Director for theater and film in New York City

Stories shaped by pressure, contradiction, and the search for truth.

I make work for stage and screen that lives in tension: intimate, high-stakes stories shaped by moral pressure, human contradiction, and the search for truth.

I’m a New York-based director building a body of work across theater and film, with a focus on performance, atmosphere, and stories that stay with an audience after the lights come up.

Current and Recent Work

Three entry points into the work.

Behind the scenes image from Everything is Fake

Writer/Director • Short Film

Everything is Fake

A short film about ambition, visibility, and the cost of performing inside a system built on illusion. Currently in post-production.

Upcoming Production

New York Theater Festival

May 28-30, 2026

Playwright/Director • Theater

Choice

In a forgotten Harlem park, a recently released man is offered rent money by an off-duty detective in exchange for one dangerous call that could pull him back into the system he is trying to escape.

Next production: New York Theater Festival, May 28-30, 2026.

Production image from Beelzepup

Director • Theater • Chelsea Rep

Beelzepup

A drama exploring the strange world of 2000s Long Island. Presented at Down the Rabbit Hole Festival with Chelsea Rep in 2025.

About

Warm, personal, and grounded in performance.

I’m drawn to stories that reveal what people hide from each other and from themselves. I’m especially interested in working people’s stories, the unseen moral choices inside everyday life, and the moments when discomfort turns into recognition.

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Adam Thomas working on the set of Everything is Fake

What I’m Working On

New work, right now.

Right now, I’m finishing post-production on Everything is Fake and preparing Choice for its next production at the New York Theater Festival this May, while continuing to build new directing work in New York City.