About Alli
Young people are the future, and I am committed to creating art and facilitating experiences that empower positive change and growth. I am actively working to understand how we make theater with, by, and for young people in a consent-forward, trauma-informed way that promotes artist and audience autonomy and safety.
New Play Development
The relationship between director and playwright is one of my favorite parts of being a theatre artist. I am committed to the development of new works, especially Theatre for Young Audiences, supporting the vision of playwrights and authors through the process of bringing new stories to the stage. I am especially drawn to storybook and folktale adaptations and highlighting underrepresented voices throughout the creative process.
Director
With 10 years of professional directing experience, I love projects that include deep collaboration with actors and the design team. My projects span the theatrical cannon, including Shakespeare, musical theatre, and farce. I partner with playwrights to develop new works and utilize the unique talents of actors to create magical and exciting theatre for young audiences.
Educator
I always knew I would be a teacher, ever since I was a little girl playing “school” in the basement with anyone who would sit still long enough. I have been teaching theatre to students ages 2 through adults since 2012, covering topics as broad as general theatre skills and leading story drama, to voice and movement for the actor, playwriting, improvisation, dramatic analysis, and directing. My broad experience allows me to approach a class with a wide lens, hold space for students’ unique experiences, and develop specialized curriculum.
Consultant
As a long-time theatre educator, I offer consulting services for many different specialty areas, including consent training in educational theatre spaces, curriculum design, community-based programming, professional development, team building, and arts-inspired solutions for non-arts partners.
Kind Words
“I have both directed Alli and been directed by her. Both are inspiring and affirming experiences. As a performer, Alli listens and supports her fellow actors. As a director, Alli is skilled at drawing out the best in her actors, and creates a safe space where all are encouraged to create and collaborate without fear.”
— Erin Dolan, Artist/Educator
“Alli is a true professional driven by her love of empowering individuals through telling stories. She is compassionate, she is clear-minded, she is highly skilled, and she makes every process joyful and illuminating. She is equally skilled as a director, an actor, an intimacy director, and an educator, and every project is better and more engaging when Alli is a part of it. In any capacity, I cannot more highly recommend working with Alli!”
— Julia Fisher, Playwright/Intimacy Director
“Alli St. John is a true professional. I have worked with her as a designer once and intimacy consultant twice and each time she has brought precision, nuance, and an eye towards the big picture of the production. Did I mention she's a delight to be around? Highly recommend working with Alli for your next collaboration.”
— Claire K Redfield, Director/Educator
“Alli's activities and facilitation made the actors very comfortable and took a lot of awkwardness out of the process of staging intimacy. Giving actors very definable boundaries made everyone comfy and the intimacy seamless!”
— Brianna Fallon, Director/Academy Director, Childsplay, Inc