Danielle (Dani) Barlow

Danielle (Dani) Barlow (she/her) is a theatre manger who most recently served as the Interim Associate Producer at Woolly Mammoth Theatre Company in Washington, DC, where she provided support for productions in the 2020-21 season including Telephonic Literary Union’s Human Resources, This Is Who I Am by Amir Nizar Zuabi, and Hi, Are You Single? by Ryan J Haddad. Previously, she was part of the Yale School of Drama theater management program where she held the positions of Associate Director of Development and Alumni Affairs for Yale Repertory Theatre and the School of Drama, and Company Manager of Yale Repertory Theatre. Dani completed her Management Fellowship in Chicago at Steppenwolf Theatre Company with Executive Director David Schmitz. During her graduate studies, she authored a case study on organizational leadership and transition at The Lark Theatre Company and served as Producing Director of the Dwight/Edgewood Project, a community outreach summer youth playwriting program for middle school students.

Prior to graduate school, she was with Woolly Mammoth as the Executive Assistant to Howard Shalwitz, Founding Artistic Director, and Meghan Pressman, Managing Director. Dani has also held positions at Studio Theatre and Round House Theatre and served as a grant review panelist for the DC Commission of the Arts and Humanities. Dani holds an MFA in Theater Management from the Yale School of Drama and a BA in Theater and Business Administration from Muhlenberg College. At Yale, she was the recipient of the George C. White Prize in Theater Management. Dani currently serves on the Tony Awards Nominating Committee. Most recently Dani was featured as one of American Theatre Magazine’s “Top 10 Rising Black Women+ to Watch in Theatre.”