
Rowen Haigh (she/they) is a freelance director, deviser, producer, and educator as well as an activist and organizer for gender parity in the theatre.
Bio
Rowen’s areas of theatrical research and practice include collaborative, non-hierarchical creation models for gender equity, community building, empowerment, and new talent development focusing on EDIA, best practices for artist health and career longevity.

As a theatre maker, Rowen creates multidisciplinary work for the stage that is grounded in collective creation, heightened physicality, and a deep curiosity about the sensory power of live performance. During the Covid 19 pandemic, she has delved into virtual theatre, which has facilitated long-distance collaboration with artists and makers across the world. Recent virtual productions include Freakshow, by Carson Kreitzer (Director, WTF Mainstage Series), Father’s Day, by Courtney Christison, (Director and Dramaturg, WTFringe 2020), In Absentia, by Naomi Goodheart (staged reading; Director).
Rowen holds an MFA in Directing/Theatre Arts from Towson University (Baltimore, MD) and a BA in Theatre from Reed College (Portland, OR).