San Diego REP Welcomes New Associate Producer Kim Heil

San Diego Repertory Theatre (San Diego REP) announced today the hiring of Kim Heil as the theatre's new Associate Producer and Casting Director.

Heil comes to the downtown theatre after an 18-year career working in dramaturgy, line producing, educational direction and casting. For San Diego REP, Heil will have a wide range of artistic administrative and artistic production duties as Associate Producer and will be the Casting Director for all REP productions.

"I am thrilled to be able to welcome to such a dedicated, thoughtful and highly experienced theatre expert to our team," says Artistic Director Sam Woodhouse. "As we move forward with our "SETTING THE STAGE - Creating the REP of Tomorrow, Today" Campaign, I look forward to contributions from Kim that will help us take our artistic programs to a higher ground."

Kim Montelibano Heil most recently served as San Diego Junior Theatre's Education Director, having served previously as the Education Programs Manager at The Old Globe. During her time at the Globe she was also a Literary Manager and Artistic Associate under Jerry Patch, Jack O'Brien, and Craig Noel. Prior to working in San Diego, Kim was an associate at Arielle Tepper Productions, which produced "Spamalot," "Democracy," and "A Raisin in the Sun" on Broadway, among others. Kim also produced Anne Garcia-Romero's "Earthquake Chica" for the Summer Play Festival in New York. She was the Associate Producer/Dramaturg for Second Generation's In The Works Reading Series, where she produced workshops of plays by emerging Asian-American Playwrights. As an actor, Kim performed with the Radio City Rockettes, East West Players, Civic Light Opera of South Bay Cities, and at Disneyland, among many other companies. Kim holds an M.A. in Performance Studies from New York University.

San Diego Repertory Theatre (San Diego REP) produces intimate, exotic, provocative theatre. Founded in 1976, San Diego Repertory Theatre is downtown San Diego's resident theatre, promoting a more inclusive community through work that nourishes progressive political and social values and celebrates the multiple voices of our region. The company produces and hosts over 550 events and performances year-round on its three stages at the Lyceum Theatre. Since moving to the Lyceum, The REP has produced 45 main stage productions by Latino playwrights, and more than 40 world premieres. The company has received more than 200 awards for artistic excellence from the San Diego Theatre Critics Circle, Patté Theatre Awards, NAACP, BackStage West, Dramalogue and StageSceneLA. In 2005, the San Diego Theatre Critics Circle presented The REP with the Craig Noel Award "For 30 Years of Artistic Dedication to Downtown and Diversity." San Diego Repertory Theatre feeds the curious soul. To learn more about San Diego Repertory Theatre, to purchase tickets, or make a donation, visit www.sdrep.org. Join us on Facebook (www.facebook.com/sandiegorep) and follow us on Twitter (@SanDiegoREP).