Director
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About Me
Max is a theatre director with a passion for reimagining and reinvestigating the classic plays and musicals of yesterday and developing the classics of tomorrow. He's been fortunate to assist at regional institutions like the American Repertory Theater, Shakespeare Theatre Company, The Muny, and on Broadway. In 2018, he founded NJYA, a theatre company with the goal of providing production & performance opportunities to young artists in the New Jersey area and has been directing ever since. He is a proud Latino, an amateur baker, a lover of kooky words, and an ardent fan of "Murder She Wrote."
Photo, Rebecca Nowalski
Selected Credits; for full resume & references email maxjrodriguez@aol.com
Directing
Assisting (Regional/Broadway)
Our Town | Bonn Studio Theater (BC)
by Thronton Wilder
The Turning | Workshop | Center Theatre Group
dir. Sammi Cannold
Sanctuary City | Robsham Theater (BC Critical Conversations Reading)
by Martyna Majok
Jersey Boys | The Muny
dir. Maggie Burrows
Not Anymore: A New Musical | Bonn Studio (BC)
by Elyza Tuan
Evita | The Muny
dir. Josh Rhodes
The Turning | 29-Hr Reading| Theatre Row
dir. Sammi Cannold
Rent in Concert | San Diego Symphony Orchestra
dir. Sammi Cannold
How to Dance in Ohio | Broadway
Assistant to the Director, dir Sammi Cannold
The Curious Incident... | BC Theatre
Associate Director, dir Luke Jorgensen
Evita | Shakespeare Theatre Company
dir Sammi Cannold
Evita | American Repertory Theater
dir Sammi Cannold
Awards/Recognition
Dean's Scholar | Morrissey College Dean's Office | 2024 & 2025
"Sophomore Scholars must exhibit the highest level of excellence in their chosen areas of study and have demonstrated scholarly initiative and intellectual leadership that manifests into exemplary accomplishment."
Come From Away | The Muny
dir. Seth Sklar-Heyn
Inherit the Wind | Bonn Studio Theater (BC)
By Jerome Lawrence & Robert Lee
The Skin of Our Teeth | Welpe Theater
by Thornton Wilder
by Marsha Norman & Lucy Simon
The Secret Garden | Nash Theater
Co-Director, w. Jaye Barre
Encore | Trilogy Repertory (livestream)
by James Lapine & Stephen Sondheim
Sondheim on Sondheim | NJYA (concert)
by James Lapine & Stephen Sondheim
Into the Woods | Nash Theater
Mary Poppins | Nash Theater
by Julian Fellowes
Associate
Mayor's Arts Award | Bernards Township | 2022
"The Mayor's Arts Awards honor those individuals and organizations demonstrating exemplary leadership in and dedication to the fine and performing arts in Bernards Township."
Educational Projects
As You Like It | BC Theatre
Associate Director, dir Luke Jorgensen
The highest level of honors for high school theatre students in the United States.
International Honors Thespian | ITS | 2022
Recognition of student upholding the value of citizenship and community in Bernards Township
Citizenship & Community Honoree | Tea Commitee | 2022
For Best Solo Performance in a Musical
Papermill Rising Star Nominee | Rising Stars | 2021
Candide | BC Theatre
Script Supervisor, dir. Bryce Pinkham
Secret Life of Humans | BC Theatre
Production Dramaturg, dir. Patricia Riggin
Blue Stockings | BC Theatre
Production Dramaturg, dir. Patricia Riggin
Awakenings | BC Theatre
Assistant Stage Manager, dir. Sun Ho Kim
For Leading Actor in a Comedy
Montclair Theatre Awards Nominee | MTN Awards | 2021
Matilda | RHS Drama
Student Director, dir. Martha Harvey
Montclair Theatre Awards Nominee | MTN Awards | 2019
For Leading Actor in a Classical Play
Special Skills
Fluent in Spanish, Proficient in conversational French
Proficient in Stagewrite
Proficient in word processing and graphic design
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4.0 GPA at Boston College
