of Waterloo Festival in Cleveland. At Great Lakes, Kenn
and the Canadian College of Performing helped to build the largest theatre-based
Arts. In 2018, Mark was recognized as education program for a performing arts
a Houston Business Journal 40 Under institution in the state of Ohio. He directed
40 Honoree. the company’s award-winning School
Residency Program and commissioned
KENN MCLAUGHLIN (Artistic Director)
The 2020-2021 season marks Kenn
McLaughlin’s fifteenth season as Stages’ PRODUCTION CREDITS
artistic leader, following five successful
years as the theatre’s Managing Director. Production Assistant
Kenn has produced more than 100 EMILY WALLACE
productions, including record-breaking
hits like The Marvelous Wonderettes and Gaffer
Late Nite Catechism series; The Great TY JAMES
American Trailer Park Musical and revivals
of the theatre’s landmark original musical Camera Controller Operator (1-3)
Always…Patsy Cline; as well as pivotal PETER TON
world and U.S. premieres such as De Kus,
Black Pearl Sings, An American Brat, Miss Camera Operator 4
Teen nine original Pantomime productions, JAMES PONDER
and The Great American Trailer Park
Christmas Musical. He has directed over Camera Operator 5
30 shows for Stages. Highlights include: JOEL BURKHOLDER
Auntie Mame, Road Show, Grey Gardens,
Full Gallop, The Search for Signs of
Intelligent Life in the Universe, Mack
and Mabel, Speech and Debate, The
Man Who Shot Liberty Valance, Stupid
Fucking Bird, The Blonde, The Brunette
and the Vengeful Redhead and the world
premiere of Miss Teen. He has also written
the book for two of Stages’ hit musicals:
Panto Mother Goose and A Midnight Clear
both with music by composer David Nehls.
This season, Kenn has directed The Doyle
and Debbie Show, Salt, Root and Roe,
The Fantasticks and will direct the world
premiere of Hook’s Tale. Beyond Houston,
Kenn’s musical, I’ll Be Home for Christmas
(also written with David Nehls) received its
World Premiere production at the Arvada
Center for the Arts and Humanities in
Denver and was nominated for a Henry
Award for Best New Play/Musical. Outside
of Houston, Kenn recently directed The