About Brian

Brian Kite is an award-winning theatre director whose work spans new musicals, large-scale revivals, contemporary plays, audio theatre, and international productions. His directing work has been seen in the United States, Poland, China, Macau SAR, and Bermuda, including the world premiere of Irena in Poznań and subsequent productions in Warsaw and Berlin.

His work has been recognized with an Ovation Award for Best Direction of a Musical, LA Times Critics’ Picks, and the Joel Hirschhorn Award from the Los Angeles Drama Critics Circle. He previously served as Dean of the UCLA School of Theater, Film and Television and as Producing Artistic Director of La Mirada Theatre for the Performing Arts. He is currently Dean and Vice Provost of Graduate Education at UCLA, Professor of Theater, and a Visiting Professor at Shanghai Theatre Academy.

Brian Kite works with performers during a rehearsal for American Idiot.

In the Rehearsal Room

Brian’s work begins with dramatic action: what one person does to another, how the other person responds, and how that exchange changes the moment, the scene, and the play. The question is not simply what a character feels, but what they are doing, to whom, and why it matters now.

Whether directing a new musical, a large-scale revival, or an intimate contemporary play, he looks for the human event inside the theatrical form. Music, movement, design, and scale matter because they sharpen that action and bring the audience closer to the people living through it.

His rehearsal rooms are collaborative and rigorous, asking actors to stay in the moment, listen and respond, and pursue the scene through specific, changing tactics. The goal is work that is clear, active, and alive rather than an emotional journey performed in isolation.

Contact

For professional inquiries, please contact:

Gregg A. Klein
AKA Talent Agency
323.965.5600

Brian is available for select regional, international, and new-work development projects.