Conwell Worthington

Conwell Worthington

  • Lecturer, Management
  • Co-Founder/Co-CEO, The Worthington-Bal Group LLC
  • Business Manger/Senior Producer, Obsidian Theater Festival
  • D.B.A. University of Rhode Island, College of Business
  • M.B.A. Bentley University
  • B.A. in Drama, University of California, Irvine

Teaching Interests

Arts Management
Organizational Behavior

Research Interests

Arts Management
Theater Audience Trends
Equity and Inclusion in the Arts

Consulting/Practice Interests

Arts Management

Bio

Conwell Worthington III has over twenty years' experience in theater management. Highlights include: Broadway (Billy Crystal: 700 Sundays and 33 Variations); national tours (The Lion King and The Book of Mormon); and is currently the Senior Producer for the Obsidian Theater Festival in Detroit.

Professional Memberships

  • Actor's Equity Association 2001-06-01 - Present

    • Awards and Honors

  • Best Paper - 2025, Business Horizons
  • Cronin Award Nominee, Bentley University

    • Scholarly Contributions and Creative Productions

    Journal Articles

  • Hashmi, N., Worthington, C., Bal, A., Weidner, K., Ottley, G. (2025). Too Woke or Not Too Woke, That is the Question: Brand Response to Culture Wars. Business Horizons

    • Presentations

  • Worthington, C., Bal, A., Hashmi, N., Weidner, K., Ottley, G. (2023). “Brown Hamilton and Black Ariel: Non-Traditional Casting and Audience Response” Presented at the Academy of Marketing Science Academy of Marketing Science, World Marketing Congress Canterbury, U.K.

    • Service

    Service: Department

  • Guest Speaker for MG240 - Social Identity Theory Class 2026-04-01 - 2026-04-01
  • Committee Chair for Management Teaching Committee 2026-08-01 - Present
  • Committee Member for Management Teaching Committee 2023-11-01 - 2026-07-31
  • Committee Member for MG116 DEI Subcomittee 2023-11-01 - Present
  • Guest Speaker for Leadership Summer Intensive 2024-05-14 - 2024-05-21

    • Service: University

  • Group Co-Leader for Faculty Learning Community - Pedagogy Unleashed - Present
  • Faculty Member for Faculty Learning Community - Pedagogy Unleashed 2026-01-22 - 2026-05-11
  • Moderator for MLK Day 2026 - Entrepreneurship and the Arts: A Discussion w/ Akiba Abakka 2026-06-30 - 2026-06-30
  • Mentor (Faculty) for Off The Clock: A Cappella Group 2026-06-04 - Present
  • Committee Member for MLK Day 2027 2026-07-01 - Present