Abi Hood is a San Diego based artist, director, and educator who primarily enjoys art that explores autonomy, communal healing, and femininity.

As a director, Abi has worked on a range of productions that display her education in movement, intimacy, and devised practices. She loves new works and creating collaborative environments full of honesty, passion, and community. She always aims to utilize the unique personalities around her to help execute the most authentic works possible. She encourages her actors to play and explore within the limitless possibilities of boundaries. More specifically, she enjoys a good challenge.

As an artist, Abi has varied training in acting, movement, and mask making. She has her B.A. degree in Theatre from UC San Diego where she spent a majority of her time acting and directing. There she also learned from peers and professors such as Stephen Buescher (movement and mask technique), Rosie Glen-Lambert (directing and acting), and Julie Burelle (theatre history). She expanded on her training in mask making and technique during her intensive with Tony Fuemmeler at Dell’Arte International - School Of Physical Theatre.

As an educator, she loves working with children and adults alike and believes that humans never stop growing, learning, and changing. She also has extensive training in building and facilitating curriculum. Abi believes that safe educational environments are important for adults and children alike. During her time at UC San Diego, she served as Company 157’s Education and Outreach Director and post-grad, was the San Diego Education Coordinator for Character Kids. She has worked as an theatre teacher with companies such as: La Jolla Playhouse, Playwrights Project, and Blindspot Co.