Andrew White is the program director of membership & national engagement at PEN America. He comes to PEN America having spent much of his career working in non-profit theater as a playwright, director, actor, educator, and administrator, primarily with Chicago’s Lookingglass Theatre Company. Most recently, White was an ensemble Member and served as Artistic Director (2010-2015) and Director of the Department of Curiosity (2016-2023). Andrew has worked in corporate, nonprofit, and classroom environments, structuring and facilitating conversations with participants around organizational and community issues. He led workshops across sectors with participants of all ages, backgrounds, beliefs, and identities, including arts-integrated lessons in Chicago’s elementary and high schools, arts-based programs for people with dementia and their care-partners, communications and role-playing sessions for medical professionals, and team cohesion, brand identity, and storytelling workshops within a corporate setting. White holds a BS in Performance Studies from Northwestern University.
Andrew White
Program Director, Membership & National Engagement
Articles by Andrew White
2025 Annual General Meeting: Looking to Challenges Past, Present, and Future
PEN America’s professional members approved a new slate of board members and elected a new president, critically acclaimed novelist Dinaw Mengestu, at the organization’s annual convening, and writers described their dual role as artists and activists during times that demand both.
“Thank you for not giving up on Florida”: A rallying cry at the Unified Voices Summit in Orlando
Last weekend, superheroes of education and civic engagement turned out by the hundreds in Orlando to stand against Gov. DeSantis and other other elected leaders who are censoring and suppressing basic rights in Florida.