EVAN JOHNSON
PROGRAM DIRECTOR
Evan Johnson (He/They) is a San Francisco based performer, playwright, teaching artist, and creative producer. In 2007, Evan graduated from Dell’Arte International School of Physical Theatre in Blue Lake, CA where he studied ensemble-devised theatre. In 2010, Evan wrote and performed their first solo play Don’t Feel: The Death of Dahmer at Mama Calizo’s Voice Factory. Following this premiere, Evan was commissioned by New Conservatory Theatre Center (NCTC) to create Pansy in 2013, before later touring this show to Post5 Theatre (Portland, OR) in 2014 and Theatre Row (NYC) in 2015. Evan has been a House Artist at CounterPulse in the Tenderloin since 2018. At CounterPulse, Evan created Barn Owl in 2017 and How We Spend Our Days in June 2023, both in collaboration with KLANGHAUS. They also perform physical comedy as “Martha T. Lipton” at theaters, clubs, and private gigs (!) and Evan is thrilled to be at Ruth’s Table serving this beautiful community!