Carlos Diaz Stoop (he/him/his) is thrilled to be Executive Producer at Concert Theatre Works. He was previously employed as General Manager at CTW, and before that as an Associate Producer at Beth Morrison Projects.  In 2023 he became the Director of Administration of BMP: Producer Academy – an 8-week nuts and bolts course designed to prepare the next generation of Creative Producers. Prior to these roles, he served as Program Associate at The Pew Center for Arts and Heritage, a multi-disciplinary grantmaker in the arts in Philadelphia, where he supported the Performance program, cross-program functions, and served as the coordinator and founding member of the Center’s Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion Committee.

As an Artist Advocate and Independent Creative Producer Carlos supports theatre, music, dance, opera, community engagement, and social justice projects with various organizations and individual artists along the East Coast including: Girard College (Be Holding), Philadelphia Contemporary (Convalescence), Raja Feather Kelly, Yarn/Wire, Tyshawn Sorey, Ross Gay, Kimberly Bartosik/Daela, Brian Freeland.

Carlos is also a member of CIPA (The Creative Independent Producer Alliance), a group of over 300 Independent Creative Producers worldwide where he served as the inaugural Operations Leader from 2023-2024 aiding in the oversight and strategic planning of CIPA’s continued growth as a hub for Community, Mentorship, and Advocacy for Independent Creative Producers in the performing arts sector.

Carlos holds an M.S. in Arts Administration from Drexel University and a B.A. in Theatre Arts from West Chester University of Pennsylvania, and lives in Richmond, Virginia with his husband, Robert, and two cats Jinx and Franklin.