Leslie Shook

Leslie Shook has worked as the theatre manager for The Theatre School since 1982 and served as founding head of the BFA Theatre Management program in the Theatre Studies department from 1990-2010. She is responsible for front-of-house operations, educational outreach, subscriber services, access services, rental contacts and developing audiences of more than 45,000 people for The Theatre School. She is a member of the League of Chicago Theatres where she chairs the Access Task Force, Illinois Arts Alliance, Illinois Alliance for Arts Education, Chicago Cultural Network, Arts Engagement Exchange (AEE) Advisory Committee, National Organization for Women, Theatre Communications Group and DePaul University’s Faculty/Staff Scholarship Committee. Leslie serves on the board of directors of Season of Concern, the Chicago theatre community’s fund for providing direct care for people living with AIDS and HIV and people in the arts community who have experienced a catastrophe and need assistance, where she chairs the Board Governance Committee. She is on the steering committee for Bodies of Work, now part of the University of Illinois at Chicago. In 2007, she was nominated for the Deaf Illinois Award as Best Hearing Advocate. She has participated in National Disability Mentoring Day since 2002 of the annual event sponsored by the City of Chicago Mayor’s Office for People with Disabilities. She was a volunteer with the NAMES Project and serves on the host committee for “Chefs and the City,” an annual benefit for Vital Bridges. She can be reached at (JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address).

Presentations

• Campus Connection: Engaging College Students in the Arts