I am a producer focused on building large-scale, community-based experiences that bring people together in new ways—from dance floors and nightlife to public art and performance. I currently work as the Producer at Little Island, where I have recently produced the first new major production of The Gospel at Colonus, the Summer Legacy Ball, eight genre defying Papi Juice parties, Seven Scenes: A Dance, and a wide range of concerts and live events.
At Little Island, my work sits at the intersection of performance, music, nightlife, and public space. I have collaborated with artists including Qween Jean, Shayok Misha Chowdhury, Gio Escobar, Sam Amidon, Bobbi Jene Smith, and Or Schraiber, as well as a wide range of DJs and musical artists. Together, these projects activate public space as a site of gathering —centering joy, ritual, experimentation, and collective presence.
My background in directing and artistic leadership informs my producing practice. Trained as a director at Webster Conservatory, I later expanded my focus from storytelling onstage to designing the conditions that make ambitious, inclusive work possible. I have held roles with mission-driven institutions including the Public Theater, New York City Center Encores! Off-Center, and Manhattan Theatre Club
Across my work, I am interested in creating new communal spaces that weave together music, movement, performance, and visual culture. Whether through nightlife, theatre, or public art, my goal is to provoke connection, foster belonging, and build experiences that feel both expansive and deeply human.

Ongoing Projects
As Above So Below?
Conceived by Maxwell Friedman and Beaven Waller
Book and Direction by Maxwell Friedman
Music and Lyrics by Beaven Waller
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Corio-Who?
Inspired by Shakespeare's Coriolanus
Conceived and Directed by Maxwell Friedman
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Selected Directing Credits
Itchy; All Thumbs; This Intervention... // by Jacob Marx Rice; Aaron Loeb; Allie Costa// NYU Atlantic Acting School One Acts
Off-Top Presents* // by Adi Eshman // Fridays on Ice – New Ohio Theatre
The Drowsy Chaperone // by Martin, McKellar // DeBaun Performing Arts Center
Bare // by Hartmere, Intrabartolo // Westchester Sandbox Theatre
Bigger? Sugar? Figure? // by Adi Eshman // Off-Top – The Tank
Hair // by Rado, Ragni, MacDermot // Westchester Sandbox Theatre
Alien at the Airport* // by Sharece Sellem // Dirty Blondes – Kraine Theatre
Rooftop Trilogy* // by Marlene Fanta Shyer // Gallery Players
NBA Store Boyfriend* // by Catherine Weingarten // Super Short Site Specific Festival
Rhinoceros // by Eugene Ionesco // Conservatory of Theatre Arts at Webster University
Things (un)Said* // by Jen Sinnen // Conservatory of Theatre Arts at Webster University
Honeysuckle Epidemic* // by Jake Kevrick // Envisage Theatre Festival
The Trojan Women // by Ellen Mc Laughlin // Conservatory of Theatre Arts at Webster University
Beirut // by Alan Bowne // Conservatory of Theatre Arts at Webster Universit
Generation Z* // conceived by Maxwell Friedman // Conservatory of Theatre Arts at Webster University
The Other Woman // by David Hare // Conservatory of Theatre Arts at Webster University
Selected Workshops/Readings
Queen of Time // by Ashley Lauren Rogers // Breaking the Binary Theater
Empacy // by Adi Eshman // Columbia University
Unadjusted // by Tori Lassman // After School Special
Dead Meat // by Paige Zubel // Hudson Guild Theatre
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Selected Assistant Directing Credits
Disgraced // dir. Seth Gordon // Repertory Theatre St. Louis
Julius Caesar // dir. Joanna Battles // Shakespeare Festival St. Louis
Angel Street // dir. Jenn Thompson // Repertory Theatre St. Louis
Driving Miss Daisy // dir. Kenn McLaughlin // Stages Repertory Theatre
King John // dir. Rick Barbour // Great River Shakespeare Festival
The Glass Menagerie // dir. Paul Mason Barnes // Great River Shakespeare Festival
Full Gallop // dir. Kenn McLaughlin // Stages Repertory Theatre
Fallen Angels // dir. Claire Hart Palumbo // Main Street Theatre
Stage Door // dir. Alec Wild // Conservatory of Theatre Arts at Webster University
Big Love // dir. Jef Awada // Havana Theatre Festival
Education
BA Directing
Conservatory of Theatre Arts
at Webster University
Magna Cum Laude // Departmental Honors // Semester Abroad - Vienna, Austria
Training and Affiliations
ArtEquity// Anti-Racist Theatre: A Foundational 6 Hour Course// Nicole Brewer
ArtEquity// Finding the Keys: Antiracist Approaches to Radical Recruitment in the Arts// Sharifa Johka
Manhattan Theatre Club // (NYC) // Directing Fellow
Stage Directors and Choreographers Society // (NYC) // SDC Observer
Frantic Assembly, The Drama League // (NYC) // Devising Intensive
Teatro Buendia // (CUBA) // Adaptation Intensive
Internships
Manhattan Theatre Club // (NYC) // Artistic Intern // Steve Kaus, Nicki Hunter
Encores! Off-Center // (NYC) // Artistic Intern // Michael Friedman
Director's Lab Chicago // (CHI) // Lab Intern and Participant // Billy Bullion
Shakespeare in the Park // (STL) // General Production Intern // Julie Ann Arbiter
Great River Shakespeare Festival // (MN) // Directing Intern // Paul Mason Barnes
Related Experience
Little Island // (NYC) Jan 2025 - Present // Producer
Little Island // (NYC) Jan 2024 - January 2025 // General Manager
Public Theater // (NYC) 2018- July 2023 // Manager of Designer Relations
Breaking the Binary Theater // (NYC) Fall 2023 // Script Reader
Public Theater Mobile Unit // (NYC) Spring 2018 // Tour Assistant // Henry V
BRIEFS LGBT Play Festival // (NYC) Spring 2017 // Playwright // The Grind
Repertory Theatre St. Louis // (STL) Spring 2016 // Dramaturg // Disgraced



