Keith Riedell brings to Capital Stage his varied experiences in the theatre, management, team building, counseling, training and corporate improvement. During his 13-year tenure with the Conejo Players in Thousand Oaks, California, he assumed many roles. Artistically, he won critical acclaim for his direction of Sondheim’s Sweeney Todd; Evita; The House of Blue Leaves; Anything Goes!; P.S. Your Cat Is Dead!; and The Elephant Man. He was instrumental in efforts resulting in the introduction of live music, expanded programming, newsletter development, and broadening theatre participation. He developed the first comprehensive guidebook for producers of plays and musicals at the Conejo Players, documenting the processes used to mount mainstage and afternoon theatre productions. In Tucson, Arizona, he worked with the One-In-Ten Theatre Company co-directing 17 DAYS. Onstage, he has been seen in dozens of roles ranging from Touchstone to Bert Healy, the blanket-carrying Linus to the revolutionary Perchick. Keith was an early member of the Moorpark Melodrama and Vaudeville Company. Prior to coming to Capital Stage Keith served as Managing Director of River Stage. Keith received his Master’s Degree in counseling in 1998 and is a nationally certified mental health counselor. In 2004, Keith was certified as a Six Sigma process improvement black-belt, focusing on the application of process improvement techniques on business processes. As an organizational development expert, Keith has successfully led major efforts to build organizational capacity and designed workshops for groups in team building, appreciative inquiry, workplace diversity/inclusion, and LGBT workplace issues. Keith has led organizations and community leaders through corporate change efforts including providing accommodations for people with disabilities to establishing the future direction of HIV/AIDS care and services in Southern Arizona. He is always thrilled to find opportunities to combine his talents for helping organizations grow with his lifelong passion for the theatre.