Cynthia Levin Explained

Cynthia Levin is an American stage director and theatre producer. She is the producing artistic director of the Unicorn Theatre (Kansas City) in Kansas City, Missouri.[1]

Early life

Levin was born and raised in Washington, D.C.[2] She attended Park University in Parkville, Missouri, where she majored in theatre and graduated magna cum laude in 1977.[3] [4]

Career

After college, Levin briefly worked for the Missouri Repertory Theatre (now the Kansas City Repertory Theatre), as well as various summer stock theatre and local Kansas-City-based theatres.[5] In 1979, she was hired by the Theatre Workshop in Kansas City, which became the Unicorn Theatre in the early 1980s.[6] During her early years at the Unicorn, Levin acted, directed, stage managed, and designed for numerous productions.[7] She became the artistic director of the Unicorn in 1982 and has guided the theatre in its mission to produce new and bold contemporary plays,[8] particularly those which have not yet received Kansas City premieres.[9] Levin has served as a director, actor, or designer for over 260 Unicorn productions,[10] and has directed plays for UMKC Theatre and the Coterie Theatre in Kansas City. She has also directed multiple world-premiere readings at the Kennedy Center in Washington D.C.[11] Levin is a founding board member of the National New Play Network.[12]

Honors and awards

In 1995, Levin was named one of Kansas City's “Local Heroes” by Ingram’s.[13] In 2000, the Unicorn Theatre received the Missouri Arts Council’s Arts Award.[14] Levin was awarded an honorary doctorate from Park University in 2002.[15] She has also been the recipient of the Pinnacle of Excellence in the Arts Award from the Johnson County Library Foundation,[16] the Human Rights Campaign Award,[17] and the GLAAD Leadership Award.[18]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Varney. Tara. Cynthia Levin and Getting to Level 20: Thirty Years of The Unicorn Theatre. KC Stage. 14 March 2014. September 2003. 21 March 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20140321072315/http://kcstage.com/?a=Magazine&op=View&md=Article&aid=353&back=Mag&year=2003&month=10&sid=1363250499. dead.
  2. News: Long. John. Conversation with Cynthia Levin, Producing Artistic Director for the Unicorn. Camp. December 2006. 1–8.
  3. News: Vernon. Ann. The Unicorn Theatre at 30 – celebrating years, survival, and excellence. Kansas City Jewish Life. Fall 2003.
  4. Web site: Cynthia Levin, '77. Park University Alumni Profile. 2014-03-14. https://web.archive.org/web/20140408222227/http://www.park.edu/alumni/profiles/levin.asp. 2014-04-08. dead.
  5. News: Vernon. Ann. The Unicorn Theatre at 30 – celebrating years, survival, and excellence. Kansas City Jewish Life. Fall 2003.
  6. News: Royston. Peter. 'All The Risk Is On Stage' or How The Unicorn Got Its Name: Kansas City's Unicorn Celebrates 30 years of Cutting Edge Theatre!. Actor's Equity Association. March 2004. 2014-03-14. 2014-03-21. https://web.archive.org/web/20140321065857/http://www.actorsequity.org/newsmedia/archive/04_3_17_UnicornTheatre.html. dead.
  7. News: Long. John. Conversation with Cynthia Levin, Producing Artistic Director for the Unicorn. Camp. December 2006. 1–8.
  8. Web site: Varney. Tara. Cynthia Levin and Getting to Level 20: Thirty Years of The Unicorn Theatre. KC Stage. 14 March 2014. September 2003. 21 March 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20140321072315/http://kcstage.com/?a=Magazine&op=View&md=Article&aid=353&back=Mag&year=2003&month=10&sid=1363250499. dead.
  9. News: Unicorn Envisions Bright Future. Kansas City Star. 29 August 2004. M6: 1–6.
  10. Web site: Unicorn Theatre Announces 40th Season. KCMETROPOLIS.org. April 2013. 2014-03-14. https://web.archive.org/web/20131002095908/http://kcmetropolis.org/issue/april-10-2013/article/unicorn-theatre-announces-40th-season. 2013-10-02. dead.
  11. Web site: About Cynthia. Unicorn Theatre website. 14 March 2014. 21 March 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20140321070635/https://www.unicorntheatre.org/?page=about-cynthia-levin. dead.
  12. Web site: Cynthia Levin, '77. Park University Alumni Profile. 2014-03-14. https://web.archive.org/web/20140408222227/http://www.park.edu/alumni/profiles/levin.asp. 2014-04-08. dead.
  13. Silverman. Robin. John Simonson. Local Heroes. Ingrams. December 1995. 21. 12. 2–4.
  14. Web site: Missouri Arts Awards Honorees, 1983-2014. Missouri Arts Council.
  15. Web site: Cynthia Levin, '77. Park University Alumni Profile. 2014-03-14. https://web.archive.org/web/20140408222227/http://www.park.edu/alumni/profiles/levin.asp. 2014-04-08. dead.
  16. Web site: B.. Marsha. News Release: Library Foundation Announces 2009 Pinnacle Award Winners. Johnson County Library. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20140408211847/http://www.jocolibrary.org/templates/JCL_NewsListItem.aspx?id=14148. 2014-04-08.
  17. Web site: About Cynthia. Unicorn Theatre website. 14 March 2014. 21 March 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20140321070635/https://www.unicorntheatre.org/?page=about-cynthia-levin. dead.
  18. Web site: Cynthia Levin, '77. Park University Alumni Profile. 2014-03-14. https://web.archive.org/web/20140408222227/http://www.park.edu/alumni/profiles/levin.asp. 2014-04-08. dead.

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