AUTUMN ANGELETTIE

Autumn Angelettie (she/her) is a theatrical director and multi-hyphenate artist from Greater Philadelphia, based in New York City. As an abolitionist, feminist theatre maker and cultural worker, Autumn thrives crafting mission-oriented work that is subversively joyful, spiritually fulfilling, and rich with the energy-giving force that fuels art for liberation: hope.

RECENTLY Autumn directed the DC premiere of Susan Smith Blackburn Award-Winning Furlough’s Paradise by a.k. payne. The Helen Hayes recommended production marked her return to Theater Alliance after directing the Regional Premiere of York Walker’s Covenant in 2024, for which she received a Helen Hayes nomination for Outstanding Director of a Play – Hayes. In the interim, Autumn served as the Associate Director on the 7-time Tony nominated production of John Proctor Is the Villain by Kimberly Belflower, directed by Danya Taymor. She is the 2025 recipient of the Barbara Whitman Award, recognizing a woman, trans, or non-binary director who has developed a clear and distinctive artistic voice and demonstrated unique vision in their theatrical work.

CURRENTLY Autumn is an Associate Director on the Tony Award Winning Outsiders Musical, directed by Danya Taymor, maintaining both the Broadway and First National Tour productions.

MORE ABOUT AUTUMN Autumn has been honored with directorial experiences at Mabou Mines, Classic Stage with the 24 Hour Plays, the Connelly Theater (RIP) with SheNYC Arts, the Tank, the Brick, and Washington DC’s Theater Alliance, to name a few. Autumn was the 2023-24 Roundabout Theatre Company Directing Fellow and proud member of Roundabout Directors Group 4. She is a proud alumna of the Chadwick A. Boseman College of Fine Arts at Howard University. Autumn has been involved in the development of world premieres by NSangou Njikam (21 Strings: A Rhyme), Lady Dane Figueroa Edidi (Klytmnestra: An Epic Slam Poem, Helen Hayes Best Outstanding Original Play 2020), T.J.L (blk thoughts (:you can redo?:) and Are You My Last Stop?) and numerous other theatrical new works, including her own, in the capacities of producer, director, playwright, and actor. Autumn serves as the Producer of Mabou Mines’ SUITE/space residency for artists of color. She has additionally been honored with experiences on and offstage at the Apollo Theater, Signature Theatre NYC, Mabou Mines, Harlem Stage, Lincoln Center, Park Avenue Armory, Joe’s Pub, Theater Alliance, Young Playwrights’ Theater, Lime Arts Productions’ Twenty by Twenty Fringe, the Broadway Green Alliance, The Howard Players’ 8×10 Play Festival, Philly Young Playwrights’ Monologue Festival, Howard University, and with the Broadway Advocacy Coalition.