Chad Bradford

Chad Bradford's work experience includes roles such as Associate Director of Performing Arts and Children's Theatre at the Arkansas Museum of Fine Arts, Associate Artistic Director at Shake on the Lake, Founder and Teaching Artist at Voices UnCaged, Managing Director at Arkansas Shakespeare Theatre, Instructor at University of Arkansas - Pulaski Technical College, Instructor and Guest Artist at University of Central Arkansas, Adjunct Instructor at University of Arkansas at Little Rock, Artistic Associate at Arkansas Repertory Theatre, Virtual Education Director and Tour Manager and Director at Arkansas Shakespeare Theatre, and Guest Director/Guest Artist at Bradley University. Chad has been responsible for various tasks such as recruiting, overseeing, and mentoring artistic personnel, designing and implementing workshops and classes in theater disciplines, founding and developing theater programs for incarcerated individuals, and directing and managing theater productions. Additionally, Chad has been involved in fundraising, grant writing, and marketing for theater programs.

Chad Bradford completed their education with a Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) in Theatre from the University of Central Arkansas in 2006. Chad then pursued a Master of Fine Arts (MFA) in Acting from Penn State University from 2007 to 2009. Recently, in 2021, they attained a Master of Science (MS) in Leadership for Creative Enterprise from Northwestern University.