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UPDATE: NEW POSITION WITH CHARLESTON GAILLARD CENTER!

  • Kailey Jones
  • Sep 28, 2023
  • 1 min read

On September 25, 2023, Kailey Jones began a new a full-time position with The Charleston Gaillard Center as their Education Coordinator.

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CHANGE OF PACE

After serving as Charleston Academy of Musical Theatre's Resident Stage Manager and Teaching Artist for the past two years, Kailey has developed a deep rooted passion for arts education and youth advocacy through artistic experience. As a new addition to the Gaillard Center's education program, she feels so honored and excited to have the opportunity of working with a non-profit organization that creates equitable space for the arts to be experienced by all members of the community - Accessible arts are the foundation!


EXPANDING REACH

Kailey's strong connection to the arts began at a young age, and she relishes the opportunity to continue spreading her expansive theatrical knowledge and diverse training to school-aged children across the Charleston area. She especially looks forward to expanding her community outreach wider to include underserved and Title I schools across Charleston, Dorchester, and Berkeley counties.


THANKS

Kailey cannot wait to continue on her journey with arts education, and looks forward to the newfound opportunity to simultaneously promote the development and growth of a passionate multi-faceted venue committed to excellence and cultural enrichment within the Holy City. It has been a journey towards cultivating her dream job, combining advocacy, education and the arts together, and she is extremely thankful to all those who have offered help or guidance in any way as she has navigated this new phase of life. Thank you is an understatement!


UPDATE:COMPANY MANAGEMENT IN NEW YORK CITY!

  • Kailey Jones
  • Sep 9, 2023
  • 1 min read

Updated: Sep 28, 2023

In March 2023, Kailey Jones had the opportunity to wear her “Company Management” hat for an immersive several days of music, theatre, dance and spectacle in New York City with Charleston Academy of Musical Theatre

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EXPANDING SKILL SETS

As an artist, teacher and administrator, Kailey always relishes the wonderful opportunity to broaden and strengthen her skill sets in all avenues of theatrical production and artistic expression, as well as connect with other industry professionals. Specifically, Kailey was grateful to connect with Pam Pariseau and the Broadway teaching artists of Broadway Teaching Group who instructed and facilitated several impactful and age-appropriate workshops for our performance companies this weekend.


HIGHLIGHTS

Though Kailey enjoyed getting to expand her network, several personal highlights of the trip included being able to experience Broadway in NYC for the first time post-pandemic with & Juliet, Disney’s The Lion King and Moulin Rouge, as well as having the opportunity to reconnect with several of my performer colleagues from undergraduate and high school training who are currently working in NYC’s theatre industry.


NEW OPPORTUNITIES

Kailey had a blast in NYC with Charleston Academy of Musical Theatre in March, as well stage managing the final four productions of their 22-23 season at the historic Sottile Theatre! She has had a wonderful past two years with CAMT, and she is so excited to announce her next career endeavor soon. Check back to our website's "Updates" tab for more information regarding Kailey's next career endeavor.

UPDATE: 2022-2023 Career Endeavors!

  • Kailey Jones
  • Mar 28, 2023
  • 2 min read

Over the last year, Kailey Jones has continued her work with Charleston Academy of Musical Theatre, while broadening and strengthening her skill sets as an artist, teacher and administrator.

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AS A STAGE MANAGER

Continuing on with the momentum from her 21-22 season with CAMT, Kailey went on to stage manage two productions (Matilda Jr. & The Music Man Jr.) at the historic Sottile Theatre in January 2023. Kailey believes that her experience as a performer has a great influence in her abilities as a stage manager - particularly when calling cues within measures of music and based on emotional 'feel', and she looks forward to stage managing 3 additional productions in the Charleston area this coming spring!


AS A TEACHING ARTIST

Kailey has loved the opportunity to spread her expansive theatrical knowledge and diverse training in the realms of private instruction and audition coaching, as well as by teaching classes in acting & improvisation, introduction to musical theatre, and even musical theatre workshops intended to give young artists the opportunity to perform a tailored and personal "mini-production!" Kailey prides herself on her ability to interact with and uplift our next generation of performers at all ages and levels of experience. Visit our website's homepage to view several teaching testimonials from Kailey's students.

As a Company Manager

Kailey has enjoyed being able to travel with CAMT over the last year to perform at Walt Disney World, and even to New York City this past month. Coordinating transportation and hotel accommodations, while facilitating workshops and show tickets has been one of her many joys of getting to wear several different hats with Charleston Academy of Musical Theatre - including as a Company Manager! Check back to our website's "Updates" tab soon for more information regarding Kailey's most recent trip to NYC.



Looking Ahead

Kailey is excited to be stage managing CAMT's upcoming Spring productions of 'Legally Blonde Jr,' 'Disney's The Little Mermaid Jr,' & 'Aristocats Kids' throughout the Charleston area. She is thankful for her time with Charleston Academy of Musical Theatre, and is even looking ahead to next year's 23-24 season!

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