Rachel Alderman

Rachel Aldermen is a director, producer and co-creator of theater experiences who is fiercely committed to building ensemble onstage and off. She proudly started as the Associate Artistic Director of Long Wharf Theatre in July 2022; prior to that, she contributed to the artistic health and growth of Hartford Stage for over 7 years. Rachel is a founding ensemble member of the award-winning A Broken Umbrella Theatre with whom she has collectively devised original, site-specific theater inspired by the history of New Haven, CT for more than 15 years. Most recently, Rachel directed Jeffrey Hatcher's adaptation of Dial M for Murder at Geva Theatre and Dallas Theatre Center. As a director, her work at Hartford Stage included Lost In Yonkers (co-directed and starring Marsha Mason, nominated for 8 CT Critics Circle Awards), It’s a Wonderful Life: A Live Radio Play (co-directed with Melia Bensussen), A Community Carol (virtual, featuring the artistic contributions of over 80 multi-generational participants), A Christmas Carol - A Ghost Story of Christmas, and Cry It Out. As Associate Director to Michael Wilson, she traveled to The Alley Theater, Hartford Stage, La Jolla Playhouse, The Huntington Theater, and The Old Globe. Rachel's work as an arts administrator and teaching artist has taken her to a variety of institutions including the International Festival of Arts & Ideas, Elm Shakespeare, Northlight Theatre, Emerald City Theatre Company and many more over the years. She has happily called New Haven home since 2006.