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RedWit Theatre is committed to producing theatre that addresses themes and issues pervasive in North American Culture that regularly go unspoken or are considered taboo. We strive to bring theatre to audiences through education and frank portrayals that we hope will open up an honest and respectful dialogue while simultaneously creating allies for communities that are stigmatized and inadequately portrayed in the entertainment industry.
Our goal at RedWit is not just to make spectacular theatre but to make theatre that matters.
History
October 2017: A-Door Me, New York New Works Semi-finalist , Duke 42 Off-Broadway Theatre
January 2018: Living with Olivia Cadence Donovan, NY Theatre Festival, Hudson Guild Theatre
June 2018: Living with Olivia Cadence Donovan, RedWit, Alumnae Studio Theatre
January 2019: In the Next Room (Or the Vibrator Play), RedWit, Tarragon Theatre
January 2020: Living with Olivia Cadence Donovan, RedWit, Young Centre for the Performing Arts
February 2021: timebomb, RedWit, The Artist in Residence Festival
April 2023: Omnia Motus (staged workshop), RedWit, SCAD Dramatic Writing Play Festival
Artistic Director & Founder
Allison Shea Reed
Allison is a Writer, Actor, Singer, Producer, and avid Monty Python & the Holy Grail Fan. She is passionate about creating work that defies mental illness stereotypes and helps end the stigma, as well as pieces that highlight and champion complex female characters that are likable and deeply flawed. She founded RedWit Theatre in 2017, in order to put authentic stories on stage that champion representation through the collaboration with exceptional neurodivergent artists who share her frustration with the lack of accurate representation of mental illness and difference in the media. Her play “A-Door Me” advanced to the Semi-Finals of the New York New Works Festival at the Duke 42 Off-Broadway Theatre and her play “Living with Olivia Cadence Donovan” has completed professional sold-out runs at the New York Theatre Festival, Alumnae Theatre, and Young Centre for the Performing Arts. Most recently, the television pilot she adapted from “Living with Olivia Cadence Donovan” advanced to the second round of the Austin Film Festival and was selected as a quarterfinalist for the Stage 32 TV Comedy Screenwriting contest.
She graduated from NYU Tisch with her BFA in Drama from the New Studio on Broadway's Acting and Musical Theatre program and completed her Master’s degree in Dramatic Writing at SCAD this past June.