Eliyana Abraham is an NYC-based director of theatre, musical theatre, and opera. She believes that humor, music, and movement are some of the best tools for exploring difficult subjects and amplifying marginalized experiences. She often stages new queer plays and musicals, fast-paced comedy, and sweeping love stories. 

Select directing credits: Bury Your Gays in concert (Bechdel Project/Ring of Keys); The Bridges of Madison County (Princeton Summer Theater); ULTIMATE (The Tank); The Last Five Years (Princeton Summer Theater); Affecting Expression (The Tank, 2024 and Princeton University, 2022); Peerless (Princeton Summer Theater); Shrek the Musical (Princeton University). Assistant directing and choreography: Street Scene (Queens College); The Marriage of Figaro (Hofstra University); Cabaret (Princeton University).

Proud member: Ring of Keys Coalition, Asian American Theatre Artists Collective. 

B. A. Princeton University. 

Local hire: NYC, NJ, Philadelphia.