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Alice Reagan is Professor of Professional Practice and Director of Undergraduate Studies in the Department of Theatre at Barnard College, Columbia University. She teaches directing, performance, and seminars on Zora Neale Hurston, Black performance, and AIDS activism, while also directing professionally across the U.S.
Education:
- B.A., Bates College
- M.A., Tisch School of the Arts, New York University
- M.F.A., Columbia University, School of the Arts
Her research and artistic practice centers on theatre directing, adaptation, new play development, and ensemble-based work, with a strong commitment to feminist and socially engaged theatre. She founded New Plays at Barnard, commissioning works by women-identified playwrights. Her recent and upcoming productions include Evelyn Brown (A Diary), Cherry Orchard, Measure for Measure, and The Thanksgiving Play.
Her recent publications and public scholarship focus on the revival of María Irene Fornés' work and the ethics of white educators teaching Black diasporic material, especially her influential 2019 article Teaching While White. The articles reflect a consistent engagement with race, pedagogy, classical reinterpretation, and feminist performance.
Selected Awards & Honors:
- Named to Kilroys List, 2023
- Individual Artist Grant, NYSCA, 2023
- Cherry Orchard Teaching Excellence Award, 2022
- Princess Grace Award
- Drama League Directing Fellow
- Berkshire Theatre Award nominations (9)
She advises student productions and leads the New Plays at Barnard program, shaping the next generation of theatre artists. She has received grants from the Shubert Foundation and NYSCA. Her professional affiliations include Stage Directors and Choreographers Society, New Georges, and Wingspace Design. She is deeply involved in lab programs such as the Lincoln Center Directors Lab and Mabou Mines/SUITE.
She leads the New Plays at Barnard initiative and collaborates with professional ensembles like Portland Experimental Theatre Ensemble and Shakespeare & Company, bridging academic and professional theatre.
