Dayron J. Miles is the Associate Artistic Director at Harvard’s American Repertory Theater and Lecturer in the Lecturer in the Theater, Dance & Media department. Dayron’s work centers audience and community in all aspects of the theater and upholds A.R.T.’s values in all artistic undertakings.
During his faculty residency at ArtLab, Dayron J. Miles will lead a developmental residency for a new theatrical production set to premiere at the American Repertory Theater’s new Allston theater.
Miles joined A.R.T. in November 2019 as the Senior Advisor for Civic Engagement and Strategic Partnerships to co-vision with Paulus A.R.T.’s future home Harvard’s Allston campus. Dayron J. Miles was previously the Founding Director of Public Works Dallas at the Dallas Theater Center, a community engagement and participatory theater project designed to deliberately blur the line between professional artists and community members. There, he executive-produced three large-scale productions, each featuring more than 200 cast members. Prior, Miles worked in community engagement at the Alliance Theatre in Atlanta, GA, where he launched the “Play After Work” series.
Dayron was the recipient of the 2008-2009 Kenny Leon Artistic Fellowship, which initially brought him to the Alliance. He is the recipient of several awards, including the Blake Anderson Public Service Award in 2018, and serves on various boards and committees, including as a community representative on the Boston Public Library Trustees’ Community Engagement Committee. He was a pilot cohort member of A.R.T.’s Arts and Culture Organization Management program and a member of the 2015 class of Engage Dallas. A graduate of Wright State University, Miles is originally from Toledo, OH.
Public Programs:
High on the Hog: A Work in Progress – ArtsThursdays– November 20, 6:00 PM
Public Art/ Engagement – ArtsThursdays -December 11, 6:00 PM