David H. Parker is an interdisciplinary Director, Producer, and National Arts Leader with over 12 years in the theatre and film industry. Their practice has been seen in Birmingham and New York City where they've shepherded over a quarter million dollars through communities using culturally-specific art to catalyze intersectionality.

I am an artist because I see marginalized stories etched into the eyes of those who yearn to have them told, and I share that yearning to champion them. My biracial identity is deeply shaped by surviving a childhood of homeschooling and moving across Middle-of-Nowhere cities in the southern United States.

I stand on the shoulders of giants, looking toward the future and how my communities will thrive despite the obstacles. My work is a reminder that we don't need a seat at the table because, in the words of Courtney Baker-Oliver, we will “continue to consistently serve up on the table [our] ancestors have prepared.”

I am the Co-Founder of WILDEHAUS, a prestige producing company with Cooper Howell (Cats: The Jellicle Ball) and Mikayla Perry; My Black Job with c.j Davison  and Theo Edwards-Butler; and the Co-Artistic Director of BBRTC with Jada Cato.

I earned my MFA from the University of California Los Angeles, a Bachelor of Arts from the University of Alabama at Birmingham, and am a member of the Stage Directors and Choreographers Union (SDC). 

My work has been reviewed in the New York and Los Angeles Times; published in Alabama Folklife Association and Southern Theatre Magazine; and I was a Semi-Finalist in the 2025 PAC NYC Democracy Cycle out of 800 applications, and the 2026 Van Lier Fellowship.

David has frequent affiliation and partnerships with organizations such as: