My name is Aaron Lamb. I’m a theatre director and artistic leader. I make theatre because it's one of the last places where we can sit with complexity and learn from it, instead of simply swiping left or swiping right.
I’m currently available for freelance work starting in 2027.
Cabaret
Seattle Gregory Award - Best Director (2024)
I’m based in the upper-left corner of the United States. I have the priviledge of serving as Producting Artistic Director of Harlequin Productions in Olympia, Washington. I travel a lot.
Hedda Gabler
Adapter / Director (2016)
“In our swipe-left, swipe-right mania, we attempt to bucket every issue, experience, and interaction into with or against categories. And we find that it's more difficult to like or dislike things in the 3-D world without actually having to engage with them. So we judge. And we disengage.
The theatre, however, requires our engagement. We must be present - this is fundamental. And through this engagement we might actually realize a foundational utility of art. Art helps us do two things: understand ourselves, and understand each other.
We need that now.”
I write about regional theatre, audience, and what we owe each other. [Read on Substack →]