Ashley Renee Thaxton-Stevenson (she/her/hers) is a theatre artist and educator, originally from Southern California, with Black, white, and Korean ancestors. As a theater maker and educator, her work is focused on antiracist actor training, collaborative rehearsal practices, and contemporary adaptations of Shakespeare. She holds an MFA in Acting from Brooklyn College and is currently the Senior Manager of Education Programs at the Brooklyn Arts Exchange, an Adjunct Faculty Member with NYU’s Program in Educational Theatre (recipient of a Spring 2021 USG Departmental Award), and a Core Ensemble Member of the Verbatim Performance Lab.
ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR, Pericles directed by Ben Steinfeld, Fiasco Theater Company
DIRECTOR, TOKOPHOBIA created by Jenny Gillet, Center at West Park Evolution Festival
DIRECTOR, Gumiho by Nina Ki, Brave New World Repertory Theatre
DRAMATURG, A Midsummer Night's Dream, NYU Looking for Shakespeare
DIRECTOR, Moon Bear by Nina Ki, produced by Stay True Theatre Company
DIRECTOR, A Demon Inside by Nina Ki, Fresh Fruit Festival
DIRECTOR, Origen Story by Nina Ki, Waterhouse Collective
DIRECTOR, Sea Longing; A Full Length Audiodrama by Nina Ki, produced by Actors' Theatre of Boston & The Parsnip Ship
DRAMATURG The Winter's Tale, directed by Amy Coreileone, NYU Looking for Shakespeare
DRAMATURG A More (Un)Perfect Union, directed by Steve Hart, Wombat Theatre Company
DIRECTOR Everything You Wanted, Developmental Reading, by Jess Honovich
DRAMATURG Comedy of Errors, directed by Amy Cordileone, NYU Looking for Shakespeare
DIRECTOR The Living History Project by Molly Powers Gallagher, at New Victory LabWorks
DRAMATURG The Two Noble Kinsmen, directed by Amy Cordileone, NYU Looking for Shakespeare
DRAMATURG The Tempest, directed by Nan Smithner, NYU Looking for Shakespeare
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