Alexa Scott-Flaherty is a director, actor, producer, and teacher. Most recently she has co-directed “Broadway Bake-Off” at RIT School of Performing Arts, directed “Sisters-in-Law” at JCC Centerstage and co-created and co-directed “Thy Name is Woman” at RIT/NTID. Locally, for Blackfriars Theatre, she has directed “Cry it Out,” “Calendar Girls,” “The Undeniable Sound of Right Now” and “Twelfth Night.” In 2022 she directed “Men on Boats” at RIT/NTID. She has also directed two plays written by local playwrights -”Fielder’s Choice” by Dave Andreatta and “Between Silences” by S.J. Henschel. A proud member of Labyrinth Theatre Company in New York City, she works locally at Blackfriars, Geva Theatre Center, and The JCC Centerstage. She has worked as an actor in New York City at many theaters, including The Public Theatre, SoHo Rep, and PS 122; with the Royal Shakespeare Company of London; and The Shakespeare Theatre in Washington, D.C. Alexa holds a B.A. from Vassar College and an M.F.A in directing from University of Idaho. Alexa is a Visiting Lecturer in the School of Performing Arts at the Rochester Institute of Technology; serves on the Rochester Fringe Festival’s Board of Directors; and is an ensemble member of Impact Interactive LLC. Impact Interactive is an innovative, theatre-based training company that helps organizations create healthy, diverse and inclusive learning and working environments. We use interactive, theatre-based techniques and trained performance educators to stimulate dialogue, challenge assumptions and engage groups in collaborative problem solving around issues that matter.