Hello, I'm Josh. I'm a theatre director, podcast host, audio/video editor, writer, software trainer, occasional web developer, and New Yorker. If you're looking to get a hold of me via email, click here. If you'd like my CV, click here. For anything else, keep reading.
Since 2021, I've cohosted a podcast called The Worst of All Possible Worlds alongside my friends Brian Alford and A.J. Ditty. It's about media narratives and how they shape the world we live in. New episodes release every Wednesday and we have over 2,300 paid subscribers on Patreon. I'm very proud of our show; here are links to a few notable and interesting free full-length episodes if you'd like to have a listen for yourself:
You can also listen to guest appearances I've made on a number of other podcasts, including:
Since 2024, I've cohosted a Twitch stream called Traditional Scrench on Mondays and Thursdays from 4pm-6pm ET. We mostly watch YouTube videos and hoot and holler. Sometimes we do fundraising streams; in December we raised over $8,000 in direct aid to Palestinian families in Gaza.
I have been directing and producing theatre since 2013. My next project is remounting The Boy from Bantay, an autobiographical solo play by Jeremy Rafal about growing up in the Philippines and Hawaii, discovering a passion for classical music and cartoons, and becoming a concert pianist. We first staged this play at FringeNYC in 2015; this summer we will be taking the show to Edinburgh Festival Fringe from August 1-16. Tickets are now on sale!
In February 2025, I directed a workshop production of a play titled My Brother Jake by Dave Osmundsen. The play is about two autistic brothers, both of whom are pursuing a life in the arts. It played at The Tank in New York City and featured Bennett Clarkson (left) and Dan Victor (right).
I regularly direct for the serialized play competition Serials, having started with its original incarnation at The Flea and continued with its current format at The Tank. Playwrights whose work I've directed for Serials include Tony Meneses, Jen Jarnagin, Jesse David Fox, and Nat Cassidy.
From 2016 to 2017, I was a founding member and the producing artistic director of Decent Company, an ensemble of theatrical writer-performers that produced a bimonthly showcase of new work. We produced seven shows over the course of fourteen months, showcasing 41 new short plays by a total of 25 different writer-performers.
Outside of my creative work, I have over seven years of experience as a software trainer, having facilitated group training sessions and developed interactive curricula for:
I am not currently active as a group trainer or facilitator but I still have a passion for helping people learn, so if you're interested in having me talk with your group about something, don't hesitate to let me know!
In 2018, I saw a MTA worker laying down a strip of yellow paint on a subway platform during rush hour, resulting in bright yellow footprints all over the train car. The post went viral on Twitter and I ended up hollering on CBS2 about it.
In 2023, I changed the profile picture and screen name on my Twitter account to make fun of Eric Adams and spoof Elon Musk's brilliant plan to eliminate account verification. The New York Times interviewed me to get to the bottom of the situation and then after the article was published I got banned from Twitter entirely.
Other interests of mine include electronic music, skiing, Star Trek, political theory, immersive sims, and the New York Mets.
If you're still reading this, thanks! I'd love to hear from you. You can find me on Bluesky @bosh.worstpossible.world or send an email to hello@joshboerman.com.