Athena Stevens

Athena Stevens is an Olivier Award-nominated actor, playwright, and author. She is a student at Harvard University, specializing in neuropsychology, and is host of the podcast Neuroblast . A leading voice in contemporary theatre, Athena's work has been performed at Finborough Theatre and Shakespeare's Globe, where she stepped down as associate artist after whistleblowing on safeguarding policies and disability discrimination, prompting a lawsuit and multi-year investigation. Her other work...See more

Athena Stevens is an Olivier Award-nominated actor, playwright, and author. She is a student at Harvard University, specializing in neuropsychology, and is host of the podcast Neuroblast . A leading voice in contemporary theatre, Athena's work has been performed at Finborough Theatre and Shakespeare's Globe, where she stepped down as associate artist after whistleblowing on safeguarding policies and disability discrimination, prompting a lawsuit and multi-year investigation. Her other work includes the feature documentary Day of Small Things (Channel 4), the radio play Reluctant Spirit with music by Arvo P�rt (BBC Radio 3) and three web series (YouTube). Athena was the first spokesperson for women in the media of the Women's Equality Party and a founder of Primadonna Literary Festival. Born in Chicago, she now lives in London. See less