Elizabeth Hess is a performer, playwright, director, author, Arts educator and the artistic director of The Hess Collective.
Elizabeth Hess is a performer, playwright, director, Arts educator and Artistic Director of The Hess Collective - which has co-produced world premieres at La MaMa, includuing Love Trade, Spoiled, No Reservation Her newest play, Dance of the Warrior will appear in the upcoming project 'Uncovered Scenes from Ukraine' at the Ukrainian Institute. She has developed multidisciplinary projects with The O’Neill Theater Center, NYU, The New Group and The Lark. Her book, ACTING & BEING: Explorations in Embodied Performance (Macmillan) is based on her approach to global performance practices honed over 20 years of teaching primarily at NYU and international workshops. Ms. Hess’ acclaimed solo work has been performed around the globe, in New York, Off-Broadway and at the UN Conference on Gender Violence. Other acting credits include work with The New Group, Women’s Project, Irish Rep, MTC and NYTW in New York, as well as extensive regional theaters. TV credits: Clarissa Explains It All; Law & Order; All My Children and Another World. Film credits: Handsome Harry; Italian Lessons; Buddy & Grace and Soldier’s Heart.
