ADRIENNE D. WILLIAMS is New York based director, actor, and educator. She is an Artistic Associate at the Martha’s Vineyard Playhouse; and is a member of The Honor Roll, The Bechdel Group, Circle Rep Lab, and the Rattlestick Theatre Community. She holds an MFA in Acting from Binghamton University and studied Vocal Performance at Converse College. Her directing credits include PARIS, SWEAT, SHE KILLS MONSTERS, DREAM OF THE BURNING BOY, THE LAST DAYS OF JUDAS ISCARIOT, ELECTRA, BUS STOP, TROUBLE IN MIND, NORA, UNCLE VANYA, ANGELS’S MIXTAPE, PIPELINE, CRUMBS FROM THE TABLE OF JOY, A LIMBO LARGE AND BROAD, LUCK OF THE IRISH, JOE TURNER’S COME AND GONE, ANTIGONE, INTIMATE APPAREL, IPHIGENIA AT AULIS, ZOOMAN AND THE SIGN, THE COLORED MUSEUM, BEFORE IT HITS HOME, JUST PASSIN’ THROUGH, (Opera) THE TALES OF HOFFMAN, (Film)LESS THAN OR EQUAL TO.
Adrienne most recently directed THE RIPPLE THE WAVE THAT CARRIED ME HOME by Christina Anderson for Luna Stage, FISH by Kia Corthron for Keen Company/Working Theatre, and THE GOSPEL WOMAN by Tylie Shider for NBT. As an educator Adrienne is an Adjunct Associate Professor for Hunter College. She has taught and directed on the faculties of Juilliard Drama Division, NYU Graduate Acting Program, The David Geffen School of Drama at Yale, NYU Gallatin School, City College of New York, American Academy of Dramatic Arts, and Syracuse University. Her acting credits include Clytemnestra in IPHIGENEIA AT AULIS, Alma in YELLOWMAN (Best Actress nominee IRNE awards Boston), Andrea in the operetta AL FRESCO by Craig Lucas, and Rose in FENCES. As a playwright, her short play TENNESSEE WALTZ, which was produced at HERE Performing Arts Center, is published by Applause Books. TV/film credits include Godfather of Harlem, Bull, Blindspot, Iron Fist, Blue Bloods, Law and Order, The Sopranos, Tags, The Architect, and Corn. She is a member of SAG-AFTRA, AEA, SDC and the League of Professional Theatre Women.
Website: http://www.adriennedwilliams.com