India Nicole Burton
About
India Nicole Burton is an actress, director, playwright, devisor and producer. She is a native of Akron, OH and graduated from The University of Akron in 2011 with a BA in Theatre Arts with an emphasis on performance. Upon graduating, India founded Ma’Sue Productions, an African American theatre company located in Akron, Ohio. She has directed, produced, and performed in several of Ma’Sue’s plays and was co-artistic director until 2015. She is a two-year recipient of the NNPN Producer in Residence Fellowship for Cleveland Public Theatre and a 2021 recipient of the NNPN Bridge Program grant. She was the Artistic Coordinator for Cleveland Public Theatre, in this role she produced over 15 festivals, and several plays. She was also a cast member of American Dreams, which was nominated for a Drama League Award in 2021. She was a Room in the Mu 2021/22 Fellow at The Karamu House Inc. India is currently receiving her MFA in playwriting from The University of Nebraska’s Creative writing program. She is also the recipient of The National New Play Networks Rolling World Premiere for her play Panther Women: An Army for the Liberation. India is currently a freelance director, playwright and teaching artist in Chicago. IL.
