Whitney White

Whitney White is a brilliantly imaginative and multi-award-winning American director, writer, and musician celebrated for her sharp narrative precision, multidisciplinary vision, and exceptional ability to interweave music and rhythm into the heart of live performance. A graduate of Northwestern University, she further honed her extraordinary theatrical artistry at Brown University, where she earned her Master of Fine Arts. Known for her unique ability to shape stage ensembles like a composer builds a chord, she approaches directing as a deeply collaborative, musical process that seamlessly elevates the cultural, political, and emotional core of contemporary and classical stories alike. She achieved monumental critical acclaim within the international theatrical community, securing history-making Tony Award nominations for Best Direction of a Play for her exquisite, transformational work on the landmark Broadway productions of Jaja's African Hair Braiding and Liberation. Her extraordinary and diverse portfolio features defining, highly praised staging for acclaimed world premieres and regional productions, most notably her celebrated work on Our Dear Dead Druglord, On Sugarland, Soft, and her original rock-concert theatrical exploration Macbeth in Stride. Honored with the prestigious Obie Award for Direction, the Drama League Founders Award for Excellence in Directing, and a Lily Award, her exceptional artistic achievements continue to break barriers and redefine the visual and emotional possibilities of modern global stagecraft.