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Kristine Brown

BRAC Board President

Kristine has been working as a surgical technician for over the last twenty-five years. She has been volunteering for the past five years with BRAC. Helping in the box office, concessions and productions. Including the education side of it through the summer institutes. She has four children that have been and are currently involved in the theater, which has given her a chance to see how things operate directly with our performers, directors and producers. She has been impressed with the amount of talent that we have in our area. She is very excited to be on the board and continue our Mission to the community. When not working or helping at the theater she is with her family, pets and enjoys traveling, cruising and kayaking.

Josh Silvy
BRAC Board Vice President

Josh has been working in the food industry for nearly twenty years. For over nine years he has been a Retail Sales Representative for General Mills Inc. He utilizes the skills he has learned from his career to assist in the continued growth of our organization.

Josh fell in love with BRAC years ago and has been an avid volunteer ever since. He has even performed on our stage at The Historic Owen Theatre. One production that will always hold a special place in his heart is “Miracle on 34th Street” when he had the amazing opportunity to perform alongside his daughter.

Lorie Best
Board Secretary

Lorie is currently a Business Analyst for Jack Henry & Associates and spends a great deal of time collecting data, cleaning it up and then creating reports. She has extensive knowledge in Microsoft Office Programs and Adobe Creative Suite along with several other computer applications and coding languages.

She served on the board of the Tri-Lakes Community Theatre (TLC) group for 3 years as the Secretary. During her time with TLC she was the Stage Manager for their production of Damn Yankees, helped backstage for several other productions, helped with set design, created advertising materials and worked in the Box Office.

She has had the opportunity in recent years to help with a number of BRAC productions where she has worked in the Box Office and Concessions, helped with lighting, sound, set design and was the Stage Manager for Annie.

She enjoys serving on the Board and looks forward to helping BRAC grow and continue their success in the community.

Dr. Arthur Hale Jr, MD
CFO

Dr. Hale works as a family physician practitioner for Mercy Health System. He has worked in the Branson community as a physician for 22 years. He graduated from The University of the Pacific with a Bachelors in Science in Biochemistry, The University of Kansas with a Masters of Science degree in Biochemistry and The University of Kansas Medical School with a Medical Doctor Degree.

Dr. Hale has served on the board of directors for Mercy Health System and he currently serves as section chair physician for the Southwest Region of Mercy Health. Art has served on the BRAC board for the past 3 years and he is actively involved in promoting the Arts to the Branson community. Art also is a small business owner and operates Beaver Creek Marina, LLC on Bull Shoals Lake. He enjoys traveling, hiking, boating and kayaking.

Justin Ables
BRAC Board Member

Justin Ables has proudly been working with the Branson Regional Arts Council since 2016. Since then, Justin has worked as a director, educator, and advisor for BRAC and created programs such as the annual Shakespeare in the Park. When he’s not working at BRAC, you can find Justin performing at Sight and Sound Theaters where he was been acting for 8 years.

Josh Boulden
BRAC Board Member

Josh Boulden is a professional actor, acting coach, and fight choreographer from Annapolis, MD. He trained at the Shakespeare Theatre Company’s Academy for Classical Acting at The George Washington University in D.C., and before that at the Sight & Sound Theatre’s Performing Arts Conservatory in Lancaster, PA. He’s been in the industry for over 10 years and is blessed to be in his sixth season as an actor at Sight & Sound Theatres in Branson. Before that he spent some time acting and teaching for the Annapolis Shakespeare Company, and currently teaches and directs for the Institute for Cultural Communicators. You may have seen him in a past Branson Regional Arts Council production such as Blithe Spirit, The Glass Menagerie, and all of the Shakespeare in the Parks, and the Fall 2023 production of A Midsummer Night’s Dream.

Loran Polson
BRAC Board Member

Loran has been an active member of BRAC since the BRAC production of Mamma Mia! in the summer of 2021. Since then, she has been in several productions including The Sound of Music, Godspell, Hello Dolly!, and more. Loran has also been the stage manager for a few productions including BRAC’s latest production of Mary Poppins. The theater is definitely Loran’s happy place, and she only wants to see the Branson Regional Arts Council continue to grow. Loran has been a public school educator for the past 10 years, and she has been able to use her time management, organization, and leadership skills to help different productions at The Historic Owen Theater. BRAC is such a special organization, and Loran is excited to see what lies ahead!

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