founder: Dréa Lewis
With over 18 years working between Film/TV productions, theatre education, and strategic arts consulting, Dréa Lewis has in-depth knowledge handling project development directives from start to finish while maintaining a seamless ability to stay on budget, build relationships, and manage workloads.
The journey
Dréa Lewis went from being an ambitious scholar from Albany, GA, to earning a B.S. in Science, Technology, and Culture from Georgia Tech, then subsequently positioned herself to be under the auspices of the multiple award-winning director, Mike Nichols, while pursuing graduate studies in New York. It was Mike Nichols who set the stage for her to work at Paramount Studios, developed a connection to Tom Hanks, and be eligible to join professional unions. Before she earned her Master of Arts degree in Acting (Antioch University Midwest, Yellow Springs, OH), she authored her thesis, “The Mathematics of Acting” © 2007, with the aid of Mr. Hanks. In 2019, she developed that thesis into “The Mathematics of Acting: A Workbook” © 2019.
She is the Managing Director of Dream of Dréa, LLC, a company serving to accentuate the cultural awareness in the production of feature films, theatrical events, and strategic arts consulting. She believe in community service being a member of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc., and Jack and Jill of America, Inc. She is also CFO and co-owner of Genèsic Nonprofit Organization, dedicated to sickle cell awareness and advocacy. For more info about Genèsic visit the site HERE
Notable moments in her career include:
2024 Inaugural Delta Sigma Theta Film Festival artist
2024 Our Village United x Mastercard Digital Doors Atlanta Graduate
2023 BeyGood Foundation Black Parade Route Small Business – Atlanta
2023 Invest Atlanta Creative Artist Grant Recipient
2021 Special Achievement in Directing Award, The Kennedy Center
2020 Merideth Harmon Sauer Guest Artist Grant Recipient
Hyphen Haven Podcast Host
YouTube Partner Program Member
University of Miami Teaching Artist
John Hopkins University Press, Theatre Topics review of “The Mathematics of Acting”
Educational Theatre Association – Learning Center Webinar “The Mathematics of Acting: Voice + Face”
Georgia Thespian Conference Teaching Artist
International Thespian Festival Teaching Artist
Educators Theatre Conference Teaching Artist
Kennedy Center American College Theatre Festival Teaching Artist, Adjudicator, Respondent
Playwright’s Lab, Hollins University Guest Respondent Panelist
SEACT Theatre Conference Adjudicator
Certified Drama Teacher (Georgia) K-12