Who We Are

JACK READ, CO-FOUNDER & ARTISTIC DIRECTOR
Jack Read is the Co-Founder and Artistic Director of The Wheel Theatre Company. Jack has worked on shows with Providence Children’s Museum (Providence, RI), Artist’s Exchange (Warwick, RI), PlayMakers Rep (Chapel Hill, NC), the American Shakespeare Center (Staunton, VA), a tiny courtyard in Greensboro, NC, and myriad living rooms and basements up and down the east coast. As a director, Jack seeks to tell stories about human beings doing the best they can with what they have, and finding the strength within themselves to move forward. Jack recently completed four consecutive terms of service with AmeriCorps, and will continue to work in the nonprofit sector of DC.
JACK READ, CO-FOUNDER & ARTISTIC DIRECTOR
Jack Read is the Co-Founder and Artistic Director of The Wheel Theatre Company. Jack has worked on shows with Providence Children’s Museum (Providence, RI), Artist’s Exchange (Warwick, RI), PlayMakers Rep (Chapel Hill, NC), the American Shakespeare Center (Staunton, VA), a tiny courtyard in Greensboro, NC, and myriad living rooms and basements up and down the east coast. As a director, Jack seeks to tell stories about human beings doing the best they can with what they have, and finding the strength within themselves to move forward. Jack recently completed four consecutive terms of service with AmeriCorps, and will continue to work in the nonprofit sector of DC.

ELIZABETH FLOYD, CO-FOUNDER & MANAGING DIRECTOR
Elizabeth Floyd is the Co-Founder and Managing Director of The Wheel Theatre Company. As a graduate of Elon University in North Carolina, Elizabeth is the author of the thesis, “Staging History through Shakespeare’s Henriad,” which she recently presented at The American Shakespeare Center’s Blackfriars Conference. She also studied abroad at the London Dramatic Academy where she was fortunate enough to study Shakespearean acting under some of the most prominent theater teachers in England. Elizabeth has had the opportunity to work at several theatres in the Virginia, DC, Maryland areas including, The American Shakespeare Center, The Kennedy Center, Arena Stage, and Centerstage.
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