Here’s what I’ve been working on…
Director – Mercury Store Directing Lab
Iām so excited to have been invited back to Mercury Store this winter to develop my Untitled David Greenspan Project through the Directing Lab. More on that to come soon! š
Playwright – NPC Semifinalist
I’m delighted to share that my play Boys’ Club (No Girls Aloud) was selected as a Semifinalist for the 2025 National Playwrights Conference at the Eugene O’Neill Theater Center and is now in consideration for the next round. Yay!
Producer – RACECAR RACECAR RACECAR
I’m so proud of my second production with The HearthāRACECAR RACECAR RACECAR, written by Kallan Dana and directed by Sarah Blush, which ran from Dec. 6-22, 2024 at the Mezzanine Theatre at A.R.T./New York Theatres. We were thrilled to get rave reviews in The New York Times, The New Yorker, and Vulture (among others).
A little bit about me…
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. Deeply influenced by my working class immigrant roots, my work examines and interrogates the many embodiments and illusions of the American Dream.
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, The Hearth, and Williamstown Theatre Festival.
I’m very proud to have received a New York State Assembly Citation for my contributions to social justice activism in the arts.
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
Right now, I’m inspired by…
- “Doctor Zhivago” (What an epic!)
- Huge mugs of hot chocolate
- People who, unlike me, excel at Instagram, which I’ve recently reactivated after seven years