David Rowell
Assistant Professor, Head - MFA Theatre Management /
Communications Manager
Office: 850.645.1958
E-Mail: drowell@admin.fsu.edu
Fax: 850.644.7408
David Rowell joined the School of Theatre faculty in January 2005. Prior to FSU, David served as the President / CEO of the Luther F. Carson Four Rivers Center for the Performing Arts in Paducah, KY, where he oversaw the completion and opening of a new 1,800 seat, $42 million performing arts center. Additionally, David has served as the Executive Director of the Mahaffey Theater Foundation; the Director of Programming and Theatre Manager for Peery’s Egyptian Theatre; Co-Director of the Office of Cultural Affairs for Weber State University and as a professional Actors Equity Association Stage Manager for 13 years including Berkshire Theatre Festival, PlayMakers Repertory Company, Actors Theatre of Louisville, McCarter Theatre Company, Creative Stages, Utah Musical Theatre, Princeton Ballet Company and others.
He has worked professionally in lighting, sound and stage operations in venues ranging major performing arts centers and arenas to fashion shows and industrials in New York City, as well in the film and television industry. He has also worked as a consultant for numerous not-for-profit arts organizations including the Palladium Theatre, Live Arts Peninsula Foundation, Creative Stage, Utah Presenters Association, Davis Arts & Humanities Council, Southern Arts Federation, and others.
David holds a BA in Theater – concentrating in Lighting Design from Hope College, Holland, MI and an MFA in Theater Management and Arts Administration from the University of Alabama / Alabama Shakespeare Festival. Additionally he has served as an Adjunct Professor at Weber State University in theater and film; served as a grant reviewer for arts grant panels for the Florida, Utah, Kentucky State Arts Councils and the Pennsylvania Performing Artists on Tour grants; and serves as a Board Member of NAPAMA (North American Performing Arts Managers and Agents). David and his wife, Kristen have three children - Charlie (12), Thomas (7) and Sarah (4).