Starrene Foster
Choreographer
A Richmond native, Starrene Foster is a choreographer, dance educator, and the Artistic Director of Starr Foster Dance, which was awarded the Best Professional Dance Company award by the Virginia Dance Awards. Known for creating emotionally resonant works, Foster has received numerous accolades for teaching and choreography. She is in her 26th year at VCU in the Department of Dance + Choreography and choreographs nationwide for concert dance, theatre, and various wild commissions that come her way. Starrene has received grants from CultureWorks RVA, Partners in the Arts, and Virginia Council for the Arts. She is the recipient of the Theresa Pollak Award for Artistic Excellence and was named Choreographer of the Year by RVA Dance Awards and Richmond’s Most Prestigious Arts Innovators by Style Weekly. Starrene has dedicated her career to collaborating with all types of artists and is an advocate for young dancers. www.starrfosterdance.org
Andrew Gall
Assistant Director
is a playwright, screenwriter, director, and actor based in Richmond, VA. He is an Artistic Associate with Richmond Shakespeare, a teaching artist with Northern Michigan University’s Forest Roberts Theatre, and a recent Pipeline New Works Fellow with Cadence Theatre. His play Burial Tax premieres at Firehouse Theatre in July 2025. In Richmond, he’s worked with Cadence, Firehouse, and Richmond Shakespeare, where Born With Teeth earned him the RTCC Award for Best Director. His broader credits include the Goodman Theatre, Barter Theatre, Flat Rock Playhouse, Chicago Dramatists, and numerous off-off-Broadway and storefront venues. A co-founder of Wing & Groove Theatre (Chicago), he later led Highland Repertory Theatre, Parkway Playhouse, and Asheville’s Magnetic Theatre. He is a member of the WGA, Dramatists Guild, and SDC, and holds MFAs in both directing and playwriting respectively.
