Elizabeth Bettendorf Bowman

Elizabeth Bettendorf Bowman is a director, teacher, and arts administrator from Wahoo, Nebraska. Since graduating from Northwest Missouri State University in 2012, she has made Kansas City her home. She received her Master of Arts in Theatre from the University of Missouri-Kansas City and is a faculty member at Benedictine College where she teaches theatre and public speaking courses. As an active teaching artist, Elizabeth has taught classes in sketch comedy, creative drama, scene study, improvisation, auditioning, stage combat, and beginning text analysis. Elizabeth has taught with The Coterie since 2012, and has worked in many theaters including Kansas City Repertory Theatre, Metropolitan Ensemble Theatre, and Heart of America Shakespeare Festival. Elizabeth is the Executive Artistic Director of Kansas City Public Theatre.