Amy K. P.
Amy Pridgen


 

Amy K. Pridgen

Arts and Culture Superintendent

Town of Garner, NC

Mission

To make the arts accessible - physically, economically, and culturally - for everyone.

EDUCATION

  • BFA- Musical Theatre, Dance Minor- State University of New York at Fredonia

  • MFA- Performing Arts- Savannah College of Art and Design

Highlights

  • July 2022- named the Arts and Culture Superintendent for the Town of Garner, overseeing programming at the Garner Performing Arts Center and greater Town initiatives

  • Eight years of fulltime teaching and promotion to Associate Professor of Theatre and Musical Theatre at William Peace University

  • Awarded the Bingham Award for Campus Excellence for excellence in customer service, efficiency and innovation, civic engagement, and the spirit of Peace.

  • Artistic and economic revival of a deteriorating youth theatre program

  • Performing, directing, teaching, and administrative experience across the East Coast including New York City

 

 

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“Beyond Amy’s no-nonsense exterior, you’ll find a warm and open-hearted performer with incredible bravery and a true sense of play”

-David Storck, Savannah College of Art and Design