Amelia Acosta Powell (she/her) is honored to serve as the Artistic Director at the Actors Theatre of Louisville. Previously she has been Associate Artistic Director at the Repertory Theatre of St. Louis, Line Producer at the Oregon Shakespeare Festival, and Artistic Associate & Casting Director at Arena Stage. Actors Theatre of Louisville directing credits include A Christmas Carol, Hershel and the Hanukkah Goblins, Loving and Loving, La Egoista (world premiere), and Every Brilliant Thing. Other recent directing includes August, Osage County and The Gradient (world premiere) at St. Louis Rep. She is a steering committee member of the Latinx Theatre Commons, a member of the Casting Society of America, an inaugural grantee of TCG’s Rising Leaders of Color, and a proud alumna of the Allen Lee Hughes Fellowship. Her teaching credits include serving as adjunct faculty at Webster University Conservatory of Theatre Arts. She is originally from Denver and holds her bachelor’s and her master’s degrees from Georgetown University. Read about her passion for Latine comedy on Howlround here.