Pirronne Yousefzadeh
Pirronne Yousefzadeh directs theatre that speaks to the moment and uplifts Global Majority communities with joy, buoyancy, and theatrical imagination. She is Associate Artistic Director and Director of Artistic Partnerships at the Playwrights’ Center, and previously served as Producing Artistic Director of the Colorado Springs Fine Arts Center and Associate Artistic Director/Director of Engagement at Geva Theatre. She is also a founding member of Maia Directors.
A NYTW Usual Suspect and New Georges Affiliated Artist, she is an alumna of the Drama League Directors Project, SDC Denham Fellowship, Lincoln Center Directors Lab, Soho Rep Lab, and NYTW’s 2050 Fellowship. She has taught at UT Austin, Rutgers, and Bard Early College, and guest-directed at Yale, Juilliard, Fordham, and UMN. She holds an MFA in Directing from Columbia University.