Sharon Graci

is the co-founder and artistic director of PURE Theatre. Under her leadership, PURE Theatre has developed into one of the premier theatre companies in the Southeast. She is responsible for programming and producing more than 70 Southeast Regional Premiere productions, 20 World Premiere productions, and for developing multiple PURE programs that heighten PURE’s impact and amplify PURE’s position as a “community building theatre” (Charleston City Paper). Notable initiatives include PURE Lab, the division of PURE responsible for the development of new work, and PURE Institute, PURE’s education and outreach arm, among others. She is the recipient of the South Carolina Arts Commission Fellowship for Acting.