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.
THE ORCHARD PROJECT TEAM
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.
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
