7.15 A Conversation with Kristi Jacobs Stanley
This week Jimmy talks with Louisiana theatre teacher Kriti Jacobs-Stanley. She talks about her work in children’s theatres across the country, student leadership, and the impact of the International Thespians.
Kristi Jacobs-Stanley
Teacher
Kristi Jacobs-Stanley (Director) received her B.A. in theater from Loyola and M.F.A. in Theater from the University of Alabama/Alabama Shakespeare Festival. Kristi is the Fine Arts Department Chair and Theater Director at Mount Carmel Academy and serves as the Chapter Director for Louisiana Thespians. She received the 2023 Educational Theater Association Volunteer of the year Award, and a 2019 Big Easy Award for Best University Production at Loyola University as director of These Shining Lives. Past companies include Alabama Shakespeare Festival, California Repertory Company, Seattle Children’s Theater, Missoula Children’s Theater, Hangar Theater, Walt Disney World, Evangeline Oaks Entertainment, Crescent City Lights Youth Theater, and Southern Repertory Theater.
