Alexandra Haddad (she/her) is a Third Culture Kid who directs, develops, and produces new theatrical work. Alex is especially drawn to funny and scary plays about women, queer people, and people of the Global Majority. She makes work and processes that entertain, enrich, and elicit visceral reactions, while building community for audiences and artists.

Directing premieres: BERLIN (Saphhest), Serials, PEACH BOY (Pan Asian Repertory - Nu Works), BLOOD ORANGE (The Elif Collective), POOLSIDES (the pebble collective), THE BROKEN BRAIN BREAKUP GAME (Breaking & Entering Theatre Collective), BARD OVERBOARD (SoHo Playhouse).

Directing new work development: Vaibu Mohan (produced by Live and In Color), Abigail Duclos (produced by The Elif Collective), Kenjiro Lee (produced by Leviathan Lab).

In addition to world premieres, she creates postcolonial revivals of Shakespeare, Sondheim, and others.

Assistant directing: INTO THE WOODS (dir. Amanda Denhert, Oregon Shakespeare Festival), RICHARD II (dir. Katie Willmorth, Smith Street Stage), LOVE’S LABOR’S LOST Directing Fellow with SDCF (dir. Amanda Denhert, Hudson Valley Shakespeare), HOW TO PUT ON A SOCK (dir. Rachel Karp, The Drama League Beatrice Terry Residency Reading), CUT (dir. Pirronne Yousefzhadeh, McCarter Theatre Center Bard at the Gate).

Alex also intimacy choreographs, fight choreographs, writes, sound designs, and dramaturgs.

She has an Advanced Plus Diploma from Theatrical Intimacy Education, where she is also Associate Faculty.

Choreography: Intimacy and Fight Director of SLAUGHTER CITY (Small Boat Productions), Intimacy Choreographer of MEASURE FOR MEASURE (Shakespeare & Company), Intimacy Choreographer of RIDE THE CYCLONE (McCarter/Arena Stage), Intimacy Choreographer of FYRE FEST WAS SO FUN!!! and TAKING THE PLUNGE (Breaking & Entering Theatre Collective), Associate Intimacy and Fight Director of SUMO (The Public/Ma-Yi).

She recently made her debut as a playwright with HELEN IN HER HOMELAND produced by Frayed Knot Collective.

Other credits: Game Master of 2026 production of DIRT (Sour Milk Productions), Sound Designer for Serials.

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