Carrie Wintersteen

Managing Director

Carrie Wintersteen is a founding ensemble member of Fargo-Moorhead’s Theatre B, where she served as Executive Director for 15 years and performed in over 20 productions. Under her leadership, Theatre B was recognized by the Bush Foundation, McKnight Foundation, Shubert Foundation, Arts Midwest, and the American Theatre Wing (home of the Tonys). Carrie’s performance credits include the Black Hills Playhouse, the Boulder and Minneapolis Fringe Festivals, Theatre L’ Homme Dieu in Alexandria, MN, the Commonweal Theatre in Lanesboro, MN, and the Three Rivers Shakespeare Festival, among others. In addition to performing, Carrie has taught theatre, speech, and film courses at MSUM, NDSU, and Western State College in Gunnison, CO. She served as Program Coordinator at Trollwood Performing Arts School, relaunching the Second Stage program and supporting rigorous ensemble training for young artists. Carrie was a 2014 participant in the James P. Shannon Leadership Institute, the recipient of the 2017 LRAC/McKnight Artist Fellowship, and served as the Founding Chair of the Moorhead Arts and Culture Commission. She holds an M.F.A. in Acting from the University of Pittsburgh and a B.A. in Theatre from Gonzaga University.