Welcome

Please visit www.joshcostello.com for my updated directing portfolio. Switching over to that site as of January 2012.


Welcome to my online stage directing portfolio. This site is undergoing renovations; the basic info is here but more images and video from past productions will be added soon.
I’m currently seeking a freelance directing gig for the 2012/13 season — I have a few scripts I’m shopping around, and I’m open to other possibilities.
For more information, to set up an interview, or to offer me a directing job, please email me at joshcostello at gmail dot com.
Now Playing
Little Brother by Cory Doctorow
adapted and directed by Josh Costello
Custom Made Theatre Company
more information here

Little Brother by Cory Doctorow

I am adapting and directing Cory Doctorow's novel Little Brother for Custom Made Theatre Company, opening January 2012.

Much more information here.

Reborning at SF Playhouse

I recently directed the world premiere of Reborning by Zayd Dohrn at SF Playhouse, starring Lorri Holt, Lauren English, and Alex Alioto.

The SF Chronicle said: "Dohrn's compact script bristles with sharp, breezy dialogue... In Josh Costello's skillful stagings, edgy comedy eases into serious emotional territory..."

The Huffington Post said: "A major triumph... a strong contender for any award given for the Best New Play of 2011... Costello has drawn magnificent performances from his three-actor ensemble... This is a powerful play performed by three exceptionally strong actors..."

Toil And/Or Trouble by Lauren Gunderson

I directed a workshop and reading of Toil And/Or Trouble, a new play by Lauren Gunderson, as a part of Just Theater's New Play Lab. Starring Michael Barrett Austin, Anthony Nemirovsky, and Alex Chreighton.
Two ambitious young men and one badass lady fight the recession with dictatorial dreams: instead of going back to grad school like everyone else in business... why not take over a small country? Seriously. No I'm serious.
I previously directed two touring productions of Lauren's A Short History of Nearly Everything for MTC.

Anansi the Spider

I'm directing a new adaptation of Anansi the Spider for MTC's School Tour program in 2012.  Tommy Shepherd and Dan Wolf will write and perform.
Ana loves stories, and wants the other kids to act them out the way they're written. But when she finds herself caught up in the legend of Anansi and the Sky God, with music, beats and rhymes creating a world of magic and mystery, Ana discovers that sometimes you have to write your own story—and that writing your own story might be the most exciting thing you can do. 
The African folktale is updated, reimagined, and filled with music, beats and rhymes in this new play for elementary schoolers, specially commissioned by Marin Theatre Company.
The show will tour to elementary schools in February and March 2012. Public performances will be announced soon as well.
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