J Travis Cooper (They/Them) is a Director and Intimacy Director currently based in Norfolk, VA. They are a multifaceted artist focusing on storytelling through movement and emotional connection. They have recently worked with the Little Theatre of Norfolk as an Intimacy and Fight Director, as well as with UPAC directing their production of Having Our Say: The Delaney Sisters First 100 Years. They are currently continuing independent study in Intimacy Directing after completing the Intimacy Professional Accelerator Program with Intimacy Directors and Coordinators, Inc. Coming from a family of performing artists and teachers, J Travis has a lifelong love for the arts and completed the B.A. Musical Theatre Program at James Madison University as an Honors Scholar. As they continue to collaborate with other artists, they put their best foot forward and use their keen eye and refined aesthetic to impact audiences.
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J Travis Had the pleasure of directing "Having Our Say: The Delaney Sisters First 100 Years" with the Underground Performing Arts Collective at the Suffolk Center for Cultural Arts. The production featured their mother and aunt, and this "one-show-only" experience was a wonderful foray back into the field they love so much.
J Travis will be attending the upcoming New Works Summit with the National Alliance for Musical Theatre. After serving as a director observer for The 32nd Annual Festival of New Musicals in 2020, they are returning to the NAMT community with a newfound passion as an intimacy director, and interest in growing new works programs in their community.
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J Travis finished working with the team of "In The Heights" at The Little Theatre of Norfolk as their intimacy director and fight director in May 2026. They had a blast getting to explore the story of intimacy in this piece and crafting tense moments using subtle movements.