Cynthia Levin is an American stage director and theatre producer.
[1] Levin was born and raised in Washington, D.C.[2] She attended Park University in Parkville, Missouri, where she majored in theatre and graduated magna cum laude in 1977.
[6] During her early years at the Unicorn, Levin acted, directed, stage managed, and designed for numerous productions.
[7] She became the artistic director of the Unicorn in 1982 and has guided the theatre in its mission to produce new and bold contemporary plays,[8] particularly those which have not yet received Kansas City premieres.
She has also directed multiple world-premiere readings at the Kennedy Center in Washington D.C.[11] Levin is a founding board member of the National New Play Network.