Anna Gelman
Creative Producer and Director of Livestream
she/her
Anna Gelman is Mishkan’s Creative Producer & Director of Livestream, as well as a director, producer and editor, working in theater, film, and live-streaming. She has worked with companies like Goodman Theatre, Bright Trip, Steppenwolf LookOut, Shattered Globe Theater, GreatWorks, Wender Collective, Prop Thtr, The Neo-Futurists (where she served as the General Manager), and others. As an artist, Gelman is interested in radically collaborative projects, exploring the intersection of theater, film, and performance art. Her work as been called “expertly crafted” (Chicago Reader) and “hauntingly contemporary” (NewCity Stage). Gelman holds certificates from The Moscow Art Theater School and the Prague Film School, and is a graduate of Oberlin College. In 2022, she was named one of the 50 People Who Really Perform for Chicago by NewCity Stage.