ABOUT

Dr. Jonelle Walker is a Helen Hayes Award-nominated theatre-maker and teacher based in Houston, Texas. She is a Professor of Theatre & Film at San Jacinto College in Southeast Houston. Her work tends to explore complex human emotions with a scholar’s eye for detail and a wickedly dark sense of humor.

A proud artist-scholar, Jonelle received her PhD in Theatre and Performance Studies from the University of Maryland, researching representations of white femininity on stage, film, and digital media from the late 19th century to the present. She was also the host and co-producer of RomCom Killjoys, a podcast applying feminist theories to romantic comedy on film.

In addition to her freelance artistic work, she is an Associate Producer & Company Member with Rorschach Theatre and a founder of Blind Pug Arts Collective. She represents San Jacinto College with the Houston Theatre Training Coalition and Community College Theatre Alliance. She proudly served on the founding Core Committee for Not In Our House DC.