Abbey Joan Burgess (she/they) is a director and playwright who concentrates in new work development. Their Chicago roots sparked their love of devised, ensemble-based theater. Abbey brings foundations of honest collaboration and intentional messiness to all of their work, with a passion for uplifting queer and disabled voices. Their writing has been featured at the Tank NYC, Alliance Theatre, Yale College Playwright’s Festival, New South Young Voices Festival, Raw Arts Review, and Longwharf Theater, among others.

 

Abbey made her Broadway debut as the Directing Fellow on Romeo + Juliet this past fall (dir. Sam Gold). They’ve recently collaborated with Sapphest, PlayGround Experiment, Tank NYC, Queens Theatre, New York Theater Festival, and 24 Hour Plays. Abbey was the 2020-2021 Directing Mentee for Wingspace Theatrical Design, and the 2019-2020 Directing/Producing Apprentice for McCarter Theatre, where their assistant credits included Gloria: A Life (dir. Emily Mann), and the world premiere of Goodnight Nobody (dir. Tyne Rafaeli). 

 

B.A. Yale ‘19, MSc Global Health & Social Justice King’s College London ‘24, Wingspace Theatrical Design Directing Mentee, National Theatre Institute Directing Alum. @abbeyjburgess

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Find out more about their directing here and writing here.

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