Carly Magill

Carly Magill

she/her/hers

MANAGING DIRECTOR, Strategy & advancement

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Carly joined Writers Theatre in 2012 and oversees the planning and execution of fundraising efforts, including securing resources from major donors, individuals, corporations, foundations, government agencies, and through benefit fundraising events for annual and reserve funds. She attended DePaul University's M.F.A. Arts Leadership program, combining coursework with a full-time fellowship position at Chicago Shakespeare Theater. There she coordinated the annual Gala which raised over $1 million, participated in the collective bargaining process with Actors' Equity Association, helped present CST's performances of the international production Being Harold Pinter by the Belarus Free Theatre and managed the 2011 Short Shakespeare! tour. Prior to her tenure at CST, Carly served as an Account Executive at a Minneapolis PR and advertising agency and also served as Managing Director of a small theatre company dedicated to new work which, under her leadership, premiered a production at the Guthrie Theater's festival of emerging artists.

	Education: M.F.A. in Arts Leadership, The Theatre School of DePaul University; B.A. in Mass Communications with an emphasis in Public Relations, University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire
	WT start: July 31, 2012
	Favorite WT Production: The Letters and The Old Man and The Old Moon
	Hometown: Oconomowoc, WI