Elizabeth Brendel Horn is an associate professor of Theatre for Young Audiences and Creative Drama at Northwestern University and a playwright, director, applied theatre artist and the author of Activated Script Analysis (Routledge). Prior to her appointment at Northwestern, she was an associate professor at the University of Central Florida in partnership with Orlando Family Stage. At UCF, Elizabeth directed the Jeanette M Gould Traveling Theater, which brought theatre-based programming to youth in pediatric hospitals. She also co-directed Mind Matters, a collaboration of UCF and Orlando Family Stage that helps high school students develop mental health tools to lead more resilient lives. Through Mind Matters, Elizabeth partnered with YouthPLAYS to create Pieces of Mind: Ten Plays About Mental Health for Teens. Her other plays published with YouthPLAYS are Elektra, Medea and SWALLOWED! (an existential crisis).
