Roderick Woodruff

(Playwright/Actor/ Producer) holds a Bachelor’s of Fine Arts in Acting from Southern Methodist University. In addition, he is an Engaged Learning Fellow and recipient of the Greer Garson Excellence in Acting Award. Roderick’s artistic interests include theatre for the oppressed, social justice movements, life as performance and the intersectionality of being black, queer and poor.

As a solo performance artist, his previous works include: Boyz (SMU 2017) and Raining Men (SMU 2018). He most recently portrayed the role of Sorin in The Eccentric Bear Theater Company’s Production of The Seagull by Anton Chekhov. As an artist, Roderick aims to tell the story of the black queer man who is often forced into silence.