Dalia Ashurina (she/her) is an Assyrian-American director and writer focusing on explosive theatricality and subverting existing narratives. She was listed in the Forbes 30 Under 30 Hollywood and Entertainment 2025 publication. Her Broadway credits include serving as Associate Director of Sweeney Todd and as the Resident Director at Phantom of the Opera. She has worked with Shakespeare and Company, Lookingglass Theater, San Francisco Playhouse, Center Theater Group, Cornerstone Theater, Arena Stage, Wayward Artists Ensemble, the Parsnip Ship Podcast. Internationally, she directed the concert Omar Bashir, Back to My Assyrian Roots at the University of Salamanca in Spain. She is an alum of UC Irvine where she graduated with a B.A. in Drama and honors in directing. She received a grant from the National New Play Network to write Edessa of Baghdad with composer Avi Amon and is the 2024-2025 SDCF Denham Fellow. Up next: Iraq But Funny at Lookingglass Theater. @your_gal_dal
Bio as of 2025
