Gianna Kiehl she/her

Executive Director

Gianna Kiehl is the Co-Founder and Executive Director at New American Ensemble. Raised between Burlington, VT and Munich, Germany, she graduated in 2018 from The London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art. While pursuing a commercial television career as an actor, Gianna was an associate producer at Ferodo Bridges, where she participated in research and development for the critically- acclaimed Antigone [on strike], which opened at The Park Theater in 2025. Gianna also executive produced the critically acclaimed world premier of David Persiva’s tragicomedy Us, staged at the White Bear Theater in Kennington. Gianna has long worked as a corporate leadership consultant, helping managerial teams increase efficiency through reframing communication. She also serves as Operations Director of Courageous Stage, an educational organization specializing in arts-integrated learning strategies and professional development for educators.