about
ALLEESE βALβ ELDRIDGE (Dramaturg, Producer, and Performance Artist, Al/They/She/He/It) is an anarcha-feminist performance artist, professional fundraiser, and new play development dramaturg and Producer. Alleese is a founding member of Co.Arts, a company dedicated to producing and developing new works, and currently serves as their Co.Artistic Director.
Al has worked professionally as a fundraiser at Allied Arts and Oklahoma Contemporary Arts Center.
New York Theater Credits: MIXTAPE VOL. 1-4 (Keen Company, Asst. Producer), In The Devil's Hands (Zoopraxic and A/Park Productions, Asst. Producer)
Oklahoma Theater Credits: Dinnertime (Director), THE HAPPENINGS; Part I-6 (Curator, Executive Producer), The Young Company Shakespeare Camp (Camp Director 2025, OkShakes) GRΕNLAND (Co.Arts, Exec. Producer), Men on the Line (Co.Arts, Director), The Great Leap (OKC Rep, Asst. Director), Much Ado About Nothing (OkShakes, Prod. Dramaturg).
9 years and over 24 new works as a producer or dramaturg
6 years of Nonprofit management and fundraising, and over $250,000 raised through individual Gifts, sponsorships, and grants
Experience
The University of Oklahoma, Helmerich School of Drama
BFA in Dramaturgy & Acting
EDUCATION
Minor in Creative Writing
I live in Brooklyn, New York and work as a freelance Producer and Dramaturg for new Works.
I produce and develop new plays with my company, Co.llective Arts Theater Co.
Lascaux by Avery Ann Wolfe, Dir. Morgan Simon