Seth Rozin co-founded InterAct Theatre Company in 1988, and has led the organization for the past 27 seasons. He has directed over 50 productions for InterAct, including THE ELABORATE ENTRANCE OF CHAD DEITY (Best Director, Philadelphia Weekly in 2010), PERMANENT COLLECTION (2004 Barrymore nomination for Outstanding Overall Production), IT’S ALL TRUE (2001 Barrymore nominations for Outstanding Director and Outstanding Overall Production), and LEBENSRAUM (1999 Barrymore Awards for Outstanding Direction, Outstanding Overall Production and Outstanding Ensemble). He has twice been named "Best Director" by the Philadelphia Inquirer for the world premiere of Thomas Gibbons' 6221 in 1993 and for LEBENSRAUM. Seth has also directed for the Fountain Theatre (Los Angeles), Blue Heron Theatre and the 45th Street Theatre (New York), as well as regionally with Act II Playhouse, Philadelphia Theatre Company, Philadelphia Young Playwrights and the University of Pennsylvania. Seth is the author of several plays, including MEN OF STONE, MISSING LINK, BLACK GOLD, TWO JEWS WALK INTO A WAR… and THE THREE CHRISTS OF MANHATTAN, which have been produced across the country and in Australia. He also wrote the book, music and lyrics for A PASSING WIND, which was featured in the inaugural Philadelphia International Festival of the Arts at the Kimmel Center in 2011. Seth is the recipient of two fellowships from the Pennsylvania Council on the Arts, the National New Play Network’s 2007 Smith Prize, a commission from the National Foundation for Jewish Culture, and two Barrymore Award nominations. He is the recipient of a 2014 “Shepherd of Peace” award by the Good Shepherd Mediation Program and a 2015 “Difference Maker” by the South Philly Review. Seth currently serves as President of the Board of the National New Play Network, as well as the Philadelphia Artists Collective, and has served on the Boards of the Women's Theatre Festival, Theatre Alliance of Greater Philadelphia, New Paradise Laboratories and Fresh Visions Youth Theatre. He has served on funding and award panels for the Pennsylvania Council on the Arts, New Jersey State Arts Council, Philadelphia Cultural Fund, Theatre Communications Group, Philadelphia Theatre Initiative and Illinois Arts Council. Seth is also the Chair of the Philadelphia New Play Initiative, a campaign to improve the climate for new work.
