Tea Alagić

Tea Alagić (Director) is an internationally recognized theater maker and producer based in New York City. She holds a BFA in acting from Charles University in Prague and an MFA in directing from Yale School of Drama, where she was awarded the Julian Milton Kaufman Prize. Since 2012, she has taught directing and collaboration at The New School for Drama, where she served as Head of Directing from 2016 to 2020.

Alagić has directed major productions across the U.S. and Europe, including world premiere of The Brothers Size by Tarell Alvin McCraney (The Public Theater, Lortel Award nomination), Jackie by Elfriede Jelinek (WP Theater, Lortel Award nomination ), Romeo and Juliet (CSC Rep), and Passing Strange (The Wilma Theater), for which she received several awards and nominations, including a Barrymore Award for Outstanding Direction and nominations for Outstanding Production. Born in Bosnia and Herzegovina, Alagić fled her country in 1992 due to war and found refuge in theater. Her work reflects a deep commitment to cross-cultural collaboration and storytelling.