Jacqueline Thompson (she/her) is a St. Louis based Actor, Director, and Associate Professor at the University of Missouri-St. Louis. Some of her credits include The Repertory Theatre of St. Louis, The Black Rep, Shakespeare Festival St. Louis, and Free Fall Theatre (St. Petersburg, FL). In March 2018, the St. Louis Post Dispatch recognized her as one of six women shaping St. Louis Arts and Entertainment. She was also noted as one of St. Louis’ most versatile performers. That same year she received an Artist Fellowship Grant from the Regional Arts Commission and was selected by TCG to participate in The Rising Leaders of Color program. In 2019, she received a Visionary Award which recognizes St. Louis women in the arts. Thompson serves as an Associate Artist for Metro Theater Company and is a proud member of Actors Equity Association.