Ari Laura Kreith

Ari Laura Kreith is the Artistic Director of Luna Stage, where she recently conceived and co-created 'The Voting Writes Project.' Other Luna highlights include the World Premiere of Jenny Lyn Bader's 'Mrs. Stern Wanders the Prussian State Library,' Gabriel Jason Dean’s 'Heartland' and J.Stephen Brantley’s 'Pirira.' Ari is also the founder and Artistic Director of Theatre 167, where she conceived and directed 'The Jackson Heights Trilogy'— '167 Tongues,' 'You Are Now The Owner Of This Suitcase,' and 'Jackson Heights 3AM' — three full-length plays collaboratively written by 18 playwrights featuring 37 actors in 93 roles in 14 languages, inspired by the world’s most diverse neighborhood. Other directing credits include 'Mourning Sun,' which premiered at Theatre 167 and toured to Uganda; the world premiere of Tina Howe’s 'Singing Beach;' commissions for Queens Theatre and the New Ohio; and the European premiere of Adam Guettel’s 'Myths and Hymns.' Ari has developed immersive, site-specific projects for Luna Stage's Secret Cities program, Theatre 167 @ Queens Museum. and the NY Transit Museum. A recipient of the LPTW Lucille Lortel Visionary Award and the NYIT Caffe Cino Fellowship, Ari received her BA from Yale and her MFA from UC Davis. Ari grew up in 27 countries.