Lei’anna Gladden

Lei’anna Gladden is a lover of neo-soul, art, astrology, and culture, and a multidisciplinary artist-scholar and arts administrator whose work moves between performance, education, and cultural research. She currently serves as the Program Manager at YPT, managing program design and development and community engagement. With experience as a teaching artist and theater maker, she is committed to cultivating environments where young artists can take risks, experiment, and bring new narratives to life. Blending practice and scholarship, Lei’anna positions both the stage and the classroom as sites of inquiry, transformation, and futurity. She holds a BA in Theater Performance from Winthrop University and an MA in Pan African Studies from Syracuse University.