About ebookman
Ezra Bookman is proud to be originating the position for Lab/Shul after serving as their Program Associate for nearly three years. Ezra is a director, poet, performance artist, ritualist, and experience designer, exploring the intersection of arts and spirituality. He has created, directed, and produced numerous ritual arts and culture festivals on behalf of Lab/Shul, including PPPPPPurim and NINE: A Night to Remember; co-lead the project to retranslate Hebrew prayers into modern gender-neutral God-optional poetry; and written, directed, and performed ritual-theater interpretations of Biblical stories as a Storahtelling Maven. Directing credits include three world premieres: Anthropology of a Book Club (Manhattan Repertory Theater) and Interim (SMU’s Margo Jones Theater) by Barbara Casssidy, and Mahal by Danny Bernardo (Assistant Director – Bailiwick Chicago). Ezra earned his B.F.A in Theater Studies at Southern Methodist University under the guidance of Stan Wojewodski, where he was awarded the prestigious Meadows Scholar Award. He used the award’s grant to live with Shamans and indigenous communities in Ecuador, Columbia, and Venezuela, researching tools for training artists to create more spiritually resonant work.
