Brian Kite

About Brian

• Visiting Assistant Professor
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Biography

Brian Kite ’91, MFA ’04 was recently appointed the Producing Artistic Director of the critcally acclaimed La Mirada Theatre for the Performing Arts, where his well-reviewed production of “Driving Miss Daisy” won several Ovation Award nominations. Kite’s other La Mirada Theatre credits include its critically acclaimed production of “Proof.”

Kite has directed all over the world: He recently helmed a production of “Cabaret” in Bermuda, under the patronage of the Queen’s Governor. His credits include a production of Tennessee Williams’ “The Glass Menagerie” at The Actors Co-op in Hollywood. Before that, he directed two Los Angeles revivals: “J.B.,” by Archibald MacLeish, and “The Crucible” by Arthur Miller. He also helmed the West Coast premiere of Václav Havel’s “The Beggar’s Opera.” He directed the Philadelphia production of Glenn Wein’s “Grandma Sylvia’s Funeral” and worked with Tony Award-winning director Daniel Sullivan on The Geffen Playhouse’s production of “Hedda Gabler” starring Annette Bening. He directed over 20 productions at French Woods Festival in New York where he was the Director of Theater Programs for over 7 years.

Brian also served on the Board of Governors of the Los Angeles Stage Alliance for six years and is the Artistic Director of the award-winning Buffalo Nights Theatre Company.