Dexter Bullard

Dexter Bullard most recently directed Craig Wright’s Grace at Northlight Theatre. He was awarded the 2004 Lucille Lortel Award for Outstanding Direction Off-Broadway for Tracy Letts’ Bug at The Barrow Street Theater as well as a Drama Desk Nomination for Outstanding Director. Ten years ago he co–founded the critically-acclaimed physical theater company Plasticene, with whom he has directed and collaboratively created eleven original works including the upcoming One False Note and How to Rob a Bank at the Storefront Theater this fall. In 1990 Dexter founded The Next Lab at The Next Theatre where he directed Bouncers for which he received a Jefferson Citation and an After Dark award for his direction. He has also directed for Second City ETC, Famous Door, American Theatre Company and A Red Orchid Theatre. Dexter is Head of Graduate Acting and Showcase Artistic Director with The Theatre School at DePaul University.