Leslie Roth
(AYE DEFY Co-Producer, she/they) is an actor, director, writer and producer based in NYC. Virtual producing credits include THE WOODS. by Jahna Ferron-Smith, MODEL MINORITY by Chloé Hung and Ole White Sugah Daddy by Obehi Janice. As a multi-hyphenate artist, Leslie has developed, devised and acted in new works at La MaMa E.T.C., Primary Stages, Target Margin, The Eugene O’Neill Theater Center and The Bushwick Starr. Acting credits include Measure for Measure (Shakespeare’s Globe, London) and Di & Viv & Rose (Theatre Row). Leslie’s interview-based play Trigger Warning has received readings at The Barrow Group and Columbia University. A former member of The Literary Wing at The Lark and staff at The Lilly Awards, Leslie has a passion for amplifying vibrant stories and celebrating writers. She received her MFA in Acting from Rutgers University’s Mason Gross School of The Arts and trained at NTI as a director in the Theatermakers program at The Eugene O’Neill Theater Center.
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