Lou Spisto(II)

Lou Spisto is a TONY nominated theatre producer and performing arts executive who has recently added film writer/director to his accomplishments. Throughout his career, Lou has worked with some of the most important creative artists of our time. With new collaborations, he is now on a journey to tell more personal stories through film and digital mediums. In Lou's first short film (writer/director/producer) The Come Up an aspiring actor's personal life is at odds with his opportunity to gain a foot-hold in Hollywood. In the feature-length screenplay City Heights, a Somali cop in San Diego has his American dream shattered, and in the pilot, Mortal Cure, an HIV positive doctor-turned-vampire struggles to find a cure for AIDS in 1992 Detroit. Lou has raised hundreds of millions of dollars for arts organizations including a $75 million capital campaign that supported construction of a new a theatre. He has led transformational change, built artistic programs, increased sales and funding, eliminated debt, and maximized organizational capacity for five arts organizations with annual budgets of more than $20 million. In 2019 Lou was asked to step in as Executive Director & Producer of Gay Men's Chorus of Los Angeles where he had served on the Board of Directors. Establishing a solid artistic and financial foundation for GMCLA, an organization with an incredible 40+ year legacy, has been one of the most meaningful opportunities and accomplishments of his arts management career. In both leadership roles that support the vision of artists and communities, and commercial projects, Lou has worked to connect audiences with powerful experiences. His own film and tv projects, are rooted in the same mission - sharing important ideas with audiences through art and entertainment.