Outstanding Alum: Early Career Professional
Alexander Robertson is an award-winning entrepreneur who is passionate about expanding accessibility to the arts, promoting ambitious, socially relevant storytelling, and building a more inclusive entertainment industry.
The road to his success as a producer and actor on stage, film, and extended reality was nurtured at The Hartt School, where he earned his Bachelor of Fine Arts in music theatre with a minor in performing arts management.
While just a few years out of school, Robertson became one of the youngest Black producers to receive multiple Tony Award nominations in a single season. Among other shows, he has produced a revival of Gypsy, Here There Are Blueberries (a Pulitzer Prize finalist), and Appropriate, which was a Tony winner. He has contributed to the development of several youth theater productions, including the live stage adaptation of Jim Henson’s Emmet Otter’s Jug-Band Christmas.
Robertson is the founder of Emlex Entertainment, dedicated to developing original intellectual properties across performance mediums. He also co-founded DMQR Productions, which champions historically underrepresented voices in theatrical storytelling.
As an actor, Robertson has performed around the world in many kinds of venues, including Disney Cruise Lines, for which he played Prince Eric in The Little Mermaid. He also appeared in Newsies at the New London Barn Playhouse and was in the Connecticut premiere of The Scottsboro Boys at Playhouse on Park.