Jen Pearcy-Edwards (she/her) is a director, devising artist, and community organizer with an international career spanning theatre and film. She is delighted to be directing FEAST. at the Kitchen Theatre; her previous KTC credit is serving as assistant director to Rachel Lampert on The Turnaway Play by Lesley Lisa Greene.

Jen relocated to Ithaca in 2023 after nearly two decades in London. U.S. directing credits include Ms. Holmes & Ms. Watson, Apt. 2B (Hangar Theatre) and Baba Yaga and Peter and the Wolf (The Cherry Arts), both devised productions. She currently serves as Interim Co-Director of Story House Ithaca.

In the UK, Jen worked extensively as a performer, puppeteer, and movement specialist, with credits including the Royal Opera House, Hampstead Theatre, Jermyn Street Theatre, London Sinfonietta, and New Diorama Theatre. She was also selected for the Young Vic’s Springboard Directors Program for emerging directors.

Jen trained at the London International School of Performing Arts (LISPA), specializing in Lecoq-based physical and devised theatre, and received her MFA from Naropa University. She holds a BFA from the College of Santa Fe. She is a founding director of Corvus Pictures, a film production company she runs with her partner, Robin Guiver.

Jen would like to thank Robin, her favorite collaborator in all things, and her children Rufus, Owen, and Pippa. She is deeply grateful to Emily Jackson and the Ithaca community members who support parents working in the arts. www.jenpearcyedwards.com