Lee Byron

Bio

Lee Byron is the chairperson and director of theater for the Department of Theatre Arts at Ithaca College. He has held this position since his arrival in 1998.

At Ithaca College, Lee has directed Side Show and Bat Boy. Prior to his arrival at Ithaca he spent six years on the faculty at Pennsylvania State University where he taught graduate-level theater administration and was the general manager of the University Resident Theatre Company. In addition to his academic year responsibilities, Lee was also the producing and managing director for Pennsylvania Centre Stage, Penn State's professional summer theater.

Prior to Penn State, he spent 10 years on the west coast as a production stage manager for such companies as the Oregon Shakespeare Festival, Arizona Theatre Company, Los Angeles Theatre Center, and the San Francisco Mime Troupe. In addition, Lee worked as an assistant casting director for Reuben Cannon and Associates, working on such projects as the Steven Speilberg feature Who Framed Roger Rabbit, the NBC miniseries Amerika, and various Perry Mason movies of the week.

At Ithaca College, Lee teaches directing, script analysis, and various theater administration and management classes. He is a member of Actors' Equity Association, the Association of Theatre in Higher Education, United States Institute of Theatre Technology, and a founding member of the International Music Theatre Teachers Symposium. Lee holds a B.A. in theater and an M.B.A., both from Penn State.