DIRECTOR
Jordan Reeves is a two-time Innovative Theater Awards nominee for Outstanding Director, known for his bold, character-driven storytelling and inventive reimaginings of classic works. With over two decades of experience directing on both regional and New York stages, Jordan brings a deep understanding of text, tone, and tempo to every production. As Artistic Director of the Guerrilla Shakespeare Project, he helmed a decade of provocative and accessible Shakespearean revivals and reconstructions, often merging period tradition with contemporary urgency.
His directing credits span from intimate black box dramas to large-scale ensemble comedies, with a signature style that blends sharp dramaturgy, fluid staging, and emotional clarity. Jordan is particularly celebrated for his work in new play development, collaborating closely with playwrights to shape world premieres with intelligence, humor, and heart. Whether reinventing a classic or uncovering the rhythms of a brand-new script, his direction emphasizes precision, humanity, and a fearless embrace of theatricality.
Selected Reviews
“The play beautifully conceived and directed by Jordan Reeves…having reimagined Shakespeare’s Pericles as a unique and compelling, psychologically sound, serious and often hilarious story of loss, struggle and ultimate redemption through the resolution of conflict that only profound understanding can achieve”
–Ann Firestone Ungar, THE FRONT ROW CENTER
PERICLES: Born in a Tempest
TRAGEDY OF KING ARTHUR
“… premiering in a production so dazzling it should make Jordan Reeves the hottest director in town.”
– Beatrice Williams-Rude , NYC STAGE REVIEW
KING JOHN
“The company of nine actors, under Jordan Reeves’ inventive direction, gives the play a vibrant and muscular rendering.”
– Ron Cohen, BACKSTAGE
DIRECTING CREDITS(THEATRE)
PLAY AUTHOR THEATER
Go Back for Murder Agatha Christie The Barnstormers Theater
Pericles: Born in a Tempest** Jordan Reeves Guerrilla Shakespeare Project
Insignificance (Asst. Director) Terry Johnson Defibrillator Theatre
Midsummer Night’s Dream W. Shakespeare University of Central Florida
Tragedy of King Arthur** Arthur Phillips Guerrilla Shakespeare Project
The Sword Plays Sara Montgomery The Pit
Visions of Valerie* Torii Pasternak Fordham University
Women and Wallace Jonathan Marc Sherman Atlantic Theater Company
Tragedy of King Arthur (Reading)* Arthur Phillips The Public Theater
King John W. Shakespeare Guerrilla Shakespeare Project
Winter's Tale (Asst. Director) W. Shakespeare Access Theater
To Kill A Mockingbird (Asst. Director) Christopher Sergel/Harper Lee Weston Playhouse
LUV Murray Schisgal Deertrees Theatre
Importance of Being Earnest Oscar Wilde Counting Squares Theatre
Julius Caesar W. Shakespeare Guerrilla Shakespeare Project
Romeo & Juliet W. Shakespeare Orange Grove Dance Co.
Two Gentlemen of Verona W. Shakespeare Pell Chafee Center
Julius Caesar W. Shakespeare Pell Chafee Center
Walker in Babylon* David Reiser Stand Up and Watch Pro.
Carpe Tunnel* Various Writers Counting Squares Theatre
Management* Stephen Belber Counting Squares Theatre
This is Our Youth Kenneth Lonergan Perishable Theatre
Orphans Lyle Kessler Fort Harrod Drama Pro.
Tape Stephen Belber Brown/Trinity Consortium
*World Premiere ** Outstanding Director Nomination New York Innovative Theatre Awards