Debra Clinton is passionate about theatre and especially theatre education in all its forms. A theatre artist for over 30 years, Debra Clinton has made a career performing, directing, writing, and teaching theatre.

As the current President of Virginia Theatre Association (VTA), one of the largest state theatre associations in the country, she is responsible for connecting, creating, cultivating and advocating for practitioners of theatre across the Commonwealth of Virginia.

Debra’s directorial credits include work at Virginia Repertory Theatre, Firehouse Theatre, Richmond Triangle Players, Dogwood Dell and countless productions at the Weinstein JCC in Richmond, VA, where she is artistic director of the Jewish Family Theatre.

Debra is a proud recipient of the 2013 Theresa Pollack award for excellence in theatre, as well as a recipient of a Richmond Theatre Critics Circle Award for her libretto and lyrics for the original musical, Croaker, along with composer Jason Marks, which received a NYC production Off Off Broadway in 2016.