Tyrone Brown, Artistic Director and Founder of BROWNBOX Theatre, has just stepped into the role of Interim Artistic Director of Rainier Valley Youth Theatre (RVYT).  Tyrone will be responsible for planning and developing RVYT’s artistic programming and for implementing new strategies for audience development and financial sustainability. He’ll be working closely with Kathy Alexander, RVYT’s Interim Managing Director, to form an RVYT advisory board and oversee expansion efforts.

Tyrone is well known locally as the leader of BROWNBOX Theatre, an African American theatre that has been resident at the Rainier Valley Cultural Center since 2002. Tyrone directed several successful productions at the Rainier Valley Cultural Center including Black to My Roots in 2001 (which was a Fringe First Award winner at the 2002 Edinburgh Festival in Scotland); Hamlet X (chosen as by the Seattle Times as one of the best theatre Shakespeare productions in 2005) and Wreck the Airline Barrier (2006).

Tyrone says that he is “excited and honored to be the interim Artistic Director for the Rainer Valley Youth Theatre and I look forward to the challenge and opportunity to build upon the success of RVYT and to do all I can to help strengthen such a vitally important and unique youth theatre program in Seattle. “

Tyrone holds a Bachelors of Arts in Theatre from Western Washington University, Performing Arts Management Certificate from the University of Washington (Extension Program), and is currently working toward his MFA in Arts Leadership at Seattle University.