May Adrales

May Adrales (Director) is a director, artistic leader, teacher, and mother; she has directed over 30 world premieres. Recent work includes: Manhattan Theatre Club (Rajiv Joseph’s Dakar 2000; Qui Nguyen’s Vietgone and Poor Yella Rednecks; Felicia Anchuli King’s Golden Shield, Second Stage (Rajiv Joseph’s Letters of Suresh); Yale Rep (falcon girls);  Guthrie and Huntington Theatre (The Heart Sellers). She has directed at Signature Theater, LCT3, The Public Theater, WP, New York Theater  Workshop, Oregon Shakespeare Festival, Seattle Rep, Milwaukee Rep and South Coast Rep.  Awards: Ammerman Award at Arena Stage and Theater Communications Group’s Alan Schneider award and Next Generation grantee; a finalist for the Zelda Fichandler SDCF award. She is a Drama League Directing Fellow.  M.F.A., David Geffen School of Drama. She is currently an Assistant Professor and the Director of the Theatre Program at Fordham University. mayadrales.net