Sidney Monroe Williams

Bio

Sidney Monroe Williams (they/them) is a community-based theatre artist whose work is situated at the intersections of race, gender and class. Through creative strategies, Sid facilitates art-making and conversations with communities to spark dialogue, raise visibility and celebrate marginalized bodies. Sid holds a BA in International Relations from Hendrix College and a MFA in Drama and Theatre for Youth & Communities from The University of Texas at Austin. Artistically, Sid is interested in exploring queer theory and performance methodologies as a means to building more inclusive communities within (and outside) the theatre. Sid carries an extensive background in working with youth spaces & school communities. Not only have they worked as a secondary theatre teacher, they also lead professional development opportunities for educators to include drama-based pedagogy into their classrooms. Sid is an Assistant Professor of Theatre at George Washington University and U.S.A. Fulbright Scholar 2024-25 (Colombia). 

Sid's recent artistic work includes: 

• “At GW, Matthew Shepard’s Story Passes to the Next Generation” by D.R. Lewis

• "NastyWhite Folx…and other filth" presented in the 2023 DC Capital Fringe Festival

• “Humor and commentary meet in ‘By the Way, Meet Vera Stark’ at Corcoran” by Ajani Jones

• “In ‘Journeys To Freedom,’ actors depict stories of escape across the Ohio River.” Louisville Public Media

Publications:

• “Sippin’on Sea Mink-ettes.” 3Views on Theatre.

• “Visual Mapping + Embodied Agency.”  Devising Critically Engaged Theatre with Youth:  the Performing Justice Project by Megan Alrutz/Lynn Hoare, Routledge, 2020, p. 120-122.

• “Learning My True Colors:  Race, Sexuality, and Adultism in LGBTQA Youth Theatre.”  Theatre Topics, vol. 30, no. 2, 2020, pp. 125-132.