Jillian Petrie

Jillian Petrie is an award winning director/choreographer of stage and film. With over over 100 productions under her belt, she is just getting started. She is currently company choreographer for The Growing Stage, a professional regional theatre company located in New Jersey. Here she has previously served as co-director on three main-stage productions. As of June 2018 she has been Director of TGS's new Theatre Dance program. Productions are full-length plays that aim to challenge existing boundaries by incorporating movement based storytelling and exploring audience engagement. In addition, Jillian is an adjunct professor at Centenary University and founder of the media company, Athletes & Artists.

 Jillian was recently a member of the 2018-2019 SDCF Observership Class and Directors Lab West Class of 2019.