Steve Abrams Email & Phone Number

Chicago, Illinois, United States

The largest free performing arts festival in the Midwest.

Based In Chicago, Global Services

• Full-service commercial General Management Services and an Innovative and progressive arts management company that offers a broad range of talents and experts in the arts and culture community with a focus on.
• Experienced commercial and non-profit theatrical and multi-genre producer and director
• Artistic direction and programming consultancy
• Board Relations & capital campaign/philanthropy consultation
• Interim C-level Management, staff coaching, executive search
• Contract review and negotiation strategies

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Chicago, Illinois, United States

Artistic Director/Producer for Chicago LIVE Again- Chicago's official welcome back to live performances featuring two stages, over 50 performances including Lyric Opera, South Chicago Dance Theater, Chicago Symphony Orchestra, Broadway in Chicago, About Face Theater, Chicago Fringe Opera and many others, Navy Pier, Chicago, IL, Sept 2021

Chicago

Navy Pier has been an icon and popular destination throughout much of Chicago’s history and is the #1 leisure destination in the midwest. Centrally located in downtown Chicago, Navy Pier attracts over 9 million visitors annually, I served as its first Resident Artistic Director, helping to set the artistic vision as Chicago's cultural district through the.

100 S. Racine St., Chicago, IL 60607

Consulted on marketing, messaging, social media and brand development for one of Chicago’s premier arts organizations.

Greater Chicago Area

• Since its launch in 2005, Chicago Children’s Theatre has cemented its reputation as the city’s largest professional theater company devoted exclusively to children and young families. CCT also offers a full roster of.
• Senior leadership responsibilities charged with staff supervision, fundraising and strategic development of $20M capital campaign
• Provided staff management, strategic planning and capital construction oversight for conversion of a Chicago Police Department shuttered station into a multi-faceted children’s theatre and educational center

Millennium Park, Chicago, IL

Senior leader with direct oversight in the artistic, educational and daily operations of a $7M annually budgeted multi-disciplined performing arts organization and facility. Worked closely with over 35 resident companies and over 200 performances and events annually. Responsible for multiple aspects of complicated, non-profit organization’s management.

Greater Chicago Area

Managing Partner, Rhumba Restaurant (1996-1999), Fusion Nightclub (1995-1999), Pumpkinhead (1998-2002, the Midwest’s largest 4-day Halloween Festival); Director of Training, Segal-Eslick and Associates; Manager/Trainer, Lettuce Entertain You Enterprises, Inc.

Greater Chicago Area

As primary operating manager for an internationally acclaimed, Tony Award-winning regional theater, direct responsibilities included overseeing all aspects of daily functioning of three performance spaces on a campus spanning several city blocks while providing operational and production support to administrative staff of 70+. Created and designed lobby.