Resume

A PDF of Michelle’s resume for download.

Michelle’s IMDB profile.

DIRECTING

* denotes world premiere ** denotes New York premiere

Video captures of select theater productions available on request. Password access required. Please each out via the Contact page.

NEW YORK THEATER

Nobody Loves You by Itamar Moses and Gaby Alter** | Second Stage
New York Times Critics' Pick, Timeout New York Critics' Pick
Dory Fantasmagory by Russ Kaplan and Sara Wordsworth* | New York City Children’s Theatre
ms. estrada by the Q Brothers Collective* | The Flea Theater
Student Body by Frank Winters* | The Flea Theater
Love/Stories (Or, But You Will Get Used To It) by Itamar Moses* | The Flea Theater
Mother Jones and the Children's Crusade by Cheryl Kemeny | New York Musical Theatre Festival
    Best Director, Honorable Mention
Lisa and Leonardo by Ed McNamee, Donya Lane, and Michael Unger | New York Musical Theatre Festival
The Sublet Experiment by Ethan Youngerman* | Various Locations (site specific)
    (sold out six month run)

International THEATER

Urinetown by Mark Hollman and Greg Kotis | Fredericia Teater (Denmark)
Reumert nomination, Musical of the Year. (The Reumerts are the Danish Tonys.)

REGIONAL THEATER

Nobody Loves You by Itamar Moses and Gaby Alter* | Old Globe Theatre
   Nominated for four Craig Noel Awards, including Best Director of a Musical and Best New Musical
The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee by William Finn and Rachel Sheinkin | ACT of CT
Peter and the Starcatcher by Rick Elice, music by Wayne Barker | Cape Fear Regional Theater
Roan @ the Gates by Christina Gorman* | Luna Stage
The Four of Us by Itamar Moses | Firefly Theater / VS. Theatre
Dov and Ali by Anna Ziegler | Chester Theatre
White Guy on the Bus by Bruce Graham | Passage Theatre
   Nominated for three Barrymore Awards, Named Best Direction 2016 by DCMetro TheaterArts.

Industrials/Special Events

Our Future is Central by Jeremy Desmon | Carnegie Hall
Theatre Forward Gala 2022, honoring Kenny Leon | The Edison Ballroom

READINGS/WORKSHOPS

After the March by Itamar Moses | NYTW Summer Residency @ Dartmouth College
Europa by Sarah Saltwick | The Lark (Playwrights Week)
Teachers and Students by Itamar Moses | The Orchard Project
We Live in Cairo by Daniel Lazour and Patrick Lazour | O'Neill Musical Theatre Conference

FILM

Idea (short) by Itamar Moses | screened at BELIFF Film Festival (world premiere), Adirondack Film Festival (U.S. premiere), Midnight Film Festival (winner: Best Featurette), Garden State Film Festival
Use Your Words (short) | screened at New Jersey International Film Festival (world premiere), The Women’s Film Festival

New Media

Iowa Chapman and the Last Dog (podcast) by David Kreizman and Isaiah Campbell. Ambie Award nominee for Best Sound Design.
Cupid and the Reaper (podcast) by David Kreizman and Jorge Aguirre | Gen-Z Media
The Unexplainable Disappearance of Mars Patel Seasons 2 and 3 (podcast) by David Kreizman, Jenny Turner Hall, Benjamin Strouse, and Chris Tarry | Panoply Podcast Network
    Winner, Peabody Award 2016
The Hollow (podcast) by Lloyd Gold | Gen-Z Media
Six Minutes Seasons 1 and 2 (podcast) by David Kreizman | Gen-Z Media
The Magic Sash (podcast) by Sandy Rustin and David Kreizman | WSCC, National Park Service, TRAX from PRX, Gen-Z Media
Mayan Crystal (podcast) by Fred Greenhalgh | Gen-Z Media
Christmas is Coming (podcast) created by Sarah Bentley, written by Lloyd Gold and David Kreizman | Panoply Podcast Network
Babyprov (webseries) conceived by Michelle Tattenbaum, written by Emma Tattenbaum-Fine

Producing

Use Your Words (short film) | screened at New Jersey International Film Festival (world premiere), The Women’s Film Festival
Idea (short film) | BELIFF Film Festival (world premiere), Adirondack Film Festival (U.S. premiere), Garden State Film Festival
Gen-Z Media (audio fiction) | Producing Director | February 2020 - August 2021
Babyprov (webseries)
The Sublet Experiment (site-specific theater, sold out six month run)

RELATED EXPERIENCE

Associate Artist | April 2018 - December 2020 | The Flea Theater
Literary Fellow | April 2010 - July 2010 | Signature Theatre Company
Artistic Associate | May 2008 - December 2008 | America In Play
Member Director | September 2001 - May 2007 | First Look Theatre Company
Artistic Development Assistant | June 2000 - August 2002 | Manhattan Theatre Club
Musical Theatre Intern | September 1999 - May 2000 | Manhattan Theatre Club
Resident Dramaturg | May 2007 - September 2007 | New York Musical Theatre Festival
Reader | Focus Features, Manhattan Theatre Club, and O'Neill Musical Theater Conference

TRAINING

Sundance Co//ab: Visual Storytelling for Film; Directing: Core Elements; Mobile Filmmaking
Drama League Summer Directing Fellow (Hangar Theatre); New Directors/New Works
Lincoln Center Directors' Lab
Shakespeare Theatre of New Jersey, Directing Intern

BA with distinction in Theatre Studies. Magna Cum Laude. Yale University

Member: SDC