SNOW. Work together
ACTOR · BEATBOX PIONEER · EDUCATOR
CHESNEY
SNOW.
Theater. Rhythm.
Human connection.
A Drama Desk Award-winning actor, American beatboxer, songwriter and Princeton educator bringing an unmistakable voice to theater, hip-hop and the classroom.
Drama Desk Award
In Transit · Skeleton Crew
Princeton University
American Beatbox Championships co-founder
01 A CAREER ACROSS DISCIPLINES
One voice.
A world of work.
From shaping American beatbox culture to originating a Broadway role, Chesney Snow brings the human voice into extraordinary spaces.
His career connects performance, songwriting, vocal sound design, original choreopoems, and arts education. He is a Lecturer in Theater at Princeton, the creator of When Pages Breathe, and a co-leader of Princeton’s Black Theater Initiative. He also serves on the board of the Hip-Hop Education Center.
Read the full biographyThe complete story: theater, music, film, education, and community.
02 SELECTED WORK
Stories with
a life of their own.
Original works and collaborations that move between the page, the stage, and the world.
Photo: Peter YesleyThe Unwritten Law
A life told through poetry, dance, and music. The 2018 production featured original music by A.J. Khaw, Varuni Tiruchelvam, and Laura Dadap.
Photo: Tim SextonWhen Pages Breathe
Chesney’s series bringing archival voices into living performance.
Soil Beneath
An original work presented by Primary Stages and 59E59 Theaters.
Image: Center for Barth StudiesCOUNT
Lynden Harris’s play, directed by Chesney in a June 2025 staged reading at McCarter’s Berlind Rehearsal Room, with assistant direction and music by A.J. Khaw.
03 SONGWRITING & SOUND
Songs, Words,
and Dreams
Discover Spoken Love, Chesney’s songwriting with Bartek Królik and Marek Piotrowski, through a trilogy of music films, album recordings, and live performance.
Explore a wider catalog with MaRina, Edyta Górniak, Russ Kaplan, and Asher Roth, alongside his sound design for the Beat Thang Beat Machine.
Explore Music & Sound Browse the songwriting & features catalog ↗
Lyrics by Chesney Snow · Music by Bartek Królik & Marek Piotrowski
04 EDUCATION & RESIDENCIES
A room full
of possibility.
Beatboxing, Hip-Hop and theater education through voice, rhythm, storytelling and ensemble work. Explore workshops and artist residencies for schools, universities and community organizations.
Voice & rhythm
Beatboxing, vocal exploration, and the musical possibilities of the body.
Story & performance
Acting, oral interpretation, poetry, and the journey from lived experience to performance.
Ensemble & community
Collaborative creation through listening, movement, and shared storytelling.
05 THE KIMS PROJECT
Kindness Is
My Superpower.
Founded and led by Chesney Snow, The KIMS Project uses storytelling and beatboxing to explore empathy, kindness, and connection.
The workshop was created in collaboration with school counselor Katie Maxwell McIntyre.
- K–12 schools
- Families
- Nonprofits
- Workplace teams
06 ART IN COMMUNITY
The stories
we make together.
An artistic practice built around human connection.
Through Performing the Peace: Honor & Heal, Chesney works with longtime collaborator A.J. Khaw, a pianist and composer, and a wider creative team to bring people together through poetry, storytelling, movement, and music.
A 2025 Princeton residency brought students, justice-impacted youth, law enforcement officers, and military veterans into a shared creative process.
Inside Honor & Heal The wider community practiceHONOR & HEAL.
07 THE WORK, IN THE WORLD
In the moment.
In the making.
On stage, in conversation, and in the creative process. Select a photograph to take a closer look.
ON STAGEPhoto: Tim Sexton↗
IN THE ARCHIVEPhoto: Jennifer Garcon / Princeton University Library↗
IN CONVERSATIONPhoto: Jon Sweeney↗
IN COMMUNITYPhoto: Jon Sweeney↗
08 LET’S WORK TOGETHER
Bring the work
to your world.
Performances. Residencies. Commissions.
Conversations that lead somewhere new.
Choose a topic to start an email. Tell us about your audience, location, dates, and project budget.
bookchesney@gmail.com