Nigel Semaj B. is a New York City based director/choreographer from Washington, D.C. Nigel is currently pursuing his MFA in Directing at The New School. He is an alum of Lycoming College in Williamsport PA, where he studied directing and performance. Along with a passion for directing, Nigel has a long time love for movement and dance, having taught dance and assisting with movement/choreographing on musicals and plays for the past four years.  Inspired by the use of movement and staging techniques of John Tiffany, Liesl Tommy, Ivan van Hove, Marianne Elliott in their productions such as Harry Potter and the Cursed Child, Eclipsed, The Crucible, and A View from the Bridge, Nigel explores different movement styles for each production, using movement in order to aid in telling the story. Nigel's directorial interests are in the scripts of playwrights whose work breaks the mold--plays dealing with social injustices, challenge the audience to go out of their comfort zone and ultimately inspire change. Along with his love of directing and movement, Nigel is an aspiring theatre educator and advocate for arts education. Teaching and actively supporting the arts in secondary and primary schools, Nigel intends to make a career in arts education along with directing and choreographing,  In addition to his works in theatre, Nigel is a professional selfie taker, avid eater and spends his nights watching re-runs of "The Office" and "Parks and Rec" on Netlflix.