Ellen Valencia is a dramaturg, director and producer. As a dramaturg she has worked with Creede Repertory Theatre on Marco Ramirez’s The Royale and has been on the Dramaturgy team for State Theater New Jersey. She has also worked in Artistic Engagement at the Tony Award® winning McCarter Theatre Center. As a director Ellen was the Producing Artistic Director of Hub City Theatre Festival where one of her favorite projects included “To Be Young Gifted and Black” where she also worked on Eureka Lewis’ “Justin’s Side” (produced in partnership by Oregon Shakespeare Festival and Blackboard plays), she was also on the directing team at the Tony Award® winning Crossroads Theatre Company for “Beyond the Oak Trees”, “Holiday Jubilee”, and Walter Moseley’s “Breathe”- a workshop. While at Crossroads she also served as Producing Associate for Rohina Malik’s “Mecca Tales”. Ellen holds a BA in Theatre Arts and Africana Studies from Rutgers University and is a part of the MFA Dramaturgy program at Columbia University.