Molly is a lesbian artist based in New York City. Her recent directing credits include Sabbath’s Theatre adapted by John Turturro and Ariel Levy (The New Group - Associate Director), INVINCIBLE - The Musical featuring the music of Pat Benatar and Neil Giraldo (World Premiere - Asst. Director), The Apostle Peter and His Lover John Also An Apostle (Ars Nova ANT Fest), Notes from the Basement (Corkscrew Festival, Watermill Center Residency, Center at West Park, Dixon Place), Lalabala Project (Watermill Center Residency, Performance Project at University Settlement Residency, Lucid Body House Salon, and the upcoming Kathmandu International Lalabala Theatre Festival), The Crucible (BEDLAM - SDCF Observership), Existential Questions of the 21st Century (Green Room 42), Olivia K and the Parkers Present Planet Joy (City Winery), Purple Reign: Sarah Hamaty in Concert (Green Room 42), The Dybbuk (upcoming), Faust 2.0 (Mabou Mines - Asst. Director), Convention (Irondale Center - Asst. Director), Cannibal Galaxy: a love story (New Ohio, Asst. Director), and Missing Gemini (Winner, Best Direction). Her award-winning short film directing debut, eXcape, premiered at OutFest Fusion Film Festival in 2023.
Molly is the Senior Writer at UNSHUT, an immersive transmedia experience blending theater, AI, VR/AR, and game design. Her most recent play Hamster Medea was workshopped at the Alliance for Jewish Theatre’s TheatreMacher Lab. Her acting credits include Design for Living (Berkshire Theatre Group) and Imagining the Imaginary Invalid (La MaMa).
Molly graduated Magna Cum Laude with Departmental Honors for a B.A. in Theatre and Drama Arts from Columbia University and a B.A. in Modern Jewish Studies from the Jewish Theological Seminary of America. She is a 2024 Artist-in-Residence at the cell theatre, 2022 Member of Directors Lab North, a 2022 Artist-in-Residence at the Upper Jay Art Center’s CA+MP Residency, an alum of the Stage Directors and Choreographers Foundation Observership Program, a former Apprentice at the Berkshire Theatre Group, and a former member of the BAT Resident Company at the Flea Theater. In 2022, Molly was named to New York Jewish Week’s “36 to Watch” List, which honors remarkable Jewish innovators.
She is a proud SDC Associate Member and member of Actors Equity Association. When she isn’t making art, Molly spends time officiating Bar and Bat Mitzvah Ceremonies, helping students in their academics and Judaic Studies as the Director of Strategy with DUGMAH and Prestige Prep, playing with LEGO bricks, and cuddling with her cat named Babadook.
SELECTED PRESS:
Podcast Interview, Call Time with Katie Birenboim
"36 to Watch” List Profile, NY Jewish Week
UPCOMING:
Breaking the Story | Second Stage | Associate Director | May-June
UNSTUCK | Edinburgh Fringe | Director | August 2024
WHERE WE MEET | the cell | Director | September 2024