currently engaged in new queer play development at The New Cosmopolitans - based in Phoenix, AZ - available for freelance dramaturgy & direction - interested in all forms of queer masculinity through psychophysical performance, site-specific scenography, macro-history, & queer theory - sitting in the tension between empathy and postmodern skepticism
Ryan Hartley is a scenographer, dramaturg, director, and performance maker. He is the artistic director & founder of The New Cosmopolitans, a producing organization for inclusive theater. For TNC, Ryan created & facilitates the New Queer Works series, a development initiative for active LGBTQ+ playwrights. Ryan has aspirations toward grad school and making theater internationally. Member of LMDA. thenewcosmopolitans.com