QUENNA LENÉ BARRETT

Quenna Lené Barrett is a Chicago-based theater artist + practitioner, developing programs to amplify teen + community voices and hold space to rehearse, tell, and change the stories of their lives. She serves as the Associate Director of Education at the Goodman Theatre, is a company member with ICAH’s For Youth Inquiry company, an Associate Artist with Pivot Arts, and is a member of the new leadership circle of the Center for Performance and Civic Practice. Quenna received her BFA from NYU Tisch Drama,  MA in Applied Theatre from the University of Southern California, and is currently pursuing an educational doctorate in Educational Theatre at NYU Steinhardt. As a director, performer, facilitator, and writer, she has worked with a number of companies including NYU Steinhardt, Oklahoma State University, Ohio State University, Chicago Children’s Theatre, Sojourn Theatre, The Theatre School at DePaul, Free Street, Pegasus, Court, eta, and Theater Unspeakable. Continuing to build the world she wants to see/live in, her most recent project was Re-writing the Declaration.