Intersections Staff: Scott Kenison

An Interview

Jacqueline Lawton: What is your job for the INTERSECTIONS Festival?
Scott Kenison: I manage all the spaces at the Atlas and work to keep them filled with music, dance, theatre and anything else the arts community can think of and at the same time, make sure that we meet our operating costs with rental income.

JL: Where were you born? How did you end up where you are now?
SK: New Jersey. After living for 20 years in New York, I moved to DC when my partner was appointed Head of School at Edmund Burke School.

JL: Who are your heroes?
SK: George Clooney – because he does the right things and with a great deal of humility and flair (and being George Clooney doesn’t hurt)

JL: If you could be an animal, what would you be and why?
SK: A dog – it’s a dog’s life – lazing and being loved.

JL: List five words that describe your personality.
SK: Shy, Irreverent, Funny, Helpful, Caring

JL: What is your favorite quote?
SK: “But maddest of all - to see life as it is and not as it should be.” – Cervantes in Man of LaMancha

JL: Finish this sentence: I am an intersection of ...
SK: business and the Arts.