The team at The Orchard Project advances the work of risk-taking theatre-makers by providing accelerating devlopmental opportunities for work and artists of promise and merit.
Though our primary work as a team is centered around the development of particular projects, all involved in the Orchard Project see their primary objective as the building of a creative community of leaders and innovators who will support each other's work.
STAFF
ARI EDELSON
ARTISTIC DIRECTOR
Ari Edelson is a director and producer who has worked both in the United States and internationally, from off-Broadway to London to Tokyo, working in the fields of plays, musicals, and opera. He is also the co-founder of Culture Craver, a tech company that helps people discover culture they'll love. Ari graduated from Yale University and the Royal Scottish Academy of Music and Drama.
SHERRI EDEN BARBER
CORE COMPANY DIRECTOR
Sherri Eden Barber is a New York-based theatre director and Artistic Director of Ricochet Collective. She has developed new work with Rattlestick, NYTW, Harlem Stage, Classic Theatre of Harlem, Primary Stages, Flea Theater, Culture Project, 24 Hour Play Company, and Old Vic. Sherri is a Drama League Directing Fellow and recipient of the US/UK Exchange Award. MFA: The New School for Drama.
JAMES KENNEDY
ARTISTIC ASSOCIATE
James Kennedy is a playwright, director, and composer based in New York City who has been a member of the Orchard Project team since 2015 and is a Core Company alumnus. His work has been produced at Actors Theatre of Louisvile, Williamstown, Playing for Others, and Superhero Clubhouse, among others. He holds a degree in theatre from Emerson College.
BOARD
- Raymond Bryan, Entrepreneur, Thoroughbred Owner, Broadway Investor
- David Bauer, Arthur J. Gallagher & Co.
- Diane Borger, Producer, American Repertory Theatre
- Jennifer Costello, Director of Production, Broadway Across America/John Gore Organization
- Ari Edelson, Artistic Director, The Orchard Project
- Steve Gottlieb, Entrepreneur, Founder, TVT Records and Shindig
- Richard Glazer, New York Cardiac Center
- Carly Hugo, Film Producer, Loveless
- Gabriella Ianoale, Attorney, Ernst & Young
- Samantha Lazarus Levin
- Robert Schenkkan, Pulitzer and TONY-winning Playwright
- Dean Strober, Freelance Producer, Co-Founder, The Orchard Project
- Steve Seymour, Managing Director, Varde Partners
- Rachel Uccellini, Integrated Communications Professional
