Teresa Coleman Wash (she/her) is a producer, writer, and founding artistic director for the Bishop Arts Theatre Center in Dallas, Texas. Teresa is a graduate of the National Arts Strategies Chief Executive Program at Harvard Business School and holds an MA in arts management from Goucher College. She is a recipient of Theatre Communications Group’s Peter Zeisler Memorial Award and the National Guild for Community Arts Education’s Milestone Award. Teresa has also earned several Irma P. Hall awards including the 2020 Theatrical Excellence Medal. She was elected to the Dramatists Guild of America council in 2017 representing the Southern region, where she also served on the steering committee.