Dani Bedau
Pronouns: she/her/hers
Associate Professor
Theatre
Head of Youth Theatre
School of Theatre, Television, and Film
College of Professional Studies and Fine Arts
SDSU
Primary Email: [email protected]
Phone/Fax
Primary Phone: 619-594-1590
Building/Location
Dramatic Arts - 210
Files
Bio
Dani Bedau (she/her/hers) is a theatre artist, facilitator, and educator. She is Associate Professor and Head of Youth Theatre in the School of Theatre, Television, and Film at San Diego State University. Dani has directed, written and devised many plays. She has also co-authored several articles that have been published. Dani creates theatre programs and plays that facilitate conversations across social distance such as race, sexual orientation, gender identity, faith and class. Over the last nearly 30 years, these programs have included; Will Power to Youth, for Shakespeare Center/Los Angeles, Speak to Me, for the Mark Taper Forum and Compassion Plays for Western Justice Center. She is currently working on a musical adaptation of James Brandon’s novel, Ziggy, Stardust & Me, a queer love story. Dani is committed to creating brave spaces for learning and art-making, providing leadership opportunities for young artists, and doing her part, imperfectly, to dismantle hierarchies and end white supremacy.