Elias Bernstein is a stage director and sound designer based in New York and Washington, D.C. His work is always in process, recognizing that the nature of artistic composition, on stage and beyond, allows room for limitless and nonlinear expansion. He is drawn to creativity that exposes the hidden, most uncomfortable elements of humanity, based in the belief that theatre gives us the opportunity to manifest a vision of what life could be like, in pursuit of a more honest future. Every theatrical moment is an experiment in empathy that seeks to reveal what’s in the space between audience and actor. Elias’ work is developed through an anti-colonialist lens, premised upon the idea that our current canon of drama and methods of work in theatre do not reflect non-Western ways of thinking. He is interested in classical drama, the unique topography of American culture, and the pocket of society that Generation Z inhabits.