Instructor

Kristina Sutherland Rowell, a Seattle-based playwright and teaching artist, has more than 17 years of professional teaching experience in the Puget Sound region. She enjoys leading playwriting and collaborative play creation classes for students of all ages. Kristina created and led playwriting courses for adults at ACT Theatre, Seattle Repertory Theater, and Macha Monkey Productions. Kristina is the author of several critically acclaimed plays including "With Dignity," "Thebes," and "Franklin and Figaro." Her play "Nancy, Frank, and Joe," co-written with Desiree Prewitt, was nominated for the Steinberg/ATCA New Play Award in 2010. Kristina’s plays have been produced in Seattle, Denver, Albuquerque, and across Canada. Kristina received her bachelor of arts in theatre from Western Washington University and her master's in nonprofit leadership from Seattle University.