Lo Williams is a storyteller based in Chicago who centers work that reimagines, reshapes and reclaims representation in theater for the global majority. With a background in hip-hop theater and new works, she has been involved in the development of world premieres of new theatrical productions in the capacities of director, producer, playwright and actor. Selected Chicago directing credits: City of Water (PULSE Theatre Co.); Shakespeare and the Language that Altered a World (Oak Park Festival Theatre). Selected assistant directing credits: Iceboy! (Goodman Theatre), Bad Kreyòl (Signature Theatre & Manhattan Theatre Club); Frozen (Children’s Theatre Co.); Richard III (Chicago Shakespeare Theatre). Williams is an alumna of the National Theater Institute and holds a B.F.A. in Theatre Arts from the Chadwick A. Boseman College of Fine Arts at the illustrious Howard University.