PROFILE: DYLAN RUSSELL

Dylan Russell is a professional director/actor/playwright and teaching artist.  She is Chair of the Fine and Performing Arts Department at Jewish Community High School of the Bay as well as head of the Drama Department. At JCHS, she directs and produces three full productions as well and teaches Theatre Lab and Playwriting/Screenwriting.  She has taught at California Shakespeare Theatre, Actors Lab AZ, Northwestern University's National High School Institute, Marin Theatre Company and New Conservatory Theatre Center. Dylan has directed productions for the American Conservatory Theatre Conservatory, TheatreFirst, California Conservatory Theatre, Alchemy Works, New Conservatory Theatre Educational Programs, Cassandra’s Call, and Actors Lab Arizona.  She served as Assistant Director on productions with American Conservatory Theater, Berkeley Repertory Theatre, and the Eureka Theatre Company, including A.C.T.’s acclaimed production of Albee’s The Goat or, Who is Sylvia?  Favorite productions include – Future Me (TheatreFIRST), Cassandra (A.C.T. Conservatory), Persistent Vegetative State (Dog² Productions), (co-director) I NEED, I WANT, I TILT and FRAMEWORK with Tilted Frame Improv, Over the River and Through the Woods (CCT), David Ives’ Ancient History (Hannah Productions), Speed-the-Play (BRT), as well as adapting & directing two of Roald Dahl’s works, A Lashing of Malice…(Alchemy Works at JMCA) and the North American Premiere of Dahl’s hit children’s book, Matilda (NCTC).  Formerly, Dylan was the Managing Artistic Director of California Conservatory Theatre. Currently, she is Artistic Director & Co-Founder of Dog² Productions.  She is a proud member of Actors' Equity, Theatre Bay Area and TCG.