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BIO

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.

STAGE CREDITS

[Off-Broadway]
Classic Stage Company World Premiere, 2017
Dull

[Off-Broadway]
Public Theater and National Theatre One-Night Reading, 2017
Performer

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 



 



News


Photos: Inside Opening Night of Fiasco Theater's PERICLES

Fiasco Theater’s Pericles officially opened last night, February 26, at Classic Stage Company. The run will conclude on Sunday March 24, 2024.  BroadwayWorld was there at opening night. Check out photos from the celebration here!
Fiasco Theater Presents PERICLES, October 19-29

Fiasco Theater will continue its Without A Net series – where shows are table-worked, thrown on their feet, and shared with an audience in only two weeks – with ten performances of Pericles by William Shakespeare from October 19-29, 2022 at Houghton Hall.
Brave New World Rep Presents BNWorks 2022

Brooklyn's Brave New World Repertory Theatre has announced the fifth edition of its annual new play reading series, Brave New Works 2022: Ditmas Park. In this yearly series, Brave New World Rep (BNW) looks for new plays that address specific hot-button issues of social justice ranging from Race in America and Diversity to Climate Change and Police Reform.
Applications Now Opens for BAX 2022 Free YouthWorks Program

BAX's FREE annual YouthWorks festival returns as part of NYC public school's 2022 Mid-Winter Recess (February 22-27). This nearly 30-year-old program supports young artists grades 2nd-9th to develop original performance work in dance, theater, and performance with support from professional artist coaches.
Brave New World Rep to Present BRAVE NEW WORKS 2022: DITMAS PARK

In this yearly series, Brave New World Rep (BNW) looks for new plays that address specific hot-button issues of social justice ranging from Race in America and Diversity to Climate Change and Police Reform. This year, the topic is: Stories from the Queer/LGBTQIA+ Community.
OUTwrite: Fresh Fruit Festival's LGBTQ Reading Series Begins Streaming Next Week

The Spring series of Developmental Readings continues in a series of free webinars this month, with your feedback invited. 3 Dazzling and Diverse plays - and as always, Something for Everyone.
Wombat Theatre Co. Presents THE COMPLETE WORKS OF SHAKESPEARE [ABRIDGED]

Wombat Theatre Company presents a Wombat Theatre Company production of a play that was written by people who have nothing to do with Wombat Theatre Company:

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