(Pittsfield, MA) Barrington Stage Company is proud to announce that Branden Huldeen, BSC Artistic Producer/Associate Artistic Director, has been appointed to serve on the Board of the National Alliance of Musical Theatre (NAMT).
Since their founding in 1985, the National Alliance for Musical Theatre has been a catalyst for nurturing musical theatre development, production, innovation and collaboration. NAMT achieves this with festivals, conferences, granting programs, and many other initiatives that serve the musical theatre community.
“I’ve been proudly associated with NAMT for over fifteen years, first as a staff member and then as a committee member,” said Branden Huldeen. “I’m honored to take the next step in my commitment to this great organization by joining their Board, and even more honored to represent Barrington Stage and the Berkshires on a national level.”
Branden joined BSC in 2016 as a member of the Artistic Team. From 2008–2016, he was the New Works Director and Festival Producing Director at the National Alliance for Musical Theatre (NAMT) where he produced the Festival of New Musicals, launched managed the National Fund for New Musicals and grants for writers, as well as consulted on, spoke about and advocated for new works development internationally. He was also a teacher and director at CAP21 and Molloy College, and a freelance dramaturg/consultant. Prior to NAMT, Branden worked in education at TDF, house managed the Vineyard Theatre and produced for NYU, SPF, NYMF and FringeNYC. He holds a BS and an MA from NYU. He is the Board President of Downtown Pittsfield, Inc. and happily lives with his husband and senior dog in a house within walking distance of the theatres.