Billicia is the Director of the Black Theatre Program and Assistant Professor of Theatre at Wayne State University. Previously, she was Director of Theatre At Elizabeth City State University. She began her formal training in drama in the high school program at the North Carolina School of the Arts. Thereafter, she attended NC Agricultural & Technical State University in Greensboro, NC (BFA, Professional Theatre) and University of Missouri at Kansas City (MFA, Acting).

She is a Certified Teacher of the Michael Chekhov Technique from the Great Lakes Michael Chekhov Consortium, an organization in which she proudly holds the position of Associate Artist.  Additionally, she attended Michael Chekhov Association's Teacher Training workshop. Billicia has presented Michael Chekhov Acting Technique workshops throughout various universities and theatre conferences.

A few of her directing credits include A Song for Coretta, Before It Hits Home, Ain’t Misbehavin’, For Colored Girls Who Have Considered Suicide When the Rainbow is Enuf, Zooman and the Sign, Funeral Parlor, Knock Me a Kiss, Euripedes’ Medea, Poof!,  Canker Sores and Other Distractions, and many others.  Also, she has performed the one-woman shows, Hela: The Immortal Cell Line of Henrietta Lacks, Testimonies of Truth: Truth, Parks, and Giovanni, and “Flying on Broken Wings: A Journey through Domestic Violence” throughout southeastern Virginia. She has also found time to do voice-over work, independent films, and many other promotional videos.

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Upcoming Projects

I will be  directing the following productions for the 2017-18 School Year
(click the play title for more production info)

Play                                                Playwright                                        Venue                                       City                                   Production Dates                     
Resisting                               David Wells                                   Theatre Nova                   Ann Arbor, MI             10/27-11/19/17
Colored Museum                George C. Wolfe                           Hilberry Theatre             Detroit, MI                    2/2-2/18/17