Andrew Schneider
Andrew Schneider is mostly interested in how humans telling stories about ourselves to each other can make us better at being humans. And how much the second law of thermodynamics and grief have in common.
Andrew is an OBIE award winning, Drama Desk nominated director, performer, writer, and interactive-electronics artist creating original works for theater, dance, sound, video, installation and public art.
Andrew’s work uses new and old, high and low tech - from Wave Field Synthesis arrays and Volumetric Lighting displays - to literal smoke and mirrors.
Original works include HERE (2025 - Jacob’s Pillow) NOWISWHENWEARE (2022 - BAM and ongoing tour); »remains« (2020 - Radialsystem, Berlin) commissioned by Sasha Waltz & Guests Dance company; NERVOUS/SYSTEM (2018 - BAM Next Wave); AFTER (2018 - Under the Radar, The Public Theater); YOUARENOWHERE (2015 OBIE award, 2016 Drama Desk nom); DANCE/FIELD (2014 - Roulette), among others.
Andrew is/was a member of the Harvard Radcliffe Institute Fellowship, the Digital Future’s cohort at Jacob’s Pillow, Lincoln Center’s Collider cohort, the Doris Duke Foundation’s Performing Arts Technologies Lab inaugural cohort, the arts incubator ONX,. He teaches a recurring class on original-flavor reality at the Interactive Telecommunications Program and mentors for Theater Mitu’s Hybrid Arts Lab. Wooster Group company member 2007-14. More at andrewjs.com.