Livy Scanlon (they/she) is a Worcester-based theatre professional working as a producer, director, actor, and teaching artist. They currently serve as artistic director of The Hanover Theatre Repertory (THT Rep) and managing director of the Jean McDonough Arts Center (JMAC). International and regional credits include Prague Shakespeare Company, Urbanite Theatre, Central Square Theatre, Commonwealth Shakespeare, Trinity Rep, Asolo Rep, Paper Mill Playhouse, Hartford Stage and Bridge Rep, which Livy founded and helmed for five years. During their tenure at Bridge Rep, Livy enjoyed multiple features in the Boston Globe and on WGBH, among other news outlets, and had a short essay published on the HowlRound Theatre Commons. They also received an Elliot Norton Award for Outstanding Director (Dark Room by George Brant) and an IRNE Award for Best Actress (Mrs. Packard by Emily Mann). Livy has been featured in Worcester Magazine’s Women to Watch and Worcester Business Journal’s Power 50. A member of Actors’ Equity Association, Livy earned an MFA from Brown University / Trinity Rep and a BA summa cum laude from Amherst College.@_worcplaymaker__ • worcplaymaker.com