Theatre and Film South Campus

Dr. Jonelle Walker is a Helen Hayes Award-nominated playwright, theatre-maker, and scholar based in Houston. During the COVID-19 pandemic, she pivoted to primarily creating immersive experiences. Her plays  tend to explore complex human emotions with a scholar’s eye for detail and a wickedly dark sense of humor. The Washington Post has called her work “vivid, artfully unnerving,” and “ingeniously crafted.”

A proud artist-scholar, Dr. Walker received her PhD in Theatre and Performance Studies from the University of Maryland. While in school, she researched representations of white femininity on stage, film, and digital media dating back to the late 19th century. She was also the host and co-producer of RomCom Killjoys, a podcast applying feminist theories to romantic comedy on film.

In addition to her freelance artistic work, she is an Associate Producer At-Large and Company Member with Rorschach Theatre. Additionally, she co-founded Blind Pug Arts Collective and served as a member of the Not in Our House DC Core Committee.