kb saine is a freelance director, author, educator and theatre historian. professionally, kb served for six years as the producing artistic director of sycamore rouge in petersburg, va.; she has worked with greenbrier valley theatre in lewisburg, w.va., and the richmond triangle players, theatre iv/theatre gym, the barksdale theatre, firehouse theatre project, theatrevirginia, dogwood dell, yellow house productions, theatremachine and sparc in richmond, va.; and the dallas theatre center in dallas, texas.
her accomplishments as a dramatists guild-member playwright include adaptations of 'the velveteen rabbit,' (a play with music with original compositions by roddy barnes) 'rumpelstiltskin', and the original works 'appalachian blackface' and 'read·y for right.' saine's academic writing includes issues of race and the representation of marginalized groups, with a particular focus on black theatre history and 19th and early 20th century blackface minstrel performance. her professional service includes extensive work with the black theatre network (the national organization of black theatre professionals, academics and practitioners), where she is a past president for the national executive board.
she currently heads the contemporary theatre studies program at shepherd university within the department of contemporary art and theatre, in conjunction with the contemporary american theatre festival.
for more detail about kb's directing career, or for more information about her work as a playwright, dramaturg & producer of new works, please visit www.kbsaine.com.