Stories You Feel. Experiences You Remember.

Adrian Alea is a Latiné director creating work across theater, film, and live events, driven by a deep love of crafting memorable, imaginative experiences for audiences and artists alike.

He is a Helen Hayes–nominated director for Las Hermanas Palacios (GALA Hispanic Theatre), his adaptation of Chekhov’s Three Sisters, set during the 1980s Miami drug wars and part of a trilogy reimagining Chekhov through the Cuban diaspora. A 2026 Guild Hall and Rhinebeck Artist-in-Residence, he is developing El y Ella with Jaime Lozano and Florencia Cuenca, a new musical about two Mexican artists building a life and family through art in New York. Hs is currently a Drama League Directors Project recipient.

His films have been official selections at the Sundance Film Festival and Tribeca Festival, and his work has been seen or developed with The Public Theater, INTAR, The New Group, Repertorio Español, Lincoln Center Presents, NBC, Paper Mill Playhouse, New York City Center’s Encores!, and Jennifer Lopez’s Las Vegas residency, All I Have.

As an educator, he has been an invited speaker and teaching artist at Yale University, Northwestern University, Columbia University, and Fordham University. He previously served as Producing Director of The New Group.

He holds a BA from Columbia University and an MS from Northwestern University.

Representation: Lizzy Weingold, WME.