Rainah Gregory (she/her) is a writer, director, performer, (and dog mom!) currently based in Virginia. She is a recent graduate from the University of Virginia with a BA in Drama and a minor in American Sign Language & Deaf Culture. Growing up in England, to American parents, she was raised on a lot of West End theater and finds herself pulling from both American and British experiences in her creative work. Before attending UVA she completed the Integrated Program at the American Musical and Dramatic Academy (AMDA) in New York (‘17).

She was named the National SDC Directing Fellow during the National Kennedy Center American College Theater Festival (KCACTF) in Spring ‘21. She was later accepted into and completed a two-week directing intensive through Yale Summer Session during the summer of ‘21. In 2022 she was a regional finalist for the KCACTF Ten Minute Play Festival with her short play Bake for Life which was produced simultaneously at the University of Virginia for their New Works Festival. She received the The 2022 William Demoville Pettway Prize for extraordinary service University of Virginia Department of Drama. She is a proud associate member of the Society of Directors and Choreographers (SDC).

Writing credits include: Ismene: piecing together a woman (Independent Study, UVA Department of Drama ‘22), Princess Poppy’s Perfect Husband (Virginia Players Play in a Day ‘22), Bake for Life (UVA New Works Festival ‘22 and KCACTF Ten Minute Play Festival ‘22), FUNeral (UVA New Works Festival ‘21), and So I Guess We’re Doing This (UVA Overcranked Short Film*).

For more information and to view her directing credits please visit: www.rainahgregory.com
Instagram: @rainahdarlene