Phillip Allen, Producing Director
The third member of our executive team is Phillip Allen, a man of many talents. His official title is Producing Director, and in that capacity he helps identify and track resources needed to run the theatre and to produce shows. But there is so much more to Phil than meets the eye!
Our partnership with Phil goes back well over 20 years and encompasses numerous projects. He wrote the first Marketing Plan for the theatre, and he helped us strategize about how to get a show up and running in New York City, a goal we accomplished in 2002. He has improved our Ticket Office reporting, and he helps set marketing strategy.
But Phil is one of those rare people who combine tremendous business savvy with creativity and artistic talent. In the early days of his career, Phil’s creative expression was on stage as an actor. Later he started his own video production company, an endeavor he continues to this day.
And what tremendous success he has had in his video career! Phil has won numerous awards for his work, including an Emmy and multiple Tellys, and he is a past president of the Dallas Producers Association.
So we feel truly blessed that Phil has chosen to share his many talents with us. He saved the day on a couple of Pegasus shows with his ability to step in at the last minute and develop a video solution to a thorny production problem. And for several years at the Eisemann Center, Phil produced delightful video vignettes as lead-ins to the Living Black & White™ shows!
Phil tends to make his contributions without a lot of fanfare, so you may never meet him. But if you see a quiet guy in the theatre lobby exuding an air of confidence, it’s probably Phil. We are keenly aware that the theatre benefits from his presence, and we look forward to years of collaboration still to come!