Director – Donald Barthelme Humors You

I’m thrilled to bring you this show, which I devised and developed in the Mercury Store Directing Lab this winter. We’ve got a stellar team—see who they are here. Based on five short stories by one of my favorite humor writers, Barthelme will continually surprise and delight you. And it’ll run for one weekend only (April 10-13) in the Gallery at Theaterlab, so catch it while you can! Get your tickets here!

Director – EXES: The Musical

I’m so excited to be directing EXES: The Musical for its New York debut at the NYC Fringe Festival! EXES is a pop-punk one-woman show about unpacking, taking down, and getting over all those dudes who filled the pages of deegie’s diary but didn’t make the cut in real life. The will run from April 2-8 at the Chain Theatre Mainstage (312 West 36 St). Get your tickets here.

Playwright – NPC Finalist

I’m delighted to share that my play Boys’ Club (No Girls Aloud) was selected as a Finalist for the 2025 National Playwrights Conference at the Eugene O’Neill Theater Center and is now in consideration for the final round. Woohoo!

I’m a New York-based theater director, producer, and playwright. In my work, I seek to capture the weird and the whimsical, the humor and the pathos of ordinary life. My favorite plays to work on are those that paint a vibrant portrait of a specific community, revel in a sense of spectacle, and treat magic as everyday and the everyday as magical.

I’ve worked with large theater institutions, smaller ensembles, and freelance artists, including 600 HIGHWAYMEN, Atlantic Theater Company, Clubbed Thumb, Mercury Store, Moxie Arts, New Georges, Talking Band, The 24 Hour Plays, The Associates Theater Ensemble, and Williamstown Theatre Festival. With Julia Greer, I co-run The Hearth, a theater company dedicated to supporting the work of emerging artists of underrepresented genders.

I’m very proud to have received a New York State Assembly Citation for my contributions to arts activism.

I invite you to read more and engage with my work across the site, and please don’t hesitate to reach out here. I’m always looking to connect with other artists, theater lovers, and potential collaborators.

With gratitude,

Olivia

• Works that blend dance and theater in equal measure
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