Preston Crowder (Director) Born and raised in Nashville, TN, Preston Crowder (He/They) is a playwright-actor-director-songwriter with a passion for telling stories surrounding the vast experiences of being Black and Queer in the United States. Production history includes Don't Look Black (Tennessee Playwrights Studio, 2022), Break Your Chains (Juilliard School, 2017), and Flames (University School of Nashville, 2016). Preston is a past fellow for the Tennessee Playwrights Studio. Preston holds a MFA degree from The New School of Drama and a BFA degree from Oberlin College, where they currently serve as a Visiting Professor of Theater and Africana Studies.