
Directing Portfolio
My name is Elena Cramer and I am a director based out of NYC. I am passionate about developing new work as well as bringing fresh perspective to classic pieces. My favorite things to work on are queer, woman focused, scary, messy, or any combination of the above. I love crafting moments (both emotional and physical) that feel surprising yet inevitable and leave a big impact. My background in acting, costuming, producing, and assistant stage management allows me to communicate well with people on all parts of my team and to understand their needs.
Alec Ludacka and Bryanna Marie Felipe in Stupid Boring Straight People PC: Nina Goodheart
Alec Ludacka and Bryanna Marie Felipe in Stupid Boring Straight People PC: Nina Goodheart

Jude Cramer and Sami DeVries in The Exit Interview

Kyu Park, Sammy Pignalosa, Damien Moore, Lily Brenner, Aditi Sanghavi, and Devan Hawkins in grease my chin
Alec Ludacka and Bryanna Marie Felipe in Stupid Boring Straight People PC: Nina Goodheart
Sofia Figeroa and John Divney in The Pimple Play

Stefan Schallack, Jude Cramer, and Sami DeVries in The Exit Interview

Kyu Park, Sammy Pignalosa, Damien Moore, Lily Brenner, Aditi Sanghavi, and Devan Hawkins in grease my chin
Alec Ludacka and Bryanna Marie Felipe in Stupid Boring Straight People PC: Nina Goodheart
Sofia Figeroa and John Divney in The Pimple Play

Sammy Pignalosa, Damien Moore, and Devan Hawkins in grease my chin
Alec Ludacka and Bryanna Marie Felipe in Stupid Boring Straight People PC: Nina Goodheart

Stefan Schallack and Jude Cramer in The Exit Interview
Sofia Figeroa and John Divney in The Pimple Play
Alec Ludacka and Bryanna Marie Felipe in Stupid Boring Straight People PC: Nina Goodheart

Stefan Schallack, Jude Cramer, and Sami DeVries in The Exit Interview

Sammy Pignalosa, Damien Moore, and Lily Brenner in grease my chin
Sofia Figeroa and John Divney in The Pimple Play
Alec Ludacka and Bryanna Marie Felipe in Stupid Boring Straight People PC: Nina Goodheart
Alec Ludacka and Bryanna Marie Felipe in Stupid Boring Straight People PC: Nina Goodheart
Alec Ludacka and Bryanna Marie Felipe in Stupid Boring Straight People PC: Nina Goodheart

Kyu Park, Sammy Pignalosa, Damien Moore, Lily Brenner, Aditi Sanghavi, and Devan Hawkins in grease my chin
Sofia Figeroa and John Divney in The Pimple Play

Stefan Schallack in The Exit Interview
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grease my chin will run at Under St. Marks as a part of their Día de los Muertos festival October 20 and 21, 2024.
Tensions are running high on an annual family camping trip — and the onset of the zombie apocalypse sure doesn’t help. Disputes over parenting, pronouns, and privacy give way to a fight for survival as a family wrestles with its own monstrosity. In hereditary horror grease my chin, family secrets and passed-down prejudices come to light around the campfire in a blood-splattered battle between three generations.