Courtney Wetzel
Courtney Wetzel is a Brooklyn-based theater and film director, collaborator
and an avid supporter of new plays, scripts and writers.
Upcoming
Recent
The Motherf*ckin' Hat Plays
produced by
Labyrinth Theater Company
Rachel's Meeting by Charles Goforth
directed by Courtney Wetzel
featuring Margaret Ladd and Carrie Braver
Ecstatically, Ekphrastically Yours
Brooklyn Waterfront Artists' Coalition
For the 5th season, Word Cabaret has commissioned writers to create original written pieces in response to visual art.
This year's writers are Padraic Lillis, Nate Dobson, Cindy Hanson, John Francis Istel and Morgan McGuire. Witness these original compositions during tours through the BWAC gallery.
Courtney Wetzel directs.
Beauteous
by Craig "Mums" Grant
Directed by Walter Puryear
Associate Director Courtney Wetzel
Co-Produced by MoMA PopRally and the Andrew Freedman Home
Gee, I Hope You Have Fun at My Mom's Death
Presented by Playful Substance as part of
Woman's Work
A Festival Featuring New Works from Women Writers
Power Grid
A Festival of Puerto Rican Theatre Voices
Cherry Lane Theatre
The Memory of Elephants
by Kisha Tikina Burgos
directed by Courtney Wetzel
Trapper
by Meghan Jones
directed by Courtney Wetzel
Celebrating The Shelter’s ten years of supporting artists and creating powerful productions, Shelter X is a week of workshops, readings, and festivals written, directed, and acted by Shelter artists.
Solar
Short Film
First Assistant Director
Supported Producer Jean Goto and Director Mark Cheng on their ambitious and funny short.
Burn It Down
Member
A scrappy, collaborative, learn-by-doing-film collective.
Courtney is a member of the workshop and production wings, and has taken on roles including first AD, editor and director.
The Accident
Director
The Accident by Dipti Bramhandkar had its world premiere at the Frigid Festival NYC, where it was named Best Tragedy by the festival coordinators.
About
Courtney Wetzel is a theater director, collaborator and avid supporter of new plays and writers. Recent directing credits include: Beauteous (Craig muMs Grant; Andrew Freedman Home, MoMA), Gee I Hope You Have Fun at My Mom’s Death (Bree O’Connor; Playful Substance), Trapper (Meghan Jones; The Shelter), and The Accident (Dipti Bramhandkar; Frigid Festival, The Kraine Theater). She is a member of Burn It Down and The Farm Theater's Director's Roundtable.