Carsen (she/her) is a director, sound designer, and Brooklyn based Chicagoan. She primarily uses non-hierarchical methods of collaboration to create accessible, equitable, ensemble-driven, devised work that questions American history and morality. A staunch supporter of trash, glitter, and dance-pop, Carsen embraces stylized theatricality as a means of entertainment, conversation, and dissidence. She is the co-artistic director of Rat Queen Theatre Company, a resident artist with New Light Theatre Project, a 2020-2021 Roundabout Emerging Directors Group member, and a member of the 2019-2021 SDCF Observership Class. Carsen was the 19/20 Wingspace Theatrical Design Directing Mentee, a National Alliance of Musical Theatre 2018 Directing Observer, and a 2018-2019 resident artist at Access Theatre with Rat Queen. Select Directing: Judy Doomed Us All (Ice Factory // New Ohio), Unboxing (Dixon Place), The Bench (Secret Theatre), and workshops/readings with La MaMa ETC, Boise Contemporary Theatre, and Fresh Ground Pepper. She has assisted on productions at Oregon Shakespeare Festival, TheaterWorksUSA, and EST/Youngblood. Select Sound: "DADDY" (asst. The New Group), A Bright Room Called Day (assoc. Juilliard), Something for the Fish (CPR), Fiction. (600 Highwaymen). www.carsen-joenk.com