MILES STERNFELD
ABOUT ME
Miles Sternfeld is a New York City-based theatre director and artistic producer who reactivates iconic plays and musicals as urgent theatrical events. He asks what each story is demanding of us now. He strips the material down to its structural core and rebuilds it in a new environment and form shaped by its deepest argument. His productions are emotionally charged, visually precise, and sensorially immersive, inviting audiences into the questions we’ve long avoided.
STERNFELD STUDIO // director & founder // independent NYC productions
Most recently, Miles directed the sold-out, immersive production of Into the Woods at Camp Pouch (a 150-acre campground on Staten Island) with his independent theatre company, Sternfeld Studio. The production featured newly commissioned acoustic folk orchestrations and was featured in Time Out New York. His directorial work has also been seen Off-Broadway in new works like Broken Thread by Diane Davis at the 14th Street Y and Neighbor Play at Stage Time Studios.
BROADWAY & OFF-BROADWAY // assistant & associate director
He assisted Jamie Lloyd on the Tony Award–winning Broadway revival of Sunset Blvd. and served as Lorin Latarro’s associate on the new musical Starstruck, written by Beth Malone, Mary Ann Stratton, and Emily Saliers of the Indigo Girls. He also contributed to productions at Laura Pels Theatre, the American Repertory Theatre, the National Yiddish Theatre, and Lincoln Center Theatre.
COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY // MFA in directing // 2023-2025
Miles holds an MFA in Directing from Columbia University’s School of the Arts, where he trained under Anne Bogart, Brian Kulick, and Katie Mitchell. At Columbia, he directed re-conceptualized productions of Sweeney Todd (through a true crime investigation lens in 1980s America), Next to Normal (through wireless headphones that placed the audience inside Diana's psychological world), The Seagull, and Romeo & Juliet, alongside new works Rot by Aditya Lal Chadha and Timmy by Megan Rivkin.
CLEVELAND MUSICAL THEATRE // artistic director & founder // a decade of reimagined classics
Before studying at Columbia, Miles developed the foundation of his practice as the artistic director of Cleveland Musical Theatre (CMT) – the only Equity musical theatre company in Cleveland devoted to reimagining beloved musicals. There, he spearheaded the redevelopment of the musical Jane Eyre with its original Broadway director John Caird and composer Paul Gordon, earning the Cleveland Critics’ Circle Award in Direction. Other CMT credits include Into the Woods at Town Hall, Songs for a New World at Radial Park, Aida, Pete(HER)Pan, and The Who’s Tommy, featuring Broadway stars such as Betsy Wolfe, Tony Yazbeck, Liz Callaway, Bonnie Milligan, and Adrienne Warren.
He is a proud member of SDC and an alumnus of Point Park University’s Musical Theatre Conservatory and Fordham University at Lincoln Center.