Alicia Payne

Alicia Payne is a multidisciplinary storyteller whose credits include theatre, film, television, and radio. Alicia's professional memberships include, ACTRA, CAEA, Dramatists Guild of America and Playwrights Guild of Canada where she served as president. Alicia’s work has been presented in festivals and conferences including: Toronto Fringe Festival; Atlanta Black Theatre Festival; WorldPlay (British Columbia), Garland Lee Thompson, Sr. Readers’ Theatre of New Work at the International Black Theatre Festival (North Carolina); and Valdez Theatre Conference (Alaska), and a play has been translated into Danish. Residencies include the Gros Morne Playwrights Residency, Alicia's facilitation practice includes adaptive change and youth leadership workshops, as well as leadership training simulations. Alicia is the audiobook narrator of Flower Diary by Molly Peacock and a cofounder of Arbez Drama Projects. Alicia believes in the power of storytelling to build community.