Keith Riedell

Keith Riedell celebrates his 15th year at Capital Stage, joining the company early in the second season. He brings to Capital Stage his varied experiences in the theatre, management, team building, counseling, training and corporate improvement. Prior to coming to Capital Stage Keith served as Managing Director of River Stage. Keith received his Master’s Degree in counseling in 1998 and is a nationally certified mental health counselor. In 2004, Keith was certified as a Six Sigma process improvement black-belt, focusing on the application of process improvement techniques on business processes, and most recently received his certificate in Accounting at American River College. As an organizational development expert, Keith has successfully led major efforts to build organizational capacity and designed workshops for groups in team building, appreciative inquiry, workplace diversity/inclusion, and LGBT workplace issues. Keith has led organizations and community leaders through corporate change efforts including providing accommodations for people with disabilities to establishing the future direction of HIV/AIDS care and services in Southern Arizona. He is always thrilled to find opportunities to combine his talents for helping organizations grow with his lifelong passion for the theatre. While overseeing the theatre finances Keith was able to establish significant operating reserves for the first time in the history of the theatre. In his role as Managing Director he hopes to make Capital Stage a world class place to work, while playing an important role in the social justice efforts in the region.