Justin Locklear is an actor, director, and playwright based in Dallas, TX. He is currently the Artist-In-Residence at The Ochre House Theater, an experimental theatre producing a season of new works each year, including a bilingual Flamenco show. As a part of that residency, Justin designs puppets and collaborates on new works as the Musical Director. He is also the Producer and Conceptual Artist of the award-winning contemporary dance theatre company, the Danielle Georgiou Dance Group. DGDG streamed the world premiere of their experimental opera, The Savage Seconds in June. The film Soldier Plant, based on his play Smile, Smile Again is currently in post-production. Justin has trained in clown at the Manitoulin Conservatory for Creation and Performance and has performed puppetry at the Prague Quadrennial. He holds a Bachelor of Fine Arts from Baylor University.