Welcome!

Michelle is an East Coast based director who works in theater, audio and film, specializing in collaborating with writers on new scripts. She tells stories of marginalized people, stories that transform audiences and the way they see the world. She has directed many theatrical world premieres and New York premieres, and her productions have been nominated for Drama Desk, Lortel, Barrymore, and San Diego Theatre Critics Circle Awards, as well as the Reumert Award (the Danish Tonys). Her short films include “Idea” and “Use Your Words” which have screened at film festivals worldwide. In audio, she directs fiction podcasts that are downloaded millions of times each month by listeners around the world.

Upcoming Projects:

Little Things by David H. Smith and Tom Fosnocht

I’ll be directing a workshop of the new musical of Little Things at Philadelphia Theatre Company at the end of August. Presentation is on August 29th. Message me if you’re interested in coming!

The Librarian Life of Margaret Hill by ME!

In the thick of the Red Scare of the 1940’s and 50’s, a librarian rallies her colleagues to fight censorship. These brilliant and enthusiastic women face alarming consequences as they take on those who would banish books rather than safeguard the freedom to read.

This audio drama that I wrote and directed is currently in post-production with a planned release late in 2026.

Michelle giving notes at the end of a run-through of Roan @ the Gates. That’s Mel House and Aaliyah Habeeb on stage.