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Emilio Maxwell Cerci

EMILIO MAXWELL CERCI is a MFA Columbia University Director, as well as a Producer, and Lighting Designer based in NYC. He currently resides at The Space at Irondale Center as a Resident Designer, Director and Production manager.

BIO

EMILIO MAXWELL CERCI is a MFA Columbia University Director, as well as a Producer, and Lighting Designer based in NYC. He currently resides at The Space at Irondale Center as a Resident Designer, Director and Production manager.

Productions

 
[Off-Broadway, 2019]
Lighting Designer

Additional Credits

His current and past projects include: Miss Julie at the Space at Irondale (Director), Oedipus: King/Colonus at Playmakers Repertory Company (Associate Director), The Seat of Our Pants at The Public Theater (Directing Intern), Walking with Bubbles at OnWomen Festival 2021 (Director), Natasha, Pierre, and the Great Comet of 1812 at Columbia University (Director), The Maids (Director), alice, Alice, ALICE! (Lighting Designer), The Threepenny Opera at Hofstra University (Lighting Designer), The Four of Us and Wolfpack at NYCFringe Festival BYOV (Director), Bright and Brave at Dixon Place (Lighting Designer), Hadestown on Broadway (Assistant to Lead Producer), Frankie & Johnny in the Claire de Lune on Broadway (Assistant to Lead Producer). Founding member of Pick Six. @EmilioMaxwellCerci

Awards and Nominations

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News

Irondale NextGen Initiative Will Launch With MISS JULIE
by Stephi Wild - Oct 8, 2026

Irondale Ensemble Project launches its new NextGen initiative with a contemporary adaptation of Strindberg's classic play, directed by Emilio Maxwell Cerci and set on New Year's Eve at a party among the audience.
Irondale Celebrates 43rd Year and Announces 2026–27 Season
by Marissa Faith Curley - Sep 26, 2026

For more than four decades, Irondale has built its work as a research theater through ensemble, experimentation and collaborative creation. Its 2026-27 season draws on that 43-year history while continuing to evolve the artistic practice that has defined the company since its founding.
Irondale Ensemble Project to Launch New Initiative For A New Generation Of Theater Makers
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Sep 14, 2026

The Brooklyn-based theater company announced Irondale NextGen, an artistic initiative drawing on 43 years of ensemble practice to create opportunities for emerging directors, performers, and theater makers to develop and lead their own projects.
Re/Venue, A.R.T./NY to Present GOLDILOCKS HAS QUESTIONS
by Emmy Rice - Apr 13, 2025

Re/Venue, in collaboration with A.R.T./NY Off-Broadway, will present Goldilocks Has Questions, an evening of bold, imaginative storytelling from the creative minds of ToastCo.
Irondale Ensemble Project Celebrates 40 Years Of Theater Making With New Devised Immersive Work Of Great American Playwrights Of The 20th Century
by A.A. Cristi - Mar 23, 2023

Irondale, now celebrating forty years of artistically ambitious, and cutting-edge theatre, presents the world premiere of an original devised work, American Century: Part 1, April 21-May 21, 2023.
The Space at Ironale to Present Jean Genet's THE MAIDS in August
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Jul 26, 2022

The Space at Ironale will present Jean Genet’s richly sinister play, The Maids, August 18-21. Performed in the round overlooking a diorama-like stage, the timeless work originally premiered in Paris in 1947, tackles topical issues of social class, oppression, alienation, gender, and sexual identity.
3 Plays About Women's Rights Opens Next Week At Brooklyn's On Women Festival
by Grace Cutler - Jul 9, 2022

Irondale, Brooklyn’s leading theatrical and artistically ambitious think-tank theater ensemble, with three esteemed curators, announced the lineup of the fifth annual On Women Festival, July 11-31, celebrating the lives and experiences of female identifying artists.
Women Take The Spotlight At ON WOMEN Theater Festival, July 11-31
by A.A. Cristi - Jun 22, 2022

Irondale, Brooklyn's leading theatrical and artistically ambitious think-tank theater ensemble, with three esteemed curators, proudly announce the lineup of the fifth annual On Women Festival, July 11-31, celebrating the lives and experiences of female identifying artists.
Irondale Ensemble Project Announces 5th Annual On Women Theater Festival
by Stephi Wild - Jun 22, 2022

