Judith Allen
JUDITH ALLEN served for over two decades as the Associate Artistic Director for OpenStage Theatre and is an award-winning director, actress, and designer. She most recently appeared with OpenStage as Princess Dragomiroff in Murder on the Orient Express, Clairee in Steel Magnolias, and is a recent recipient of the BroadwayWorld (Denver Region) nod for Best Supporting Actress for her role as Mattie Fae Aiken in August Osage County. Judi was the first recipient of the Shela Jennings Award for Theatre Excellence (OpenStage, 2017) and has directed OpenStage productions of Noises Off (OpenStage OPUS Award/Best Play and Best Director and Denver Post Ovation nominee/Best Comedy), The Drawer Boy (OPUS/Best Play and Best Director), and Romeo and Juliet (OPUS/Best Director. Other favorite roles with OpenStage have been Chris in Neil Simon’s Rumors (OPUS nominee and Denver Post Ovation Award/Best Supporting Actress) and the Nurse in the 2014 production of Romeo and Juliet (OPUS/Best Actress). Judi is also an award-winning makeup artist and the 2001 recipient of the OpenStage Founders’ Award for outstanding contributions to the Company.
Judith's Work with OpenStage
| Event | Role |
|---|---|
| The Book of Will |
Emilia Bassano Lanier Director/Production Manager |
| The Book of Will |
Emilia Bassano Lanier Cast |
| Clue: On Stage |
Director Crew |
| Sense and Sensibility |
Production Manager Crew |
| Cyrano de Bergerac |
Director Crew |
| Agatha Christie's Murder on the Orient Express |
Princess Dragomiroff Cast |
| Frankenstein |
Specialty FX MakeUp Designer Crew |
| Much Ado About Nothing |
Director Crew |
| Steel Magnolias |
Clairee Belcher Cast |
| The Comedy of Errors |
Box Office Manager Crew |
| And Then There Were None |
Stage Manager / Light Board Operator Crew |
| La Bete |
Make-Up Designer Crew |
| August: Osage County |
Mattie Fay Aiken Cast |
| Outside Mullingar |
Production Manager Crew |
| Journey to the West |
Make-Up Designer / Make-Up Stylist Crew |
| Unnecessary Farce |
Director Crew |
| Romeo and Juliet |
Nurse Cast |
| Dangerous Liaisons |
Make-Up Designer Crew |
| The Tempest |
Prospero Cast |
| Wit |
Production Manager / Make-Up and Hair Designer Crew |
| Noises Off |
Director Crew |
| A Midsummer Night's Dream |
Titania / Hyppolyta Cast |
| A Child's Christmas in Wales |
Stage Manager Crew |
| The Ladies Man |
Director Crew |
| Othello |
Make-Up Designer Crew |
| 33 Variations |
Make-Up Designer Crew |
| King Lear |
Make-Up Designer / Make-Up Stylist Crew |
| A Picasso |
Make-Up Designer Crew |
| Sherlock Holmes: The Final Adventure |
Director / Properties Crew Crew |
| Casino Royale |
M Cast |
| The Glass Menagerie |
Production Manager / Make-Up Designer Crew |
| SceneWorks |
Actor Cast |
| Anon(ymous) |
Make-Up Designer / Make-Up Stylist Crew |
| Doubt |
Production manager Crew |
| As You Like It |
Director Crew |
| Third |
Laurie Jameson Cast |
| Noises Off |
Director Crew |
| The Harvey Product |
Producing Artistic Director Crew |
| The Harvey Product |
Mother of God / Ge Cast |
| Saint Joan |
Make-Up Designer Crew |
| True West |
Artistic Consultant Crew |
| Picnic |
Director Crew |
| Splitting Infinity |
Leigh Sangold Cast |
| Desperate Affection |
Producing Advisor Crew |
| The Six That Fell |
Artistic Mentor Crew |
| The Solid Gold Cadillac |
Make-Up Designer Crew |
| The Shape of Things |
Artistic Advisor Crew |
| Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead and 15 Minute Hamlet |
Director Crew |
| Mythologica |
Writing Team Crew |
| The Drawer Boy |
Director / Sound Designer Crew |
| The Weir |
Producer / Properties Design / Set Dressing Crew |
| Major Arcana |
Director Crew |
| Major Arcana |
New Splendid Lady / Reporter / Interviewer / Bonnie / Series Narrator / Creation Committee Cast |
| Moon Over Buffalo |
Producer Crew |
| Raised in Captivity |
Producer Crew |
| Macbeth |
Producer / Make-Up Design Crew |
| Flaming Guns of the Purple Sage |
Big 8 Cast |
| Portals |
Shade Cast |
| Cakewalk |
Lillian Hellman Cast |
| Tartuffe |
Make-Up Design Crew |
| Romeo and Juliet |
Director Crew |
| Who Will Carry the Word |
Renee Cast |
| Fuddy Meers |
Make-Up Design Crew |
| Wit |
Producer Crew |
| Crimes of the Heart |
Make-Up Design Crew |
| Henry IV, Part 1 |
Director / Sound Design Crew |
| An Act of Love |
Actor Cast |
| Rumors |
Chris Gorman Cast |
| Picasso at the Lapin Agile |
Make-Up Design Crew |
| The House of Bernarda Alba |
Producer / Stage Manager / Sound Design Crew |
| Cry Havoc |
Smitty Cast |
| The Man Who Came to Dinner |
Director Crew |
| The Comedy of Errors |
Angelo Cast |
| The 1940s Radio Hour |
Producer Crew |
| The Living |
Director / Sound Design/Producer Crew |
| The Ladies of the Camellias |
Eleonora Duse Cast |
