Projects that include intimate action require special attention deepening the connection to movement, chemistry and closure. Alexis Black directs these scenes with an emphasis on physical storytelling and responsible partnering, fitting the scene seamlessly into the production as a whole. 

WOMEN DESIGNERS

MAKE IT WORK ONSTAGE

By Catey Sullivan

A member of the Society of American Fight Directors, Black is also a certified intimacy director with Intimacy Directors International. She's designed with sex and blood and bodies from Broadway to South Korea.  

"It's not like the movement is excluding men," she says. "Women in design aren't waiting for someone else to create space at the table. They're saying, 'Hey, we're making this table bigger.'"

"These two turn up the heat on stage, making the indoor temperatures simmer to match the outdoor melt-down. The charisma between them is scorching and it is easy to believe that their love is the inspiration for "Romeo and Juliet,"  a play that would transform how love was perceived on stage."

                                                             - Encore (Michigan)

"We know trouble is brewing from the first notes of Leonard Bernstein's titillating score, and yet the opening scene evolves

slowly allowing us to savor every detail the music evokes."

                                                             - Encore (Michigan)

BREAKING THE MOLD

Alexis Black has a strong background in directing diverse stories and diverse cast members. She has spent a large part of her career working with the LGBT commuity, and crossing race, age, gender and cultural boundaries.  Black has worked with actors ages 7-65 on three different continents.