Laley Lippard is a director, dramaturg and producer dedicated to advancing social justice through art making. Lippard has developed new plays, directed and collaborated across the country at theaters such as the Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, Guthrie Theater, Intersection for the Arts, American Conservatory Theater, Court Theatre, Arena Stage, TheatreWorks, Eugene O’Neill Theatre Center, Alliance Theater, Round House Theatre, Magic Theatre, Cleveland Play House, and Steppenwolf Theatre Company. Her direction of the World Premiere "All Things Equal: The Life and Trials of Ruth Bader Ginsburg" is currently touring the country.

Lippard directed two feature films, one of which premiered in NYC’s 1st Irish Festival ("In the Middle of the Fields"). Lippard was the co-founder and executive producer of the Chicago Home Theater Festival, a city-wide event that celebrated hyper-local culture, built intentional community across lines of difference, and disrupted injustice.

Lippard has taught and directed at Stanford University, Northwestern University, Hampshire College, Carnegie Mellon University, University of Maryland BC, and Case Western Reserve MFA Acting Program. Lippard holds an MFA in directing from Northwestern University. 

Areas of Expertise

Directing; dramaturgy; devising; acting

Courses Recently Taught

This course presents a study of the actor's methods of analysis of a text and development of a completed characterization. Students rehearse and present a series of scenes in various stages of development, leading to a complete understanding of a major role from dramatic literature. This counts toward the elements of theater art requirement for the major. Prerequisite: DRAM 220. Generally offered every other year.