greg geffrard (HE/him)

Sexual assault prevention education primarily with young adults, consent-based ensemble building utilizing the tenants of transformative justice, abolitionist and emergent strategy tools, empathy-building using spoken word poetry and anti-racist frameworks.

Chicago, IL & Atlanta, GA

Greg Geffrard is an educator, Intimacy professional, culture worker, actor, poet, and facilitator. He cultivates sustainable artistic spaces of exploration by sharing consent- based trauma-informed advocacy tools. He aspires to inspire the next generation of self-generators of radical joy.

He is the Resident Intimacy Consultant at Steppenwolf Theatre. As an Associate Faculty member with Theatrical Intimacy Education, he has facilitated workshops at the collegiate and professional levels. He is the conference planner for ATHE with the Association of Theatre Movement Educators. His primary research focuses on integrating intimacy practices into theatrical pedagogy to ensure that the principles of IDEAS (Inclusion, Diversity, Equity, Access & Sustainability) are applied in praxis.

He collaborates with arts organizations to examine their hierarchical structures through the lens of anti-racist practices. He co-leads these complex cultural conversations with The Chicago Inclusion Project and utilizes the “Conversations @ Work: An Antiracist Workshop” format, which he co-created for the Chicago Poetry Center. He facilitates transformative justice-focused conversations & creates curricula with the ambition of establishing brave spaces. He has partnered with Steppenwolf Theatre, The Kennedy Center, the Renee Crown Wellness Institution, the Chicago Poetry Center, the Old Town School of Folk Music, Young Chicago Authors, and the Chicago Arts Partnership in Education.

Greg holds a Bachelor of Arts in Theatre from the University Of South Florida and a Master of Fine Arts in Theatre Performance from the University Of Iowa. He is the Head of BFA Acting and Associate Artistic Director at Brenau University.