May Adrales

(Bio as of September 2026)

May Adrales is a director, artistic leader, teacher, and mother who has directed more than 40 world premieres. Her work has been seen at Manhattan Theatre Club, Second Stage, Signature Theatre, Lincoln Center Theater, The Public Theater, WP Theater, New York Theatre Workshop, Oregon Shakespeare Festival, Seattle Rep, Milwaukee Rep, and South Coast Rep.  She is a recipient of the Ammerman Award from Arena Stage and the Alan Schneider Award from Theatre Communications Group. Her fellowships and honors include the Drama League Directing Fellowship, Van Lier Directing Fellowship, WP Lab, TCG New Generations Grant, SDC Denham Fellowship, and Paul Green Directing Award. Adrales has held artistic leadership positions at Milwaukee Rep, The Playwrights Center, The Public Theater, and The Lark; and currently the Director of the Theatre Program and Professor at Fordham University.  She has directed and taught at Juilliard, Yale, Harvard/ART, ACT, Fordham, NYU, and Bard College, and holds an MFA from Yale School of Drama. www.mayadrales.com