Lisa L. Abbott is an Associate Professor of Theatre at Georgia Southern University.  Ms Abbott has lived and worked all over the United States as a theatre director and stage manager.  A previous board member for GTC she has been an active part of GTC since moving to Georgia in 2008. As a director she is fascinated by the dynamic of movement and character. Last year she was awarded the Hilton Worldwide Award for Distinguished Director through the Kennedy Center/American College Theatre Festival for her work on Race; a play by David Mamet. Most of her professional credits are in the development of new works with such companies as Portland Center Stage, Pavement Productions (Co- Artistic Director), The Organic Theatre in Chicago, and the Chicago Dramatists.  She is currently the South Carolina and Georgia Response Coordinator for the Kennedy Center/American College Theatre Festival.