damayanti wallace (she/they) is a proud Chicago-born theatrical director, now based in New York City. Damayanti creates work that centers the emotional landscapes of intersectional identity. She has stage-managed for The 24 Hour Plays (Nationals, Broadway, Musicals, and Gala), Road Kills (Good Apples Collective), and Slanted Floors (Billy McEntee). Her directing credits include Persephone, The Black One by Tyler Exum (Sapphest), Bodies and Beds by Nadel Henville (Re/Venue at Mabou Mines), and various staged readings, including two plays by Anike Sounge, Liahona (Clubbed Thumb) and Girls! Girls! Girls! (Plays to Look Out For). Recently, she directed and co-produced a production of Gray Mud at Theater for a New City in the Johnson Theater, which ran for 3 weeks. Damayanti is committed to building collaborative, emotionally honest work that makes space for underrepresented voices in both theater and film.

Damayanti values the work of new plays and supporting their process from the ground up. Damayanti enjoys working with playwrights as they develop new work from page to stage. As an artist who values artistic connection, meeting and connecting with playwrights is just as exciting as seeing a play in a theater.