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Biography

Jeremy Aluma is an award-winning, Jewish-American theatre director and producer of Iraqi descent. Aluma was the Executive Director of Alliance for Jewish Theatre in 2020 & 2021. He founded the internationally touring clown troupe, Four Clowns and served as Artistic Director during the first seven years. Credits include: Abraham & Isaac (MuBe Cultural Theatre, São Paulo, Brazil); Four Clowns (La MaMa, NYC); Pinocchio and Robin Hood (South Coast Repertory); Sublimity (Theatre Row, NYC); The Elaborate Entrance of Chad Deity (Red Theater, Chicago and Chance Theater, Anaheim); Lunatics & Actors (Shakespeare Center, LA); Henry’s Potato (REDCAT, LA); Beyond Dark (Odyssey Theater, LA); Jonah (Annenberg, Santa Monica); Crumble (Sacred Fools, LA); The Last Days of Judas Iscariot (Urban Theatre Movement, LA); and In Arabia We’d All Be Kings (Alive Theatre, Long Beach). Nationally, he has directed productions at Chopin Theatre (Chicago); Gremlin Theatre (St. Paul, MN); Exit Theatre (San Francisco); Indy Fringe Theater (Indianapolis); Space 55 (Phoenix); and Insurgo Theater Movement (Las Vegas) amongst others. He is the recipient of the City of Los Angeles Department of Cultural Affairs, Cultural Exchange International Grant, the City of Santa Monica, Annenberg Community Beach House Residency, and the Long Beach Arts Council Community Project Grant. Since graduating Cum Laude from California State University, Long Beach with a Bachelor of Arts degree in Theatre Directing, Aluma has attended prestigious training programs such as, the Master Conservatory program in Bali, Indonesia; Director’s Lab West; and The Actor’s Center in NYC. He continues to teach and take classes at The Clown School and received an MFA in Directing at The Theatre School at DePaul University.

Theatre Directing Reel

Awards, Nominations, and Top 10 Lists

  • 2022-2023
    The Elaborate Entrance of Chad Deity at Chance
    Stage Scene LA Awards
    2023 Outstanding Direction of an Action Comedy Award
    2023 Best Production Award
    2023 Best Fight Choreography Award
    2023 Outstanding Lead Performance in an Action Comedy Award
    2023 Outstanding Featured Performance in an Action Comedy Award
    2023  Outstanding Ensemble in an Action Comedy Award
    2023 Outstanding Production Design Award

    Orange County Theatre Guild Awards
    2022 Outstanding Lead Performance Nomination
    2022 Outstanding Supporting Performance Nomination
    2022 Outstanding Ensemble in a Play Nomination
    2022 Outstanding Sound Design Nomination
    2022 Outstanding Fight Direction Nomination

  • 2017-2018
    The Elaborate Entrance of Chad Deity at Red Theater
    2018 Best Fight Choreo Award – Non-Equity Jeff Award
    2018 Best Principal Performer Nomination – Non-Equity Jeff
    2018 Outstanding Principal Actor Nom – ALTA Awards
    2018 Outstanding Fight Choreo Nomination – ALTA Awards
    2018 Outstanding Sound Design Nomination – ALTA Awards
    2018 Outstanding Projections Nomination – ALTA Awards
    2017 Top 10 Best Off-Loop Productions – Chicago Tribune
    2017 Top 5 Shows – Theatre by the Numbers
    2017 Top 5 Shows – The Hawk Chicago
    2017 Top 10 Best Moments – Chicago Inclusion Project
    2017 Best Revival of a Play Nomination – Broadway World
    2017 Jeff Recommendation
  • 2016
    Lunatics & Actors
    2016 Top 12 Best Shows – Night-Tinted Glasses
    2016 Most Creative Production Runner-Up – Observations Along The Road
  • 2010-2015
    Four Clowns
    2012 Hollywood Fringe Nomination – Best Comedy

    2011 Ovation Recommendation

    2011 San Francisco Fringe Award – Best of the Fringe

    2011 Minnesota Fringe Encore Performance Invitation

    2010 Hollywood Fringe Award – Best in Physical Theatre

    2010 Hollywood Fringe Nomination – World Premiere

    2010 Bitter Lemons Nomination – Outrageous Theatre

  • 2013
    Theatre in the Dark
    2013 LA Weekly Nomination - Best Director of Short Play
  • 2013
    Sublimity
    2013 United Solo Festival Award – Best Satire
  • 2011
    Four Clowns: Romeo + Juliet
    2011 Hollywood Fringe Award – Top of the Fringe

    2011 Hollywood Fringe Award – Best World Premiere

    2011 Hollywood Fringe Award – Best in Physical Theatre

    2011 Bitter Lemons Nomination – Outrageous Theatre

  • 2010
    The Last Days of Judas Iscariot
    2010 Bitter Lemons Top Ten Revival Productions
  • 2010
    Sister Mary Ignatius Explains It All For You
    2010 Geoffrey Award Nomination – Best Direction

    2010 Geoffrey Award for Best Actress – Joanna Churgin

  • 2009
    In Arabia We’d All Be Kings
    2009 Venerable Grunion Award - Best Direction of a Play
  • 2007-2008
    Ubu The Shit!
    2008 Garland Honorable Mention – Best Adaptation

    2007 Ticket Holder Nomination – Best Adaptation

    2007 Ticket Holder Nomination – New Discovery