On this episode of Peggy’s Creative Arts Space Podcast! Adjunct Theatre Professor Phil Gill of Lindenwood University shares why artists travel the roads they do when going from a ton of semester courses to seasoned careers. A sustainable career in the arts can be tough for anyone with a passion for it. 

But once a person understands the rigors of mastering creative subjects, techniques training, grueling rehearsals, months of tours, auditions, and submissions; All along while appreciating and helping oneself and others thrive, identify, and sustain life through works of art you
just can’t help but advocate for the craft! Phil believes that the Arts were perhaps one of the most consequential motivators/sanity keepers during covid onslaught.

Listen to Phil’s inspiration, philosophy, tips, and suggestions on how he believes it is possible for artists to make their chosen career work for them in St. Louis and other places. A well-traveled artist locally and abroad, Phil Gill is a theatre director at Lindenwood University and works as a director, actor, and intimacy director around the St. Louis area. He holds a BFA in Musical Theatre from Drake University and an MFA in Directing from Lindenwood. 

He has worked for many companies around STL and St. Charles communities: Alton Little Theatre, First Run, St. Louis Shakespeare, and Alpha Players Theatres. He just finished directing “Rent” at Lindenwood.