Dylan Southard
Dylan Southard is a writer, dramaturg and producer with 15 years experience in the performing arts and interactive entertainment industries. He has developed new plays with theaters including Centerstage Baltimore, Center Theatre Group, The Geffen Playhouse, Boston Court Pasadena, Skylight Theatre, Native Voices at The Autry Museum, Casa 0101, and Theatre Dybbuk. For more than ten years he has served as...
Dylan Southard is a writer, dramaturg and producer with 15 years experience in the performing arts and interactive entertainment industries. He has developed new plays with theaters including Centerstage Baltimore, Center Theatre Group, The Geffen Playhouse, Boston Court Pasadena, Skylight Theatre, Native Voices at The Autry Museum, Casa 0101, and Theatre Dybbuk. For more than ten years he has served as resident dramaturg for the Robey Theatre Company, where he leads the Advanced Playwright's Lab, and he's served as production dramaturg on award-winning and world premiere productions such as Native Son (Antaeus Theatre), Wood Boy Dog Fish (Rogue Artists Ensemble) and Fatboy with Needtheater, where he previously served as co-Artistic Director. Dylan is also the founding creative director of VR Playhouse where he developed and designed 360° virtual reality experiences. His work in VR has been seen at SXSW, Sundance and the Tribeca Film Institute and he's collaborated with companies like Red Bull, Time Life, Jack in the Box, and Coach. He has written about immersive entertainment for Better Lemons, Howlround, VR Scout and American Theatre and has spoken at Youtube, USC, NextCon, Digital Hollywood and the Open Innovations Forum in Moscow.