Clare Brennan

Artistic Director

Clare (she/her) has led Red Theater since July 2019. Directing credits include Caryl Churchill’s Vinegar Tom and the Chicago premiere of Savannah Reich’s Caveman Play for Red Theater; Agnes of God (Jeff Recommended; Redtwist Theatre) Anthony Neilson’s Stitching (BlackLight Theatre; Dublin, Ireland), Home of Love (Wall to Wall Theatre Festival; Ann Arbor, MI), and Othello (The University of Michigan). Other credits include sound designer for The Mad Ones (Blank Theatre), producer for Bicycle Thieves (Littlebrain Theatre/RhinoFest), and curator of many an apartment show. Elsewhere in Chicago, she has worked with Chicago Shakespeare Theatre, TimeLine Theatre, Shattered Globe, Links Hall, The Den, Prop Thtr, Theatre Evolve, and NON:op. Clare holds a B.A. in Drama and English from the University of Michigan.

More from Clare: @claremargaret14 on Instagram

Past Red credits: Director for Vinegar Tom (2022), Caveman Play (2023); Producer for You Are Happy (2019), Isle of Sugar (2020), Indoor Cats (2023), Hamlet (2024), DOGS (2024)

Currently working on: Director for Kairos (2025)

Fun fact: She’s really into crossstitch these days. Like, really into it.