Ellis recently directed the Off-Broadway production of Andrew Stein’s AI thriller Disruption at the Pershing Square Signature Center, with an all-star cast led by John David Washington, Conrad Ricamora, and Elizabeth Stanley. It was called “thrilling and timely” and “an absorbing ensemble drama" by the Wall Street Journal.

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He previously directed the world premiere of AI thriller Disruption Off-West End at The Park Theatre, which received ★★★★★ and ★★★★ reviews from dozens of major outlets including The Evening Standard, Metro, The Daily Express, The Daily Mail. It was also a Harper Bazaar Culture List pick for summer 2023.

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He made his London debut with the world premiere of Rain and Zoe Save the World Off-West End at the Jermyn St. Theatre. Broadway World West End called it, "visually beautiful, and its politics are sharp". It was labeled, "an inspired piece of physical theater" by The Stage. 

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Theatre projects in development: 

• XY, writer Oliver Houser's coming of age story about an intersex man navigating intimacy while coming to terms with his female presenting younger self. (2022 Relentless Award Finalist)

• And You Shall Be a Blessing, a bio musical about trailblazing singer-songwriter Debbie Friedman, dubbed "the Joan Baez of Jewish liturgical folk rock" by the NY Times, with playwright Deborah Yarchun.

• A Man, A Plan, A Canal, Panama, a  political thriller about the real estate deal that led to the building of the Panama Canal and created the country of Panama in the process, reuniting Ellis with Disruption playwright Andrew Stein​.