SEEMA SUEKO is a theater director who also loves R&D and engaging new communities in the theater. She serves as Deputy Artistic Director of Arena Stage, Washington, DC, where she recently directed the world premiere of Right to be Forgotten, a play about online norms, revenge and forgiveness. Experts from the Center for Democracy & Technology were extremely helpful to the process of developing that play. At Arena Stage, Seema drives the season planning process, directs plays, and oversees artistic programs. Her R&D work includes developing the Consensus Organizing for Theater methodology, creating the Green Theater Choices Toolkit, and researching the neuroscience of theater. Prior, she was Associate Artistic Director at Pasadena Playhouse and Executive Artistic Director of Mo`olelo Performing Arts Company, which she co-founded in San Diego. She has directed and acted at theaters across the U.S. including Arena Stage, Denver Center, Ford’s Theatre, Pasadena Playhouse, People’s Light, The Old Globe, Yale Rep, 5th Avenue Theatre, Native Voices, Mo`olelo, among others. Her work has been recognized by the Chicago Jeff Awards, NAACP San Diego, American Arab Anti-Discrimination Committee, Asian Pacific American Friends of the Theater, San Diego Craig Noel Awards, and California State Assembly.