After launching an extensive search across the country, LA MIRADA THEATRE FOR THE PERFORMING ARTS is thrilled to announce that effective immediately, Jason Daunter has been hired as its new Theatre Director.
Mr. Daunter’s responsibilities as its Theatre Director will include planning, organizing, and managing all aspects of the theatre, its rehearsal hall, and the staff of the acclaimed and highly regarded institution.
Comments La Mirada City Manager Jeff Boynton, “We are excited to have Jason join the City of La Mirada as our new Theatre Director. His extensive experience working with so many high-quality productions and organizations will be of tremendous benefit to the La Mirada Theatre for the Performing Arts. We look forward to his leadership, ideas, and contributions in advancing the La Mirada Theatre for the Performing Arts as it nears its 50th anniversary and beyond.”
Adds Jason Daunter, “I have spent my career at the intersection of artistic excellence and operational vision, and La Mirada Theatre for the Performing Arts is exactly the kind of institution where those two things matter equally. The work done here is rooted in the community it serves. I look forward to the collaboration, building on the legacy, expanding our reach through bold programming and meaningful arts education, and continuing to make this theatre a very special home for artists and audiences alike. I am grateful to the City of La Mirada for the opportunity and look forward to this new and exciting journey.”
Jason Daunter celebrates 25 years in the professional theatre having started his career at Stages St. Louis under Michael Hamilton and Jack Lane. Daunter’s Broadway and touring credits as a Production Stage Manager/Production Supervisor include Wicked, To Kill a Mockingbird, A Gentleman’s Guide to Love and Murder, West Side Story, Shuffle Along, A Doll’s House, Part 2, Meteor Shower, Chicago, Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat, Thoroughly Modern Millie, A Christmas Carol, and Cyrano de Bergerac. He has worked alongside acclaimed entertainment luminaries Kevin Kline, Jeff Daniels, Laurie Metcalf, Meryl Streep, Bryan Cranston, Calista Flockhart, Laura Benanti, Amy Schumer, and the incomparable Chita Rivera.
Regionally Daunter has collaborated with the Geffen Playhouse (Power of Sail, The Inheritance), Pittsburgh Civic Light Opera (2015 Season), The Muny (100th Anniversary), Carnegie Hall, and Stages St. Louis (5 Seasons). He has worked with Segerstrom Center for the Arts as a Project Producer most recently developing their 40th Anniversary Celebration of the Center which they will celebrate in September and creating the masterclass series for students in Orange County featuring Michael Buble and Hugh Jackman.
He served as Producing Director for Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS, and Creative Director for the American Theatre Wing’s Obie Awards. Daunter is equally recognized for his longstanding philanthropic and advocacy work in arts education. As a product of educational theatre, he has appeared as a Keynote Speaker nationwide for high schools and colleges and served as Artistic Director for the Educational Theatre Association (EdTA) where he served on the Governing Board from 2011 to 2015. There he developed signature programs celebrating student theatre and forged collaborations with Stephen Schwartz, Alan Menken, and Lynn Ahrens and Stephen Flaherty. He also served on the Advisory Board of the Educational Theatre Foundation (ETF). He is the recipient of EdTA’s President’s Award and Founder’s Award. He currently serves on the Advisory Board of the Foundation for Stage Managers. Daunter holds a Bachelors of Science in Theatre from Northwest Missouri State University. Most recently, Daunter worked with Walt Disney Imagineering and Disney Live Entertainment on the launch of the Disney Destiny cruise ship.
LA MIRADA THEATRE FOR THE PERFORMING ARTS is located at 14900 La Mirada Boulevard in La Mirada, near the intersection of Rosecrans Avenue where the 91 and 5 freeways meet. Parking is always FREE.
The Tony-nominated LA MIRADA THEATRE FOR THE PERFORMING ARTS has been hailed by the Los Angeles Times as “one of the best Broadway-style houses in Southern California.” This beautiful state-of-the-art theatre has been presenting quality productions since 1977. The theatre has produced several national tours and is the recipient of numerous accolades, including Tony, Emmy, and Ovation Award nominations and the L.A. Stage Alliance Ovation Award for “Best Season of the Year.” The theatre is located at 14900 La Mirada Boulevard in La Mirada, California, near the intersection of Rosecrans Avenue. Parking is theatre-adjacent and free. For further information call (562) 944-9801 or visit www.LaMiradaTheatre.com.
Jason Daunter has been named new Theatre Director for La Mirada Theatre for the Performing Arts.
PHOTO CREDIT: Jason Niedle
