Alex Marrs (she/her) is an American arts administrator living in Scotland. She is pursuing a MSc in Creative Industries & Cultural Policy at the University of Glasgow while also serving as Interim Managing Director for Brooklyn-based theatre company, Colt Coeur. Most recently, she served as Chief of Staff – a role that encompassed development, special events, marketing, operations, and strategic planning – at Primary Stages, a non-profit Off-Broadway theatre company. Previously, she worked as the Assistant Director of Arts Advancement at Tilles Center for the Performing Arts in Long Island, creating strategy for long-term and transformational fundraising. Prior to New York, she worked at her undergraduate alma mater, Christopher Newport University in Virginia, in advancement for the academic arts programmes, a performing arts centre, and a fine art museum. Alex is a graduate of the Commercial Theater Institute’s 14 week producing intensive and an alumna of TedxBroadway’s Young Professionals group. She now serves on the Board of Directors of Playwrights’ Studio Scotland.

While in residence at Cove Park, she will work on finalising her academic dissertation on artist residency programmes and their impact on writers’ creative processes.

Image: Alex Marrs (Laura Quintero Photography)