i’m louis blachman, a director and writer from the san francisco bay area, now based in brooklyn, ny.

as an assistant director, i have worked with & learned from james macdonald, trip cullman, michael mayer, danya taymor, leigh silverman, nicole a. watson, austin regan, & ben villegas randle.

my writing includes d.f.j. (finalist: 2024 o’neill npc; finalist: 14th national jewish playwriting contest) & four seasons total landscaping (winner: 2022 marilyn schwartz seven prize).

i was the bret c. harte fellow for berkeley rep’s 2023-2024 season, and am an associate member of sdc.