Stori Ayers is an Actor, Director and co-founder of [RARE] Lotus Productions. She is an original cast member and producer of Blood at the Root, winner of the Graham F. Smith Peace Foundation Prize for its promotion of human rights. She played Regina on the TBS hit series The Last O.G. and has performed on stages across the country including Ensemble Studio Theatre, NYC, Cincinnati Playhouse in the Park, Northern Stage, Indiana Repertory Theatre, Syracuse Stage, Signature Theatre, DC, Baltimore Centre Stage, Round House Theatre, Detroit Public Theatre, Chautauqua Theater Company, Pennsylvania Centre Stage, Premiere Stages, Anacostia Playhouse, and the National Black Theatre. As a director, Stori directed the world premiere of Confederates. For this production she won an Antonyo Award for Best Direction (Off-Broadway) and received a nomination for Outstanding Direction from the Drama League. Stori has directed at the Geffen Playhouse, Cincinnati PlayHouse in the Park, Ensemble Theatre Cincinnati, Mosaic Theater, and Chautauqua Theatre Company. She served as the Associate Director for the Broadway production of Skeleton Crew and Assistant Director on the world premiere of August Wilson's How I Learned What I Learned. Stori co-founded [RARE] Lotus Productions to create and produce her own stories. Her web series, THE NEXT RIGHT THING, was nominated for Best Dramedy at the Miami Web Fest and Best Pilot in the NYC Web Fest. Stori is a proud member of SDC and Actors’ Equity, holds a B.A. from Mary Baldwin University, an MFA in Acting from Penn State University.
