Director of Performing Arts
St. Ursula Academy
Kirsten Hinshaw is a former professional actor and regional Emmy Award-winning television host with a passion for sharing and navigating the authentic human experience through educational theatre. For the past ten years, she has served as Director of Performing Arts at St. Ursula Academy, where she produces and directs musicals at the Valentine Theatre, plays in SUA’s Black Box Theatre, and teaches courses in musical theatre, foundations in theatre, speech, and personal finance. She also works as a director at the Croswell Opera House in Adrian, MI. In her free time, she loves to emcee charity events, act as auctioneer for events when Jerry Anderson isn’t available, scale down buildings for The Victory Center, wander through any of Toledo’s great Metroparks with her dog, Gander, and travel to NYC to see as many Broadway shows as time and budget allow.
