Taylor Harlow is a director, actor, and teaching artist originally from Kansas City.
Harlow is passionate about making theatre for all kinds of people, especially those who may have never seen it before. Equally inspired nurturing new works or re-examining the cannon, Harlow’s work has been described as both “scrappy” and “meticulous”. His directing work has been seen at The Shakespeare Theatre of New Jersey, Astra Theatre Company, Temple University, and The Pace University Sands School for Performing Arts.
Harlow’s acting work has been seen Off-Broadway and across regional theatres, including Immersive Everywhere, The Sheen Center, The Skirball Center, En Garde Arts, Kansas City Repertory Theatre, The Heart of America Shakespeare Festival, Starlight Theatre, Musical Theater Heritage and EgoPo Classic Theater. He’s been in residence at The Eugene O’Neil Theatre Center and The Barn Arts Collective.
As an educator, Harlow designed and taught six undergraduate courses in both studio training and traditional lecture environments at Temple University. He assisted an additional six courses, including gen-ed theatre, directing, and on-camera acting. In fall of 2024, he co-facilitated a course in a North Philadelphia jail after receiving a certificate in Prison Exchange Educational Program Design.
Harlow’s research and writing focuses on the intersections of performance, collective imagination, worldmaking and community health. As an artistic consultant, he has worked for The Kimmel Center in Philadelphia where he collected and analyzed data to support a pilot theatre education program.
Harlow received his B.F.A. in Acting from the Pace University Sands School of Performing Arts and his M.F.A. in Directing from Temple University.