Welcome!

Hi there. You've arrived at the repository of artistic emissions from director, lecturer, writer, acting teacher and graphic artist Brendan Hughes.

I grew up on a commune outside Boston -- on a piece of land originally owned by the inventor of rubber gloves -- where I regularly consorted with a lazy bull named Stanley. At twenty-two, I took over a small theatre space in Boston and built its infrastructure from scratch, producing four seasons of plays before heading off to the Yale School of Drama. Since graduating, I have directed dozens of productions in regional theatres around the country and in New York, as well as educational environments like Yale and Harvard. I have recently turned my attention to film and am now based in Los Angeles. I still maintain my theatrical roots in the summertime, however, serving as 'Impresario of the Harbor Stage' at the Wellfleet Harbor Actors Theater (the greatest title, and the only one in Italian, that I have ever held).

In addition to directing films and theatrical productions, I have recently launched a lecture series about what the hell we're going to do, artistically, with this infant of a century. You can purchase a demo of the main lecture Oomphalos, to see if you'd like to book the talk at some point in the future. Please browse around and let me know what you think. And be sure to visit the Arcana section, where, among other things, you'll find multiple pictures of me being punched in the face.

Thanks for stopping by!