My name is Ellie Handel (she/her/hers) and I am a director, actor, stage manager, and educator living in New York City. I hold a BFA in Drama from NYU's Tisch School for the Arts, where I studied Musical Theatre at the New Studio on Broadway.

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While at NYU, I dove head-first into acting and fell deeply in love with storytelling - both through myself as an actor and a director and stage manager. ​And in 2022, I became an adjunct professor at New Studio on Broadway, the same program I graduated from. 

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As a director, I am passionate about creating theater that reflects and makes us question or lives, and specialize in cultivating new plays and musicals. And I mean that literally - I will be in the trenches with you getting to the heart of your piece. 

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As a stage manager, I work frequently Off-Broadway and across the country helping my fellow creative team members bring their stories to life. I believe stage management is a collaborative and creative job, and I love nothing more than knowing I am helping your vision come to life.

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As an educator, I blend my unique experiences as a multi-hyphenate artist into my curriculums and teaching philosophy. I believe deeply in practicing what you preach and am constantly bringing my students along with me to shows I'm working on. It is not lost on me how lucky I am to bring up the next generation of theatrical creators. ​

 

If any of my work sounds interesting to you, send me a note! I look forward to working with you! :)