Mikhaela Mahony

Mikhaela Mahony is a Brooklyn-based director working at the intersection of theatre, film, and opera. She is a frequent collaborator with Ensemble Studio Theatre and the Obie-Award winning EST/Youngblood, and has developed work with New York City Opera, Alabama Shakespeare Festival, Boston Lyric Opera, The Syndicate, The Lobbyists, City Lyric Opera, the Chautauqua Institution, Bard College, and Rutgers’ Mason Gross School of the Arts. Summer, Mikhaela’s debut as a film director, was an official selection at the Buffalo International Film Festival, Flathead Lake International Cinemafest, and FilmColumbia. She is the Director of Opera at Rutgers University, and serves on the faculty of Mannes School of Music at The New School. As an associate, Mikhaela regularly works alongside artists such as Lileana Blain-Cruz, Daniel Fish, and Anne Bogart. Mikhaela is a proud volunteer artist with The 52nd Street Project. MFA from Columbia University School of the Arts, BA from Barnard College. Mikhaela is a proud volunteer artist with The 52nd Street Project.