Scholar Profile

Ashley Thaxton-Stevenson

Performing Arts

Biography

Ashley Thaxton-Stevenson (she/her) is a theatre maker and educator, raised in the foothills of Southern California, with British, Black and Korean ancestors. She holds an BA from NYU Gallatin's School of Individualized Study, an MFA in Acting from Brooklyn College.

As a director/dramaturg and performer, Ashley specializes in new play development, theater for young audiences, and contemporary applications of Shakespeare. She is the co-director of YouthWorks at BAX/Brooklyn Arts Exchange, a Core Ensemble Member of the Verbatim Performance Lab, an Ensemble Member of Spellbound Theatre, and a proud Associate Member of SDC, the union of Stage Directors and Choreographers.

As an educator, Ashley supports youth, emerging artists, and arts organizations to deepen their creative practices through student-centered training, collaboration, and a spirit of generosity. She is an an Adjunct Faculty Member with NYU’s Program in Educational Theatre (recipient of a Spring 2021 USG Departmental Award) and a Faculty Member and the Community Engagement Coordinator of the award winning Fiasco Theater Company.

High school:  Marshall Fundamental

Degrees

News and Highlights

Ashley Thaxton-Stevenson (MS '10)

Ready for the stage. Ashley Thaxton, MS ‘10, is one of only four NYU freshman to be cast in the Steinhardt School of Culture, Education, and Human Development’s production of “Alice: Through the Looking-Glass,” a family freindly interpretation of Lewis Carol’s classic “Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland.” There will be multiple performances in late October and early November at the Press Hall Black Box Theater.