I love to tell stories
Adam Thomas is a New York–based theatre and film director whose work explores intimacy, tension, and truth. He turned to theatre in 2020, when the world paused and performance moved back into public spaces such as parks and amphitheaters, where people simply gathered and created. That moment shaped his belief that storytelling thrives when it is small enough to feel human and close enough to be undeniable.
Adam builds stories in small spaces with minimal design, where every gesture matters. His work focuses on working people’s lives and the moral choices they face, especially within the experiences of Black men. Across productions such as Beelzepup and Borders, audiences have described leaving “rattled and reflective,” caught between laughter, discomfort, and recognition. His approach extends into film projects like Everything Is Fake where he continues to explore performance, realism, and the spaces between silence and movement.
In rehearsal, Adam leads through listening. The process begins with a shared reading and grows through mapping fractures, welcoming surprise, and stripping away unnecessary flourish. His design language leans on light, color, and silence—tools that make the invisible visible.
He aims to create stories that unsettle and connect, asking audiences a simple question: How can we choose differently? Adam’s work challenges which stories are told and who gets to tell them, ensuring that both theatre and film echo beyond their stages and screens.
