{"id":2863,"date":"2011-08-02T18:25:17","date_gmt":"2011-08-02T18:25:17","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/sites.keene.edu\/newsline\/?p=2863"},"modified":"2011-08-09T21:02:18","modified_gmt":"2011-08-09T21:02:18","slug":"shannon-mayers-to-direct-redfern","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sites.keene.edu\/newsline\/2011\/08\/02\/shannon-mayers-to-direct-redfern\/","title":{"rendered":"Shannon Mayers to Direct Redfern"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Shannon Mayers, newly appointed Director of the Redfern Arts Center<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Shannon Mayers<\/strong>, the former executive director of the Gerald W. Lynch Theater at New York\u2019s John Jay College of Criminal Justice, has accepted a position as the new director of the Redfern Arts Center on Brickyard Pond, filling the slot left vacant when Bill Menzes<\/strong> retired in May. Mayers joins the Redfern as it prepares to celebrate its 30th Anniversary season this coming academic year.
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\nIn her previous position at the Gerald W. Lynch Theater, Mayers launched the theater\u2019s inaugural programming series, expanding the organization\u2019s audience base from 500 to 25,000 in 12 months. Prior to that, she served as the director of production at the Arts World Financial Center, as well as the summer program director at the Brooklyn Bridge Conservancy. She has worked as a production manager for numerous arts organizations including the Tribeca Film Festival, the UK in NY Festival, and Bang on a Can. In addition, Mayers has held teaching positions at several academic institutions including Queens College and Northwestern University.<\/p>\n

\u201cAs an arts presenter, my experience comes from many different lenses,\u201d explained Mayers. \u201cMy background is originally in theatre. I\u2019m a stage director, a teacher, an arts administrator, and I\u2019ve also been backstage as a production manager. So I look very carefully at the big picture. I like getting involved.\u201d<\/p>\n

As Redfern director, Mayers will introduce the organization\u2019s upcoming season at the Redfern\u2019s 30th Anniversary Party, a free public celebration that will be held on Friday, September 16, from 4 to 6 p.m. Following a catered reception in the Redfern lobby, Mayers will provide audiences with a special preview of the 30th season, featuring video and live performances.<\/p>\n

As the 30th Anniversary season begins to unfold, Mayers plans to expand the Redfern\u2019s outreach efforts to the campus and community, including the formation of an advisory council to solicit input from local and regional partners. \u201cI want the Redfern to be able to have a dialogue with its audiences,\u201d said Mayers. \u201cThe performing arts are a living, breathing experience between the performer and the audience.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Shannon Mayers, the former executive director of the Gerald W. Lynch Theater at New York\u2019s John Jay College of Criminal Justice, has accepted a position as the new director of the Redfern Arts Center on Brickyard Pond, filling the slot left vacant when Bill Menzes retired in May. Mayers joins the Redfern as it prepares … Continue reading Shannon Mayers to Direct Redfern<\/span> →<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":171,"featured_media":2864,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":"","_wp_rev_ctl_limit":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2863","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.keene.edu\/newsline\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2863","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.keene.edu\/newsline\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.keene.edu\/newsline\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.keene.edu\/newsline\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/171"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.keene.edu\/newsline\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2863"}],"version-history":[{"count":6,"href":"https:\/\/sites.keene.edu\/newsline\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2863\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2869,"href":"https:\/\/sites.keene.edu\/newsline\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2863\/revisions\/2869"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.keene.edu\/newsline\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2864"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.keene.edu\/newsline\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2863"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.keene.edu\/newsline\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2863"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.keene.edu\/newsline\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2863"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}