carl andress (director)

Carl Andress is an American theater and film director and producer who is proud to have staged over 15 original productions of critically acclaimed plays written by and starring Charles Busch, including The Tribute Artist, The Confession of Lily Dare, The Divine Sister, Die, Mommie, Die!, and the films The Sixth Reel and A Very Serious Person, both distributed by Wolfe Releasing. He has directed many New York and regional productions, such as Rum & Coke (Abingdon Theater) and FAKE (Miami New Drama) by Carmen Pelaez; Still at Risk by Tim Pinckney (Theater for the City); Matthew Lombardo’s Who’s Holiday! starring Lesli Margherita (Westside Theater); Joe Godfrey’s Romance Language (Ars Nova); Crush the Infamous Thing - the Adventures of the Hollywood Four (Coconut Grove Playhouse); My Fair Lady (Tent Theater); Paul Rudnick’s I Hate Hamlet (Dorset Theater Festival); and Douglas Carter Beane’s The Cartells (Drama Dept). Additionally, he has directed many developmental workshops of new works, as well as staging numerous galas and special events such as the annual Broadway Belts for the Pulmonary Fibrosis Foundation, Literacy Partners’ Evening of Readings, and the NY concert premieres of The Visit, A Wonderful Life, Mr. Magoo’s Christmas Carol, and Valley of the Dolls, all to benefit The Entertainment Community Fund (formerly The Actors’ Fund) on Broadway. Carl is a recipient of Primary Stages 2022 Einhorn Mentorship Award, and he is the Artistic Director of the Sharon Playhouse in Sharon CT. His website is carlandress.com.