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Chris Ikner
director. writer. educator.
I’m a director, playwright, and educator drawn to stories that stare back.
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My work lives where realism meets memory, where tenderness collides with chaos, and where people finally say the thing they’ve been holding in for years.
I’ve directed regionally and educationally across the country, developing new plays and reimagining classics with a bold, ensemble-driven approach. Whether I’m working on a contemporary drama in a black box or staging a musical on a thrust, my focus is always the same: creating work that is raw, human, and alive.

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