Jim Hoare is the Executive Vice President of Education at TRW (Theatrical Rights Worldwide), in New York City. He has been involved in theatre and music education for more than forty years, working with high school, college, and community theatres.
Jim directed world high school premieres (Once on This Island and Les Misérables School Edition) and has taken numerous productions to the International Thespian Festival Mainstage.
Jim has directed over one hundred improv shows with high school students and has presented workshops throughout the USA and UK. In 2011 he received the New York State Theatre Education Association’s Lifetime Achievement Award.