is a New York–based theatre director. He gravitates toward joyful deeply human stories, ensemble-driven performance, and music-forward storytelling—developing new plays, musicals and bringing fresh energy to classical work.

In April 2026, his production of the world premiere comedy When Playwrights Kill opened at the Huntington Theatre to rave reviews and was hailed as a “go-for-broke blast” by The Boston Globe. Last year he directed Matthew Lombardo’s play Conversations with Mother which ran for three months off-Broadway starring Caroline Aaron and Matt Doyle as well as development of a new play at New York Theatre Workshop and musical for Atlantic Theatre Company.

His additional NY/off-Broadway productions include Karen Hartman’s The Lucky Star, Michael John LaChiusa and Ellen Fitzhugh’s Los Otros, Andrew Lippa’s I Am Harvey Milk (Lincoln Center), Daniel Zaitchik’s The Costume, Leslye Headland’s Surfer Girl and concert stagings with the New York Philharmonic’s Young People’s Concerts series.

Regionally he has directed Chelsea Marcantel’s Everything is Wonderful at Philadelphia Theatre Co and Everyman Theatre, the world premiere of I Am Harvey Milk in San Francisco and subsequent stagings across the country, the world premieres of Deborah Zoe Laufer’s comedy Rooted (Cincinnati Playhouse in the Park); Lippa’s I Am Anne Hutchinson (Strathmore with Kristin Chenoweth); Jonathan Tolins’s comedy The Forgotten Woman (Bay Street Theatre); Sara Cooper and Zach Redler’s musical Loving Leo (Weston Playhouse); Conrad Cummings and Michael Korie’s opera Positions 1956 (Urban Arias); and Jason Schafer, Art Bacon and Harris Doran’s musical Bleeding Love (Fredericia Theatre, Denmark).

While Associate Artistic Director at Everyman in Baltimore, productions include his acclaimed age-blind A Midsummer Night's Dream, Yasmina Reza’s Art, Thornton Wilder’s The Skin of Our Teeth, Agatha Christie’s And Then There Were None, Michael John LaChiusa’s Los Otros, Karen Hartman’s The Book of Joseph, Heather McDonald’s An Almost Holy Picture and JB Priestley’s An Inspector Calls.

Additional work in NY includes Lincoln Center American Songbook’s series celebrating Scott Frankel and Michael Korie, Songs from the Holocaust at Carnegie Hall with Chita Rivera, Harvey Fierstein and Shoshana Bean as well as directing the Dramatists Guild Foundation galas at the Ziegfeld Ballroom (2023-2025).

His associate and assistant director credits include plays and musicals at Lincoln Center Theater, Second Stage and City Center Encores, working with directors James Lapine, Bartlett Sher and John Rando. Teaching Artist: Broadway Dreams Foundation across the country and Canada.

Noah is a graduate of Emerson College.