is a director, playwright, and producer.  Through his production company, Midnight Theatricals, he produced and directed his original play, Afterglow, which ran for 14 months Off Broadway at the Davenport Theater.  Upcoming productions include the musical We Are The Tigers by Preston Allen and Gelman’s next play, safeword., both opening Off Broadway in the winter and spring respectively. From 2006 to 2016, Asher lived in Tel Aviv, Israel, where he became one of the founders of The Stage, Tel Aviv’s premier English language performing arts organization, serving as its first Artistic Director from 2013 to 2016.  He serves on the Advisory Board of the Richard B. Fisher Center for the Performing Arts at Bard College.