david White is Professor at Towson University whose work as a playwright, dramaturg, director, and scholar focuses on the intersection of writing for the stage, decentering playwriting, nurturing new work, empowering traditionally underserved voices, and folklore and oral tradition.

Since 2008, David has been the founding Artistic Director of the Towson Theatre Lab, reading, responding, and developing hundreds of works by students, faculty, and alumni.

David’s plays have been presented in the United States and abroad. His most recent work Dance on Bones: a jazz libretto for actors and musicians has been developed and performed at Chesapeake Arts Center, Boston Conservatory, Towson University, Charlestown Working Theatre, Southwest Baptist University, and the Ilkhom Theatre in Tashkent, Uzbekistan.

David’s directing work has been seen on the academic and professional levels in theaters from Baltimore to Carlsbad, California. David has presented workshops and research at national and international conferences and festivals.

Dave’s research has taken him on several fellowships to Slovakia, Poland, and Russia, including a Likhachev Cultural Fellowship in St. Petersburg, Russia in 2014.  Dave’s directing work has been seen on the academic and professional levels in theaters from New York to Carlsbad, California.  Dave has presented workshops and research at national and international conferences and festivals including: New Russian Drama Conference in Austin, Texas; Bridges: Art, Architecture, Music, and Mathematics in Coimbra, Portugal; Lyubimovka Playwrights Festival in Moscow, Russia; and the Festival of American Culture in Tashkent Uzbekistan. He has developed new works at ATHE, KCACTF, Towson Theatre Lab, WordBRIDGE Playwrights Lab (as Artistic Director), and at the O’Neill (as Literary Manager).  Dave’s plays have been presented in theaters in Colorado, Maryland, Massachusetts, Missouri, New York, South Carolina, Texas, West Virginia; and ArtFaq in Moscow, Russia.  His most recent work Dance on Bones: a jazz libretto for actors and musicians has been developed and performed at Chesapeake Arts Center, Boston Conservatory, Towson University, Charlestown Working Theatre, and the Ilkhom Theatre in Tashkent, Uzbekistan.

Current

Professor of Playwriting, Towson University, 2007 – Present.

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Playwright

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Director

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Education

• New College (Sarasota, FL)-  B.A. in Humanities (Storytelling focus)
• University of Missouri – Kansas City (Kansas City, MO) –  M.A. in Theatre (Playwriting focus)
•  University of Missouri – Columbia (Columbia, MO) – Ph.D. in Theatre (New Play Development Focus)

Previous

• Artistic Director, WordBRIDGE Playwrights Laboratory, 2006 – 2012.   Click here for more information on WordBRIDGE.
• Literary Manager and Director of Educational Outreach, Eugene O’Neill Theater Center.  2004-2006.