La Jolla Playhouse with Eric Keen-Louie

Leave a voice message and say hi! don't be shy! My guest today: Eric Keen-Louie joined the La Jolla Playhouse in 2018 as Producing Director, overseeing the day-to-day management of the artistic and producing operations of the theater. He spent seven years at The Old Globe, where he started as Associate Producer and later became Associate Artistic Director. At the Globe, he helped guide nearly fifty productions, eleven of which moved to Broadway or off-Broadway, including Bright Star, Allegiance, and the Tony Award-winning A Gentleman’s Guide to Love and Murder.  Links about what was discussed during the episode: La Jolla Playhouse: https://lajollaplayhouse.org/ Eric's Mom and pop shop recs:  SPICY CITY in Kearny Mesa: http://spicycity.menutoeat.com/  SHWARMA GUYS in South Park: https://www.theshawarmaguys.com/ Eric's causes:  Fourth District Seniors Resource Center https://fdsrc.org/ Let America Vote: https://letamericavote.org/  More info on Eric: He co-created the theater’s new play development initiative The Powers New Voices Festival and helped launch the arts engagement programs Community Voices and Globe for All. Keen-Louie spent three years at The Public Theater as the Assistant to the Associate Producer and then Director of Special Projects, working on world premieres by Stephen Sondheim, Richard Nelson and Suzan-Lori Parks, as well as the Broadway revival of Hair and the creation of The Mobile Unit. Independently, he produced Kingdom and the GLAAD Media Award-winning when last we flew. He also assisted Broadway producer Margo Lion on Hairspray and Caroline, or Change. He is a recipient of The Edward & Sally Van Lier Arts Fellowship for Producing and an alumnus of American Express’ Leadership Academy. He graduated with a B.A. in Dramatic Literature from New York University and an M.F.A. in Theatre Management and Producing from Columbia University, where he received a Dean’s fellowship. He is on the Board of Directors for The National Alliance for Musical Theatre and is currently a member of LEAD San Diego’s 2021 Impact San Diego class. Thank you for listening! Love always, Alejandra