welcome!

I’m Dana Pepowski (she/her), an actor/singer, dramaturg, and all-around arts enthusiast. I graduated from Northwestern University in 2020 with double majors in Theatre and History.

I’m drawn to joyful rehearsal rooms that encourage mindful risk-taking and laughter. I am a literary analysis fiend who believes in the power of involving the body for effective and innovative storytelling. During the day, I’m the Programs Coordinator at Links Hall, a performing arts incubator and performance space. I get my kicks helping other multidisciplinary artists develop and present their work.

I love reading, learning languages, and lifting heavy weights. I’m also passionate about holding space for young people to feel seen, heard, and respected - ask me about my time at Northwestern and beyond with the fantastic nonprofit Camp Kesem.

I am proudly queer and invisibly disabled/chronically ill.

Please take a look around at my site and drop me a line on the “let’s chat” page!

other important information

favorite research areas ghosts, folklore, collective memory, religious history, American evangelicalism, Gilded Age United States history, illness & pain, and sisterhood

favorite plays The Humans (Stephen Karam), Heroes of the Fourth Turning (Will Arbery), John (Annie Baker)

favorite musicals Sweeney Todd, Cabaret, The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee

most untapped special skill I can rotate my elbows 360 degrees.