Robert M. Thaxton-Stevenson

Robert is a native New Yorker, raised in Greenwich Village and living in Brooklyn. He makes interactive theatre for all ages, works with young people in schools & community settings, and designs for the stage.

He is passionate about creating collaborative and community-based theatre projects, which highlight underrepresented narratives and reimagine classic texts.

He has directed projects and work-in-progress showings at The New Victory Theater, New York Transit Museum, Park Avenue Armory, and Governors Island. He is a company member with Atlantic Pacific Theatre, the Verbatim Performance Lab, and Spellbound Theatre. 

Robert is a full-time theatre teacher and technical director. Previously, he was a Teaching Artist at The New Victory Theater, the Metropolitan Opera Guild, New York Theatre Workshop, and Park Avenue Armory. He holds a BS and an MA in Educational Theatre from NYU.