JUSTIN
THE DIRECTOR
Justin has directed plays by some of the most acclaimed playwrights of the last decade, including Clare Barron, Brandon Jacobs-Jenkins, Aaron Posner, Antoinette Nwandu, and Katori Hall. He has devised/directed productions at The 14th Street Y, Abrons Arts Center, Gibney Dance, Chez Bushwick, The Center at West Park, Mitu580, TheaterLab, and The Tank.
He has devised and directed several productions for his theater company Pigeonholed, of which he is the Founder and Artistic Director.
“ I have never been so viscerally affected and validated by a live performance before. I didn't even think those two things could go hand in hand. ”
— Audience Member
(on Pass Over)
SELECTED WORKS
Saidah Gets Closure:
A Solo Clown Show
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Devised by Saidah Belo Osagie and Justin Cimino
Directed by Justin Cimino
Union Hall, July 2025Saidah Belo-Osagie takes on an impossible task only a Clown can–she tries to heal from a best friend breakup in front of a live audience.
PASS OVER
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Written by Antoinette Nwandu
Directed by Justin Cimino
The 14th Street Y, September 2024Antoinette Chinonye Nwandu’s blistering riff on Waiting for Godot finds Moses and Kitch standing around on the corner – talking shit, passing the time, and hoping that maybe today will be different. As they dream of their promised land, a stranger wanders into their space with his own agenda and derails their plans. Emotional and lyrical, Pass Over crafts everyday profanities into poetic and humorous riffs, exposing the unquestionable human spirit of young men stuck in a cycle just looking for a way out.
EVE
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Written by Cat Cimino
Directed by Justin Cimino
Mitu580, March 2020
In Cat Cimino’s new play, they imagine the story that started it all–this time from Eve’s perspective.
AUTHENTICITY
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COMMUNITY
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AWE
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FREEDOM
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PHYSICAL CREATIVITY
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IMAGINATION
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HUMANITY
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JOY
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COLLABORATION
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SERVICE
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TRUTH
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SURPRISE
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CURIOSITY
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WONDER
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PLAY
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VULNERABILITY
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AUTHENTICITY • COMMUNITY • AWE • FREEDOM • PHYSICAL CREATIVITY • IMAGINATION • HUMANITY • JOY • COLLABORATION • SERVICE • TRUTH • SURPRISE • CURIOSITY • WONDER • PLAY • VULNERABILITY •
sTAGED READING
SERIES 2025
A fresh and energetic take on the play reading— the stuffy, rigid row of chairs and music stands gives way to a playful and kinetic, visceral and alive semi-staged performance. The fast and furious 5 day/15 hour rehearsal process means anything could happen.
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Cyrano De Bergerac
by Edmond Rostand,
in a new version by Martin Crimp
February 2025
The Center at West Park -
![Dance Nation]()
Dance Nation
by Clare Barron
April 2025
Terry Knickerbocker Studio -
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Stupid Fucking Bird
by Aaron Posner
July 2025
Gibney Dance -
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You Got Older
by Claire Barron
April 2025
Gibney Dance
