Ellie Handel is a director, stage manager, actor, and educator based in NYC. Ellie works primarily on new plays and musicals and has a passion for helping playwrights bring their ideas to life.
Touring: Emojiland (PSM, 1st Nat’l Tour), My Fair Lady (Assistant Director to Sami Saltzman, 2nd Nat’l Tour).
Regional: Billy Strayhorn: Something to Live For (ASM, Pittsburgh Public), Indecent (Director, Next Stage Arts).
Off-Broadway: White Rose (PSM/Associate Director to Will Nunziata), Make Me Gorgeous (ASM/Sub PSM), Emojiland (Sub PSM), Rescue Rue (PSM, Alex Standby), The Great Cat Massacre (Assistant Director, u/s Pam + Henri), and Endangered the Musical (PSM, u/s Janie Goodall).
Additional Credits: Aussie Song (Hudson Guild Theatre; NYTF Best Direction Nom), Hyena in Petticoats (Director - NYU Tisch), As You Like It (Director - NYU Tisch), 90 in 90 (Director - Teatro Latea), The Aviatrix (Director - Virtual Premiere).
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