Grace Booth is a physical theatre performer, playwright, and teacher based in New Orleans, LA. She received an M.F.A. in Ensemble-Based Physical Theatre at Dell’Arte International and a B.A. in Theatre and Dance at Amherst College. Her performance creations and pedagogy center around mask-work, informed by training in Commedia Dell’Arte, Clown, the Greek chorus, and studies in Balinese mask-carving. A collaborative artist at heart, she co-founded international female troupe Til Lalezar Theatre in 2016 and is a co-author of anti-human trafficking play “Jane Doe in Wonderland.” She serves as a faculty member in the Drama Department at New Orleans Center For Creative Arts (NOCCA) and is a teaching artist with Young Audiences of Louisiana. In addition to being a Guest Collaborator with UpLift, she is Collaborating Artist with New Orleans-based company Vagabond Inventions, performing in their on-going work “Requiem for a Stranger” since 2019. www.graceboothperformance.com
