Erica Towe received a Masters of Education, with a focus on theatre pedagogy from The University of Sioux Falls and holds a BA in theatre, speech, and communications, also from The University of Sioux Falls. She trained with Katie Goodman (NY) and is a certified applied improv trainer for Improvisation for Life™. Since 2018, Erica has been a guest teaching artist at LCC, teaching improv classes and supporting the Student Production Association’s improv shows. Currently, Erica is a producer for the Northwest 10-minute Play Festival (NW10) in Eugene, Oregon and a company member at Theatre 33, a resident theatre company at Willamette University in Salem, Oregon. Both NW10 and Theatre 33 focus on new play development by playwrights based in the Pacific Northwest. In addition to her other duties with the companies, Erica serves on both script reading committees which select the season’s play line-up. Since moving to the PNW in 2008, Erica has acted with Oregon Contemporary Theatre, The Shedd Institute, Theatre 33, Very Little Theatre, NW10, and The Warrior Poet Project. As a theatre maker of over 25 years, she has also been involved in numerous grassroots projects, working with passionate local artists to create pop-up performances, host events, tell stories, and moderate talkbacks.