As a stage director and playwright, Wendy Dann has led creative teams of over forty regional theatre productions.

Wendy studied acting and writing at Ithaca College, then worked professionally as an actor as well as a freelance feature news writer. She began directing plays soon after, which led her toward an MFA in directing from Syracuse University and a career as a freelance stage director. In staging play after play, she discovered that well-crafted stories can change the way people live their lives.

Regional directing work includes Dallas Theater Center, The Repertory Theatre of St. Louis, Alliance Theatre, Bay Street Theatre, Syracuse Stage, Capitol Repertory Theatre, Kitchen Theatre, and seven seasons as associate artistic director at the Hangar Theatre. She is the co-author and director of the musical Sammy & Me (MusicalFare Theatre, Hangar Theatre, Alliance Theatre, National Black Theatre Festival and New Vintage Theatricals). As a playwright and screenwriter, Wendy’s plays have been finalists for the O’Neill National Playwrights Conference as well as the Arts & Letters Prize in Drama. She was a recipient of a New York Foundation for the Arts Fellowship in Playwriting and Screenwriting and was invited to join The Writers Lab, sponsored by Meryl Streep. Her original play, Birds of East Africa, premiered at the Kitchen Theatre, and her short film, La Casa Verde, was invited at the Fort Lauderdale and San Antonio Film Festivals. She coauthored the textbook Staging Story with Robert Moss. Wendy serves as Dana Professor at Ithaca College. MFA, Syracuse University. BFA, Ithaca College. Member, SDC.