ALICE KATHERINE CASH

Award-winning director Alice Cash has been described by the San Diego Union-Tribune as "a director to be reckoned with." A native San Diegan, Alice recently returned home after fifteen years on the East Coast, where she built a career directing new works, musicals, and classical theatre across Off-Broadway and independent venues.

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Alice holds an MFA in Directing from The New School for Drama, an MA in Performance Studies from New York University, and a BA from Georgetown University. Her directing work has been seen throughout New York at venues including 54 Below, Green Room 42, the New York Fringe Festival, FRIGID Festival, Identity Theatre Company, and through her own production company, Golden Shards Productions.

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Known for her dynamic approach to storytelling and actor-centered process, Alice has directed an eclectic range of productions including 8000M, Drunk Enough to Say I Love You?, The Comedy of Errors, Edgar & Annabel, She Kills Monsters, and Little Women. She is also the creator of Golden Shards, a critically acclaimed original work exploring the relationship between Lewis Carroll and his muse Alice Liddell, which has been recognized in both scholarly and theatrical circles.

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Her work extends internationally. Alice was commissioned by the French government in the Pas-de-Calais region to create an original production exploring the shared history of Saint-Omer and the Colony of Maryland. In Haiti, she collaborated with students in Port-au-Prince to devise a theatrical work inspired by Haitian folklore. Inspired by her students, she founded a charitable initiative whose inaugural fundraising gala provided educational scholarships, tuition, and meals for five Haitian students for an entire year.

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Beyond directing, Alice is an arts entrepreneur, educator, and producer. Through Golden Shards Productions, she has worked with theatres throughout New York on marketing, public relations, fundraising, and grant development. During the pandemic, she served as a visiting professor and guest director at universities across the East Coast, mentoring and directing the next generation of theatre artists.  As well as her fundraising and Board work in the city.

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Since returning to San Diego, Alice founded and developed Young Roustabouts, the youth education program of The Roustabouts Theatre Company, and directed its inaugural sold-out production of Oliver!. A proud alumna of San Diego Junior Theatre she now serves on the Board. 

She remains passionate about cultivating new artists, creating adventurous theatrical experiences, and building community through the arts.

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Photo Credit:  Dave Rivas