Division of Creative Arts

Renata Leighton '21 is from Chicago, Illinois double-majoring in Environmental Studies and Theater Arts with a minor in Creativity, the Arts and Social Transformation. Although she is equally passionate about her scientific side, Renata is eager to serve as Theater UDR and Lead UDR for all of the Creative Arts! During the school year, you can find Renata rehearsing or performing shows, serving on the E-Board of the Free Play Theatre Cooperative, organizing for fossil fuel divestment with Brandeis Climate Justice and working at the Rose Art Museum. In the future, Renata hopes to bring together everything she loves and use creative processes to facilitate community building and storytelling around all forms of social change.