Director/Producer/Theatre Administrator/Actor
etaylor@afjt.com

Eli hails from Niles, Illinois and is a member of the vocal band Listen UP!, as well as the coordinator for AJT. He has helped many up and coming artists and theatres with networking, marketing, and organizational development. Eli has also spent time both in America and Israel working on his own infusion of the sacred and secular through movement delving into how the language of movement can be used to express religious and spiritual identity. He received a BFA in Theatre Arts from the Theatre School at DePaul University.

Artistic Affiliation

Members, Listen UP! Jewish Vocal Band – http://www.jewishsong.com/
Coordinator, Association for Jewish Theatre

Production/Administration Experience

Producer, Matisyahu Post Concert Event-Jewish Education Team (JET), Congress Theatre, Chicago, IL
Production Coordinator, ShPIeL-Performing Identity Workshops (3), Lookingglass Theatre, Chicago, IL
Production Coordinator, Techweek 2012 Conference & Expo, Chicago, IL
Annual International Conference Coordinator, Association for Jewish Theatre, LA, CA
House Manager, Sound Of Silence by Jean Cocteau (Salomee Speelt), Theater Wit, Chicago, IL
House Manager, Date Me by Noemi Schlosser (Salomee Speelt), Theater Wit, Chicago, IL
Assistant for Community Outreach, Pangs of the Messiah by Mottie Lerner (Midwest Premier) Silk Road Theatre Project, Chicago, IL

Production History

(* Denotes that it was an Assistant Directorship) (** Denotes an acting role)
Andromache*, Directed by Noemi Schlosser, Salomee Speelt, Chicago, IL
Cabaret*, Directed by Barry Brunetti, Movement Direction by Natalie Turner-Jones, The Theatre School, Chicago, IL
Puss in Boots*, adapted by Julia Neary, Directed by Julia Neary, The Theatre School, Chicago, IL North Bank, Suzhou Creek** (Isaac) Directed by David Chack, Chicago, IL