Irondale, Brooklyn's leading theatrical and artistically ambitious think-tank theater ensemble, with three esteemed curators, announce the lineup of the fifth annual On Women Festival, July 11-31, celebrating the lives and experiences of female identifying artists.
Irondale is Now Seeking Submissions for 2022 ON WOMEN THEATER FESTIVAL
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Mar 8, 2022

Irondale, Brooklyn’s leading theatrical and artistically ambitious think-tank theater ensemble, is currently seeking submissions for their fifth annual On Women Festival, July 11-31 to celebrate the lives and experiences of female-identifying artists.
Irondale Ensemble Project is Seeking Submissions for 2022 On Women Theater Festival
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Jan 11, 2022

Irondale is currently seeking submissions for their fifth annual On Women Festival, July 11-31 to celebrate the lives and experiences of female-identifying artists. From mainstage performances to new media storytelling, the festival will offer artists and audiences in-person, live and digital events, in addition to moderated panel discussions.
Irondale Ensemble Project Announces Line Up Of 2021 ON WOMEN Festival
by A.A. Cristi - Feb 4, 2021

Irondale, Brooklyn's leading theatrical and artistically ambitious think-tank theater ensemble, and three esteemed curators proudly announce the lineup of the fourth annual On Women Festival, March 4-28, celebrating the lives and experiences of womxn artists.
Dixon Place To Present The World Premiere Of BRIGHT AND BRAVE: A NEW MUSICAL
by A.A. Cristi - Oct 16, 2019

The world premiere production of Bright and Brave: A New Musical will be presented at Dixon Place (161A Chrystie Street) from November 8 a?" 23, 2019.
Irondale Presents Four Plays For FRINGEBYOV This October
by Stephi Wild - Sep 18, 2019

Irondale, a home for cutting edge, artist-driven theater and the home of the Irondale Ensemble, will host four plays during the October month-long FringeBYOV Festival. The only Brooklyn based venue to welcome audiences to the Festival, Irondale is an official host of the FringeBYOV segment of The NEW York International Fringe Festival and will co-present nearly 15 performances: Wolfpack, October 16-18, The Four of Us, October 17-19, Savana Glacial, October 23-24, 30, and Update, October 25-26.
Midtown International Theatre Festival to Present 100 Plays in 23 Days Starting This Weekend
by BWW News Desk - Jul 15, 2017

The Midtown International Theatre Festival returns for another summer of quality stage works, July 15 - August 6, 2017 at the WorkShop (312 W. 36th Street, NYC). New York's oldest continuing theater festival will present 100 plays in 23 days!
Midtown International Theatre Festival to Present 100 Plays in 23 Days Starting This Weekend
by BWW News Desk - Jul 12, 2017

The Midtown International Theatre Festival returns for another summer of quality stage works, July 15 - August 6, 2017 at the WorkShop (312 W. 36th Street, NYC). New York's oldest continuing theater festival will present 100 plays in 23 days!
MITF 2017: The Oldest Continuing Theatre Festival in NYC Returns This Summer
by BWW News Desk - Jul 12, 2017

This is an auspicious year for John Chatterton and the Midtown International Theatre Festival. MITF is now the OLDEST CONTINUING THEATRE FESTIVAL IN NEW YORK! John Chatterton has set the gold standard for presenting new and exciting independent theatrical works in NYC. This year's special festival brings more than 100 productions to Manhattan - as well as an astounding number of international works. The 18th Annual Midtown International Theatre Festival once again proves itself to be one of the best reasons to stay in New York in July!
MITF 2017: The Oldest Continuing Theatre Festival in NYC Returns This Summer
by Julie Musbach - Jun 3, 2017

This is an auspicious year for John Chatterton and the Midtown International Theatre Festival. MITF is now the OLDEST CONTINUING THEATRE FESTIVAL IN NEW YORK! John Chatterton has set the gold standard for presenting new and exciting independent theatrical works in NYC. This year's special festival brings more than 100 productions to Manhattan - as well as an astounding number of international works. The 18th Annual Midtown International Theatre Festival once again proves itself to be one of the best reasons to stay in New York in July!

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