Brishen Miller originally hails from Kalamazoo, MI. He received a BA in Theatre from Wayne State University in Detroit in 2007. Returning to Kalamazoo, he helped establish Fancy Pants Theater from the ground up, 2010-2015, directing shows such as A Thousand Clowns and Kiss of the Spiderwoman and appearing in many roles such as John Proctor in The Crucible. Brishen moved from Michigan to Pennsylvania and received an MA from Villanova University in 2018, where he gained the honor of Acting Scholar. A true Jack-of-all-trades, Brishen has held every role in theatrical production, from stagehand to producer and walk-on actor to playwright. Brishen was hired as Passage’s Production Manager in July 2019. He was promoted to Managing Director at Passage Theatre Company in 2022 and ultimately in September 2023 he was promoted to be the first Black Executive Artistic Director. He has restructured our programming into the Passage Pillars: TrentonPREMIERES, TrentonMAKES, and TrentonPRESENTS. Brishen is an adjunct theater faculty at MCCC as well as an active playwright and solo performer.