Director

"Billie Aken-Tyers directed her cast expertly This is a must-see."

-British Theatre Guide

is a Made-in-Britain creative artist specializing in ensemble based work. Billie is a firm believer in facilitating a safe, creative environment in which actors, and the work can thrive .

Her original play, Your Alice premiered Off Broadway at BAM in May 2018 and will journey to the Edinburgh Fringe in August 2018. For More information visit www.youralicetheplay.com.

Other credits include the New York premiere of Red Winter by Anthony Mercado and Lysistrata Jones (Nominated for Outstanding Production of a Musical, NYIT Awards), both at Ophelia Theatre. Rogers and Hammerstein's Cinderella at Shenandoah Music Theatre Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat, at the Scranton Shakespeare Festival, The Revolutionists by Lauren Gunderson and Timeless: A devised play at New College Durham.

Associate/Assistant credits include: Me and the Girls written and directed by Douglas Carter Beane starring Alan Cumming. To Wong Foo the Musical written and directed by Douglas Carter Beane and The Caucasian Chalk Circle directed by Jenny Lingham.

Billie was the Artistic Director at the Ophelia Theatre Group form 2017-2020.