Elizabeth Swanson (they/she) is a Chicago-based director and writer focused on developing new work and rehydrating classic texts. Recent directing credits include A Streetcar Named Desire (Paramount Theatre, 2024), The Importance of Being Earnest (co-adapted with Dusty Brown, Strawdog Theatre, 2024), I Know My Own Heart (North American Premiere, Pride Arts Center, 2019), and Head Over Heels (Kokandy Productions, 2019). Elizabeth has directed 30+ workshops and readings of new work, including their new musical, Saint Hildegard. Elizabeth teaches in Columbia College Chicago’s Musical Theatre Program and holds an MFA from the Lir National Academy of Dramatic Arts at Trinity College, Dublin.