Tiffany Johnson
(Berniece/Pyramid Theatre Company Producing Artistic Director)

Tiffany Johnson (Berniece/Pyramid Theatre Company Producing Artistic Director) was born in St. Louis, MO, but raised in Iowa and considers herself an Iowa native. Acting has always been a passion of hers as she feels it gives her a unique opportunity to ask tough questions, raise awareness of issues, and many times walk right up and touch the elephant in the room.

Her stage credits include Good People and Clybourne Park with StageWest; The Jack Trice Story for Juneteenth; The Mountaintop for Westminster Presbyterian Integral Arts; and Silent Victory and The Amen Corner for Pyramid Theatre Company. In 2014, under the direction of Ken-Matt Martin, she played Rose in Fences at Des Moines Social Club, receiving an acting award from Broadway World. She moved to the production side of theatre with A Soldier’s Story at Des Moines Social Club, serving as the show’s associate director.

In August 2015, Tiffany became one of the founding members of Pyramid Theatre Company which was established to serve as a gateway to the arts and to enhance the experience by illuminating the presence of Black artists and providing opportunity for more diverse artistic expression. Tiffany made her directorial debut in 2016 with Pyramid’s first production, A Raisin in the Sun. She has since directed Akeelah and the Bee for Des Moines Young Artists’ Theatre, Dead Dog Park for Open Door Rep, Intimate Apparel for Pyramid, How I Learned What I Learned, a co-production of Pyramid and Iowa City’s Riverside Theater, and A Love Offering and Beaufield Berry’s Buffalo Women, co-productions of Pyramid and The Playhouse. Tiffany was featured by the Des Moines Register as one of the people to watch in 2019 and the State of Iowa awarded her the 2019 Martin Luther King Jr. Achievement Award for her contributions to art and her commitment to the community utilizing art to educate and enhance the Black experience in Iowa.

More than anything, Tiffany loves to give of herself to her community as she firmly believes “as you empty your vessel, your vessel is filled.” She also believes it takes a village to raise our children, to support our communities, and to nurture our tomorrows, and intends to use her gifts to make room for others to utilize theirs.