Jessica Lanius is the Co-Artistic Director and founder of Theatre LILA (www.theatrelila.com) for which she recently directed and choreographed: No Child…,The Suitcase Dreams, A Midsummer Night’s Dream and TRASH at the Overture Center of the Arts in Madison WI. This past summer she was excited to play at American Players Theater as their choreographer for Merry Wives of Windsor and Edward Albee's Seascape.  Jessica’s upcoming projects include directing Aishah Rahman’s The Mojo and The Sayso in Milwaukee and Madison and facilitating the outreach project Real Stories About Race.  Jessica is a proud member of SAG-AFTRA and AEA.