laurie
dietrich
Theatre Artist
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I am a writer, director and performance artist working in Texas and San Antonio theaters for 25 years. A co-founder of The Shoestring Shakespeare Company, I served as its Artistic Director from 1995-2002, guiding critically-acclaimed seasons that mixed canonical scripts, contemporary classics and new works by local playwrights.
Since 2002, I have focused on developing and directing new and contemporary scripts, with an emphasis on solo works, including the creation of two solo shows on commission for San Antonio’s Witte Museum. After a long association with the organization as a guest artist, I became a member of the artistic company of Jump-Start Performance Co., San Antonio’s 30-year-old, nationally-recognized experimental theatre ensemble, from 2011-2015.
My current interest is in the intersection of ritual and theatre, and the creation of ritual-based, interactive performance work.
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