About Susan G. Reid

Susan G. Reid is a director, writer, coach and teacher of actors, advocating for the empowerment of all artists. Current projects focus on harnessing the power of storytelling to educate and foster conversations around social change. Her codified acting approach provides a safe, inclusive space for open conversation, where actors push boundaries as they seek truth and honesty in their work.

Recent Directing work includes her short films, Superpower, currently on the festival circuit, and Baying in the Night. Her short screenplay In the Dirt was a finalist and third place winner in the 2024 Sedona International Film Festival Screenwriting Competition and the 2023 NYC VisionFest Screenwriting Competition. She was a Producer on the feature film, Rejuvenation, led by Tom Luse, Executive Producer of The Walking Dead. Other film and media directing credits include Food Justice, a collaborative media piece that documents food inequality, combining resources from Georgia State University, Syracuse University and Clark Atlanta with local not-for-profits Free99Fridge, Food4Life and GSU’s Panther Pantry, the short film, Sighted, and Artscape 2021, airing on ATL PBS. Streaming media projects include: Mami Confessions and Nine, winner of BroadwayWorld.com Best Director of a Stream. She led two filmmaking study abroad programs to Ireland, working with notable activist, author, filmmaker and former IRA member, Laurence McKeown.

Currently an Assistant Professor in TV/Film Directing for GSU’s School of Film, Media and Theatre, Reid is an active member of the Atlanta arts community where she is a leading coach and consultant for the southeastern TV/Film community. In addition to workshops and professional industry events that she leads throughout the east coast, Reid also works with Houghton Talent Agency as a special advisor to talent. A former Vice President and Head of the TV/Film Division at Atlanta Models & Talent, Inc. and Casting Director for Fox Casting, she holds a Masters of Fine Arts in Directing from the University of North Carolina Greensboro and a Bachelor of Arts from Randolph-Macon Woman’s College. She was a participant in the Lincoln Center Theater Director’s Lab in 2009.

Additional teaching experience includes work for academic institutions such as Kennesaw State University, Columbus State University, University of West Georgia and High Point University. Her other professional and community efforts include positions as the Artistic Associate and Education Director at both Aurora Theatre and Theatre in the Square. She served on the School Advisory Council in the Marietta City School System and volunteered with the YWCA using theatre skills to teach alternative coping mechanisms for victims of domestic violence.