Carol M. Becker (she/her)
Director, Dramaturg, Performer, Composer, Writer, Reviewer
Carol M. Becker is a Director/Dramaturg/Performer currently living in Los Angeles. She is the current Artistic Director of NEO Ensemble Theatre. Partial list of Regional Directing credits: I’ll Be With You Shortly, Sister from Another Planet (HFF 2023), Dismissed (HFF 2022), Boy Crazy Psycho Slut (HFF 2023 & 2021), Basement Folly, The Christmas Spirit, I Love You Because, Cat on a Hot Tin Roof, Violet, Beau Jest, A Murder is Announced, For Whom the Southern Belle Tolls, and What Have We Learned (Beyond the Horizon). Assistant Directing credits include: Mrs. Warren’s Profession (A Noise Within), Beauty and the Beast (Oregon Shakespeare Festival), Procreation, A Man’s a Man, and The Chicago Conspiracy Trial (Odyssey Theatre Ensemble).
As a performer, Carol has performed in plays, musicals, stand-up comedy, long-form improvisation, and created her own solo piece which is a loving homage showcasing three incomparable Carols – Channing, Burnett, and Kane as they take a fellow “Carol” under their wings on a healing exploration of PTSD with anecdotes, singing, and laughter.
A lifelong theatre lover, Carol received her BFA in Acting from New York University’s Tisch School of the Arts. She also has “half” of an MFA in Directing (long story). A big state-hopper, she has lived and trained in New York, Chicago, Dallas, and Los Angeles.
For theater company, Fierce Backbone, she was both Lead Producer and a Director for their past two Think & Imagine festivals at the Zephyr. Think & Imagine showcased original works of 24 playwrights and had 86 participants. Presently, she is a member of the Stage Directors & Choreographers Society (SDC) and Literary Managers and Dramaturgs of the Americas (LMDA). Additionally, she was a proud participant of the 2016 Directors Lab West.
Additionally, she reviews theater for The Larchmont Buzz:
larchmontbuzz.com/author/carol-m-becker/
