I’m glad you found me! I’m a certified intimacy director living and working in Utah. I serve as both a choreographer and an advocate, and work with the creative team and actors to choreograph powerful stories involving intimacy, nudity, violence/stage combat, and/or vulnerable scenes, while still respecting boundaries. 

I am a highly collaborative theatre artist, who works to empower both actors and the rest of the creative team to do their best and bravest work.

I have 20+ years of experience as an actor, director, choreographer, sound designer, writer, and teaching artist, and I bring all of these things with me into my work. (You can read more about my theatre experience here, or check out my IMDB page.) 

Everything I do is deeply rooted in physical storytelling, dramaturgy and script analysis, and allowing for the magic of discovery and experimentation within actor boundaries. 

I have over 200 hours of training with Intimacy Directors and Coordinators, Theatrical Intimacy Education, and Intimacy Coordinators of Color, as well as training in mental health first aid, trauma stewardship, bystander intervention, conflict resolution, and anti-racism. 

I’ve been able to train with some of the industry’s leading figures in intimacy work, including Alicia Rodis (HBO Head of Intimacy), Lizzy Talbot (Bridgerton, The Witcher), Cha Ramos (Jagged Little Pill, Company), and Claire Warden (Drama Desk Award nominee, Slave Play).

As a queer and neurodivergent theatre artist, I strive to bring social justice and mental health practices into every rehearsal room, because at my core, I believe that art should never come at the cost of personhood. 

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I'd love to be a part of your project, whether it's big or small. You can find my rate card here. Check out my training and experience, visit my Instagram page, or shoot me an email at lizwhittakeremail@gmail.com!