ALISON KORMAN

An educator and classically trained performer raised in New York, Alison's enjoyed her first professional performance at age 12.

After college and then performing abroad for several years, she worked at nonprofit and commercial arts enterprises in NYC before founding Korman+Company Arts Management which she helmed for and working at for over 25 years.

While in NYC, she performed regularly in off-Broadway venues, and with the Journey Company at the International Fringe Festival in Edinburgh, Scotland. In 1997, she became bi-coastal, and began appearing in film, TV, and stage projects in Los Angeles, and creating scenics and costumes for professional theatre companies.

Alison conceived The Young Shakespeareans in 2010, and formally founded the organization in 2016. She helms the organization developing new educational initiatives/programs/curriculum, recruiting and training new Teaching Artists, and supervising all programs and stage productions.

Alison continues to perform in theatre, film, and television. She holds a Bachelor of Arts in Special Education and Foreign Language from Washington University in St. Louis, and is a member of SAG-AFTRA.