


She holds a MFA in directing from the Actors Studio Drama School, a B.A. She received an honorable mention for best direction of Pouf at SheFest NYC. She is a proud acting finalist of the prestigious Actors Studio in NYC. She is the founder/artistic director of the New York/Columbia, SC based, Evolving Door Theatre Company.

Before moving to NYC, she served as the Artistic Director for Chapin Theatre Company. Jessica is the current Executive Director of Trustus Theatre in Columbia, SC, she is a SDC associate member, and has worked at Food of Love NYC, Flat Rock Playhouse, Ensemble Atria, The Edge Theatre, The Connelly Theater, The Tank, The Kraine Theatre, Townstages, ASDS Rep Theatre, Feinstein's/54Below, Chapin Theatre Company, and multiple private and public school educational settings as a teaching artist and director. She has had the opportunity to work in South Carolina, North Carolina, New Jersey, and New York City in varying capacities. Jessica Francis Fichter is a South Carolina based director, playwright, and teaching artist.
