Adam Odsess-Rubin is the Founding Artistic Director of National Queer Theater (NQT). With NQT, he is the co-creator and lead producer of the award-winning Criminal Queerness Festival at Lincoln Center for NYC Pride, which has been recommended by The New York Times, The Advocate, and Thrillist. Odsess-Rubin has worked with MCC Theater, Carnegie Hall, Keen Company, International Rescue Committee, The Guthrie, and American Conservatory Theater. He is currently a lead Teaching Artist for New York Theatre Workshop and Arts Project of Cherry Grove. Odsess-Rubin received the NYC Mayor’s Grant for Cultural Impact in 2020. B.A. UC Santa Cruz. M.A. NYU Steinhardt.