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VANESSA OGBUEHI is a director and performer of new and devised work, mixing clown, narrative, and spectacle to elevate everyday stories to mythic proportions. Most recently, she assistant directed Heartbeat Opera’s Lady M, which the New York Times called “Flat-out brilliant.” While the inaugural Director of Digital, Film, & Interactive Media at Pig Iron Theatre Company, she collaborated with filmmaker Josephine Decker on The Path of Pins or The Path of Needles, an immersive performance exploring fairy tales and motherhood. Other past collaborators include Double Edge Theatre and The Bearded Ladies Cabaret. University direction includes Orlando (Boston University), Metamorphoses (Villanova), and Resilient: Black Bottom (Drexel), a student-written piece about the university's 1960s expansion atop a thriving black neighborhood. Vanessa was recently awarded a 2023 Drama League Assistantship, paired with Dawn Monique Williams for the world premiere of Welcome to Matteson at New Jersey Repertory Theatre. She holds a Graduate Certificate in Devised Performance from Pig Iron Theatre Company.