Presenter

Anna Marie Faulkner

DIRECTOR OF MARKETING, Lookingglass Theatre Company

Anna Marie Faulkner serves as the Director of Marketing at Lookingglass Theatre Company in Chicago, recipient of the 2011 Tony Award for Outstanding Regional Theatre. Now in its 31st Season, Lookingglass is home to a multi-disciplined Ensemble of artists who create story-centered theatrical work that is physical, aurally rich, and visually metaphoric. The Company, located in Chicago’s landmark Water Tower Water Works, has staged 68 world premieres, received 151 Joseph Jefferson Award Nominations, and produced work all across the United States. In 2016, Lookingglass received the MacArthur Award for Creative and Effective Institutions and in 2017, was the recipient of the League of Chicago Theatres’ Artistic Achievement Award.

Anna Marie oversees the planning, development, and implementation of organizational marketing, communication, promotional, and audience development strategies and initiatives. She oversees more than $2 million dollars annually in ticket sales, subscriptions, and ancillary revenue. Previously, Anna Marie served as the Manager of Marketing and Public Relations at the Chicago Humanities Festival, as well as marketing and PR roles at the Chicago Shakespeare Theater, Community Performance Series (in residence at SUNY Potsdam’s Crane School of Music), and the Utah Shakespeare Festival.

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