Woodzick
Statewide Outreach Manager
Woodzick is an experienced digital marketer and arts entrepreneur. Born and raised in Madison, they hold a BA in Theatre/Dance from Luther College and an MFA in Contemporary Performance from Naropa University. As a journalist and thought leader for gender diversity and inclusion in the theatre industry, their work has been published by Theatre Topics, American Theatre Magazine, and HowlRound, and they have consulted nationally with theatres and educational programs. They host a monthly podcast for American Theatre, titled the Theatrical Mustang Podcast.
Their work as the Founder of The Non-Binary Monologues Project has been featured by PBS NewsHour Weekend. As an educator, they have had the privilege of leading a workshop at the Temple Grandin School through their work with the Colorado Shakespeare Festival's Violence Prevention in the Schools program. A late-diagnosed autistic human, they thrive being in a community with other neurodivergent creatives, which are in abundance in the Islands of Brilliance community!
An avid fan of the art of drag, their chapter on trans and non-binary contestants was published in the anthology Why Are We All Gagging? The Cultural Impact of RuPaul's Drag Race, distributed by University of Chicago Press.
Currently, they reside in northern Wisconsin with their silver lab, River.