(he/him)

Executive Producer, Whole

Josh is a content developer, director, producer and educator whose work has screened in festivals across the United States, and has been named Best of the Year in the Chicago Tribune, Time Out, Washington Post, Newcity Stage and others. Known for collaging multiple creative disciplines and influences, and specializing in putting challenging human experiences through a contemporary pop lens, his productions have enjoyed sell-out performances at the legendary Steppenwolf Theatre Company and the Edinburgh Festival Fringe, and he was one of Newcity’s “Players 2019: The Fifty People Who Really Perform for Chicago” alongside some of the most venerated names in Chicago art. Formerly Artistic Director of Haven Chicago, additional credits include projects with Victory Gardens Theater, Steep Theatre, Chicago Dramatists, CalArts, the University of Iowa and Strawdog Theatre. Josh founded FutureHome Productions in 2021, where he is currently developing a slate of projects ranging from live experience to broadcast media. SDCF Observer 2012. MFA, CalArts. BA, Oberlin College. jmichaelsobel.wixsite.com/home