Alicia Lark Fuss is an Assistant Professor of Theatre at Middle Tennessee State University where she delights in teaching aspiring theatre educators and exploring the art of storytelling with students from all majors. Alicia gets fired up about all things at the intersection of theatre and youth, and is never happier than when “in-process” facilitating drama experiences with and for young people. MTSU directing credits include The Giver, Eurydice, and most recently, the touring production of Tomato Plant Girl. 

In her previous work, Alicia served as the Director of Arts Education for the Tennessee Arts Commission and worked for more than a decade as the Director of Education for Nashville Children’s Theatre (NCT). Some of her proudest accomplishments include launching NCT’s Sensory Friendly Performance series, increasing training and resources for inclusion, and creating a series of process-based creative drama classes that encourage youth of all ages to step into imagined worlds and play. Alicia’s professional directing credits include Inside Out and Backwards, The Snowy Day and Other Stories by Ezra Jack Keats, and Afflicted: Daughters of Salem with NCT. Upcoming: It’s a Wonderful Life (Nashville Repertory Theatre).

Alicia holds an MFA in Theatre for Young Audiences from the University of Central Florida and a BA in Theatre Arts from Florida State University. She is a proud member of the Theatre for Young Audiences/USA and the American Alliance for Theatre Education, and has served as Board Member for both organizations.

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