peter zhu artistic director

Majors: Narrative Studies BA Minors: Screenwriting

Pronouns: he/him

Joined: Fall 2024

Peter is a Senior at USC. His time with ATC began with a producing credit on S10's Danny and the Deep Blue Sea. He was elected as Artistic Director in late 2024 and oversaw S10's Rhesus and DEURnis, and S11's productions to come, including The Pillowman. A bicultural artist with roots in literature, publishing, and filmmaking, Peter loved exercising his unique understanding of design and leadership in the recent "ATC Renaissance". He is most proud of his overhaul of ATC's marketing workflow that drew more attention to undervalued student works.

Recently converted to student theatre, Peter favors writing and directing. His directing credits include classroom stagings of Angels in America, Chekhov works such as The Seagull and 7 Short Farces, and, most recently, a reading of David Adjmi's Stereophonic. Peter is currently preparing his literary research thesis that will guide an experimental, deconstructed production of Uncle Vanya, which he plans on translating and directing in the Spring. Outside of the theatre, Peter has published 3 novels and directed 20+ short films. In his personal life, find Peter in the kitchen, on the beach, or at his desk working on new poetry.