There's No Business Like...
The podcast that explores topics and talks with leaders of the professional theatrical touring industry!
Welcome
The "Quad" Producers (Josh, Danielle, Katie, Bryan, and Kevin) discuss a range of performing arts related topics and share an interview with a different industry leader every Wednesday.
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About Us
Katie Miller
Kevin Maynard
Kevin Maynard
Manager of Community Engagement
at Midland Center for the Arts
Midland, Michigan
Katie Miller currently serves as the Manager of Community Engagement at Midland Center for the Arts and has served as president and on the board of the Michigan Presenters Network in different capacities since 2017. Katie graduated from St. Norbert College wit
Manager of Community Engagement
at Midland Center for the Arts
Midland, Michigan
Katie Miller currently serves as the Manager of Community Engagement at Midland Center for the Arts and has served as president and on the board of the Michigan Presenters Network in different capacities since 2017. Katie graduated from St. Norbert College with a BA in Political Science, Communications, and Theater Studies, and has been engaged in Michigan performing arts community for almost 20 years. Before moving to the Midland Center for the Arts, Katie was the Artist Relations and Administrative Manager for Interlochen Presents at Interlochen Center for the Arts (ICA), the Executive Director of the Playhouse at White Lake in Whitehall, MI, and served as the co-chair of the Muskegon Area Arts and Humanities Festival. She is an active theater performer, director, choreographer, producer and teacher, and a passionate advocate for arts education, accessibility and inclusion in the arts world, and TYA and family programming in our sector.
Kevin Maynard
Kevin Maynard
Kevin Maynard
Executive Director
of Quad City Arts
Galesburg, Illinois
Kevin L. Maynard is the Executive Director of Quad City Arts. A passionate advocate for the arts with more than 10 years’ experience in arts management and philanthropy, he believes the arts are essential to a healthy community--driving tourism, the economy, and improving our quality
Executive Director
of Quad City Arts
Galesburg, Illinois
Kevin L. Maynard is the Executive Director of Quad City Arts. A passionate advocate for the arts with more than 10 years’ experience in arts management and philanthropy, he believes the arts are essential to a healthy community--driving tourism, the economy, and improving our quality of life. Prior to joining Quad City Arts, Maynard served as Executive Director of The Orpheum Theatre in Galesburg, Illinois where he led a successful community campaign to renovate the 100-year-old theatre. Maynard holds a Bachelor of Accountancy and a Master of Business Administration from Western Illinois University. Maynard also serves on the Board of Directors for the Illinois Presenters Network.
Josh Benson
Kevin Maynard
Josh Benson
Executive Director
of the Marion Civic and Cultural Center
Marion, Illinois
Josh is known for many things from creative Lighting Design and Technical Theater to Arts Curator, Manager, and Administrator. Highly forward-thinking, he experiments with new ideas and adapts to unique situations quickly. His technological know-how served artists
Executive Director
of the Marion Civic and Cultural Center
Marion, Illinois
Josh is known for many things from creative Lighting Design and Technical Theater to Arts Curator, Manager, and Administrator. Highly forward-thinking, he experiments with new ideas and adapts to unique situations quickly. His technological know-how served artists and his community with the country's first virtual performance series in 2020. He is deeply passionate about his family, helping run his wife's clothing boutique, painting enormous murals all over the city of Marion, and creating interesting and engaging arts experiences for his community.
Danielle Van Hook
Danielle Van Hook
Danielle Van Hook
Director of Youth Theatre Programs
at The Robert Ames Alden Theatre
McLean, Virginia
Danielle has a degree in Arts Management, and she specializes in Youth Programming and Education. Her wealth of experience working at some of the nation's largest performing arts organizations includes Wolf Trap Foundation and Association of Performing Art
Director of Youth Theatre Programs
at The Robert Ames Alden Theatre
McLean, Virginia
Danielle has a degree in Arts Management, and she specializes in Youth Programming and Education. Her wealth of experience working at some of the nation's largest performing arts organizations includes Wolf Trap Foundation and Association of Performing Arts Professionals. She is dedicated to serving her community's families and youth by connecting them with professional artists and arts experiences that foster the love of arts in all. Her passions are centered in making the world a better place thru the arts for generations to come, including her beautiful twin children.
Bryan Zellmer
Danielle Van Hook
Danielle Van Hook
Director of KU Presents!
at Kutztown University
Kutztown, Pennsylvania
Bryan's Arts Administration background covers a range of venues from a 10,000-seat amphitheater, casino lounge, historic theaters, and university performing arts centers. He has an M.B.A., and his professional experience includes Marketing, Entrepreneurship, Theater, an
Director of KU Presents!
at Kutztown University
Kutztown, Pennsylvania
Bryan's Arts Administration background covers a range of venues from a 10,000-seat amphitheater, casino lounge, historic theaters, and university performing arts centers. He has an M.B.A., and his professional experience includes Marketing, Entrepreneurship, Theater, and Festivals. He is dedicated to making KU the center of cultural life for the regional community through professional presentations of innovative and engaging live music, theater and dance of the highest quality. He has a passion for being Dad to his four children, writing original music, and comedy.
