About me
I grew up in Raleigh, North Carolina dreaming that I would someday be the next Mandy Patinkin. Today, I’m a Boston-based theatre director, educator, actor, writer, and Mandy fan.
I caught the acting bug at a young age. Wanting to train as a “serious actor,” I attended the University of Minnesota/Guthrie Theater BFA Actor Training Program. I also got a BA in Psychology from U of Minn. After graduating, I did the acting thing for a while.
Then, in 2013, I moved to Fort Worth, TX to be the Director of Education, and later, Director of Theatre for Youth, at the historic Casa Mañana Theatre, where I met my beautiful and brilliant wife, Shannon. In 2019, we moved to Boston so I could get my MFA in Directing from Boston University with a graduate certificate in Arts Administration.
Fun fact: I’m part of a proud tradition of Jews writing Christmas musicals. My show Santa Claus: The Musical is currently available through Broadway Licensing.
Currently, I’m an adjunct professor at Providence College and Boston University. When I’m not teaching and/or doing theater, I give historical walking tours of Boston and Cambridge.
I still hope I’ll meet Mandy Patinkin someday.
On December 17th 2016, Noah forgot the wedding certificate at home, much to the chagrin of his fiancé and the justice of the peace. Thankfully, his father and soon-to-be mother-in-law were able to retrieve it in time despite icy road conditions. Photo by Chip Tompkins.
“Let me not to the marriage of true minds / admit impediments” (Shakespeare, Sonnet 116) Photo by Chip Tompkins.
Mandy Patinkin watering what appears to be Swiss chard. Photograph by Tonje Thilesen for The New Yorker.
Mandy Patinkin’s star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame and my feet, circa 2012.
Let’s Work Together
Photo credit: Circle Theatre, Men On Boats by Jaclyn Backhaus