Liz is a Philadelphia-based theatre-maker and educator who specializes in New Work Development, Classic Theatre for Contemporary Audiences, Physical & Devised Theatre and Community Engagement. She is a company member at Curio Theatre Company in West Philadelphia, where she has directed Sarah Ruhl's Eurydice, Equus, and The Birds. She has been the Artist in Residence at Eastern University and is a frequent collaborator with Saratoga Shakespeare Company and Troy Foundry Theatre in upstate NY. In 2015 she completed her MFA in Directing at Temple University where she directed the Philadelphia Premiere of Tarell Alvin McCraney's In the Red and Brown Water, among other projects. She was a member of the 2015-16 Stage Directors and Choreographers Foundation Observership Class and her 2016 Philadelphia premiere of The Birds by Conor MacPherson for Curio Theatre Company was Barrymore Nominated for Scenic and Sound Design. During the 2017-18 season she was a Visiting Assistant Professor of Theatre at Kenyon College and served for several seasons as a director and dramaturge at the Kenyon Review Playwright's Conference. She is currently an Adjunct Assistant Professor at Temple University. Associate Member, SDC.
Liz is a Philadelphia-based theatre-maker and educator who specializes in New Work Development, Classic Theatre for Contemporary Audiences, Physical & Devised Theatre and Community Engagement. She is a company member at Curio Theatre Company in West Philadelphia, where she has directed Sarah Ruhl's Eurydice, Equus, and The Birds. She has been the Artist in Residence at Eastern University and is a frequent collaborator with Saratoga Shakespeare Company and Troy Foundry Theatre in upstate NY. In 2015 she completed her MFA in Directing at Temple University where she directed the Philadelphia Premiere of Tarell Alvin McCraney's In the Red and Brown Water, among other projects. She was a member of the 2015-16 Stage Directors and Choreographers Foundation Observership Class and her 2016 Philadelphia premiere of The Birds by Conor MacPherson for Curio Theatre Company was Barrymore Nominated for Scenic and Sound Design. During the 2017-18 season she was a Visiting Assistant Professor of Theatre at Kenyon College and served for several seasons as a director and dramaturge at the Kenyon Review Playwright's Conference. She is currently an Adjunct Assistant Professor at Temple University. Associate Member, SDC.