Ethan Karas is a director, projection designer, and theatremaker based in NYC. These days, you can find Ethan at Playwrights Horizons as the Artistic/Literary Fellow for the 2025/26 season.

As a director, Ethan’s recent projects include everything from intimate performance art pieces such as The Future Show to large-scale musicals such as BEOWULF: A Thousand Years of Baggage. As an assistant director, Ethan has been privileged to work for directors such as Amanda Dehnert, Braden Abraham, and Mikael Burke. 
For a full directing resume, click here.

As a projection designer, Ethan has created for plays, operas, nightclubs, and everything in between. He has assisted for companies and designers such as Elevator Repair Service, Theatre in Quarantine, Mike Tutaj, Jesse Garrison, Matthew Deinhart, and Nora Marlow Smith. 
For a full design resume, click here.

Ethan is currently working on a show about Hawaii.

Contact: karasethan@gmail.com I @ethan_karas