Producing Artistic Director Carolyn Griffin has been with MetroStage since it’s founding in 1984 and has produced over one hundred main stage productions, including seventeen world premiere plays and musicals, and dozens of cabarets. She is committed to producing the best contemporary writing and showcasing the best regional artists for a broad-based audience reflecting the diversity of the Washington DC metro area. She has built three theatres by repurposing nontraditional storefronts (and a lumber warehouse) into intimate well-equipped theatre spaces.
She has chaired both the Alexandria Arts Forum, which she co-founded, and the Cultural Affairs Committee of the Alexandria Chamber of Commerce and has served on regional panels for both the Virginia and Kentucky Arts Commissions. Awards include the Actors Center Award of Distinction, the Cultural Affairs Award from the Alexandria Commission for Women. She was named a “Living Legend” in 2007 by the Alexandria Gazette Packet and the Alexandria Rotary Club. She received “Helen’s Star,” named after Helen Hayes, from theatreWashington, “presented to daring visionaries who have shaped and redefined the landscape of Washington theatre.”
She holds a B.A. in Psychology from the George Washington University, an M.A. in Psychology from Catholic University and an MBA from Georgetown University.