Rooke taylor

Rooke Taylor is a multihyphenate artist based in NYC, originally hailing from the Lone Star State. He fell in love with storytelling after watching the Wicked National Tour at Dallas Fair Park. Seeing an alternative version of a beloved classic — one that focuses on the perspective least explored in the original, in a world just to the left of one you're familiar with — opened up a world of possibilities. He began studying theatre as a queer kid in the South, finding different passions in music, painting, and writing, which fostered a hunger that made him the multihyphenate artist he is today.
Pulling on the nuances of interpersonal struggles in the face of seemingly insurmountable global conflict, Rooke's writing focuses on how the world affects our relationships and the way we show love for one another when everything around us feels like it's on fire.
His costume design work is characterized by a detail-oriented approach that helps create lived-in characters. He works closely with actors and creative teams to build costumes that prioritize function and safety — because when an actor feels free to move, they're free to perform. Grounded in primary research and genuine collaboration, his process is as much about the people wearing the clothes as the clothes themselves.
As an artist, the tools he's developed through costume design and graphic art spill into multimedia work that questions the world around us and what the act of making art does to the person making it.
Rooke hopes to explore storytelling in as many mediums as possible — to tell stories of underrepresented voices and, above all, to create art through the lens of community care. For him, this means acknowledging how the current political landscape shapes the art we produce. It looks like prioritizing accessibility for both audiences and creatives, being transparent about process and intention, and staying genuinely eager to learn about the world and all the wonderful ways someone may be different from him. At the heart of his work is the belief that we are all more similar than we think.