TRAVIS LEE RUSS, PH.D.
FOUNDER & ARTISTIC DIRECTOR
TRAVIS LEE RUSS, Ph.D. (he/they) is a Queer playwright/director/researcher from rural Indiana. Recent plays: 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 Nomination; 7 New York Innovative Theatre Award Nominations; 2 Henry Hewes Design Award Nominations). Residencies: Yaddo, Baryshnikov Arts, Drama League, Tectonic Theater Project, New York University, Making Gay History, Millay Arts, SPACE on Ryder Farm, Blue Mountain Center, and Graduate Hotel on Roosevelt Island. Currently, Travis is an Associate Professor at Fordham University where he teaches research-based storytelling, communication, leadership, and performance. Ph.D. - Rutgers University.