About

In sixth grade Louis begin working with his father building sets at local theater companies, Montalvo Players and Theater West.

After dropping out of high school in 1985, he returned to college in 1987 and continued working theater at San Jose City College. He earned his B.A. in Religious Studies from San Jose State University and, after a long break he returned to youth theater in 2006 serving as Technical Director at Saint Andrew’s Episcopal School in Saratoga for seven years.

Louis founded The Audacity Performing Arts Project, Inc. in 2012. Louis has served as Technical Director for Performing Arts at Notre Dame High School High School (San Jose) between 2012 and 2018 where he grew the school’s technical theatre program from 20 +/- girls working in the program to over 100. He has extensive experience in placing high school students in internship opportunities with local theatre companies.

He has also worked with Silicon Valley Shakespeare, Palo Alto Players, Los Altos Youth Theatre, Los Altos Stage Company.

Louis currently serves as Technical Director for The Pear Theatre in Mountain View, Ca.

Louis has attended:

  • San Jose City College

  • West Valley College

  • San Jose State University

  • California State University, Sacramento

  • Middlesex University, London, UK

Louis holds a B.A. in Religious Studies from San Jose State University.

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core Competencies

  • Leadership & Management

    • Strategic Nonprofit Leadership

    • Program Development and Scaling

    • Organizational Transformation

    • Team Building and Staff Development

  • Financial & Development

    • Grant Development Strategy

    • Grant Writing and Reporting

    • Budget Development and Management

    • Revenue Growth Strategies

  • Board & External Relations

    • Board Collaboration and Development

    • Strategic Partnership Development

    • Stakeholder Management

    • Community Engagement

  • Marketing & Audience Development

    • Strategic Marketing Initiatives

    • Digital Content Strategy

    • Audience Engagement Planning

    • CRM System Management

  • Theater Operations

    • Production Management

    • Technical Direction

    • Artistic Programming

    • Box Office Operations Knowledge

  • Digital and Technology Skills

    • Online Content Strategy

    • Digital Content Creation

    • Multimedia Content Creation

    • AI Integration for Content Repurposing and data analysis

    • CRM System Deployment and Management