TRAVIS LEE RUSS, PH.D.
FOUNDING ARTISTIC DIRECTOR
TRAVIS LEE RUSS, Ph.D. (he/they) is a Queer playwright/director/researcher from rural Indiana. Recent work: AMERICA IS HARD TO SEE (Critics’ Picks - The List, Voice Magazine, Fest Magazine; “Top 10 Plays of the Year” - New, Now, Next; “#1 Show of Edinburgh Fringe” - Fest Magazine) and GOREY: THE SECRET LIVES OF EDWARD GOREY (Critics’ Picks - The New York Times & Time Out New York; Drama Desk Award Nomination; 7 New York Innovative Theatre Award Nominations; 2 Henry Hewes Design Award Nominations). Fellowships: Yaddo, Baryshnikov Arts, Millay Arts, Drama League, Tectonic Theater Project, SPACE on Ryder Farm, Making Gay History. Grants: National Endowment for the Arts, New York State Council on the Arts, New York City Department of Cultural Affairs, Howard Gilman Foundation, and Andrew Mellon Foundation. Currently, Travis is an Associate Professor at Fordham University where he teaches research-based storytelling. Ph.D. - Rutgers University.