Arielle Tepper

Arielle Tepper is a theater and film producer, native New Yorker, and founder of the concierge service, WhatShouldWeDo?! She also serves as the Board Chair for The Public Theater in New York.^[1] Tepper has won six Tony Awards.^[2]

Early life

Arielle Tepper was born and raised in Manhattan's

At the age of eight, Arielle saw her first Broadway show, Annie, which she would later go on to produce.^[4]

After graduating from high school, she attended Syracuse University, majoring in Design and Technical Theater.^[5]

Career

In 1998, after graduating from Syracuse University, Tepper founded Arielle Tepper Productions, a theatrical production company to develop and produce plays and musicals both on and off Broadway. Her first production was

Arielle’s producing credits include the film

In 2016, Arielle took a small step back from her production company to launch her newest venture, WhatShouldWeDo?!, a New York planning, recommendations, and booking service.[7]

Philanthropy

In 2005, Tepper formed The Living Room for Artists, a not for profit 501(c)(3) organization whose aim is to sustain and support the Summer Play Festival which was first presented in 2004. SPF formed an alliance with The Public Theater and had a relationship with the Donmar Warehouse through its creation of the Playwright Residency Program.

In 2001, in an effort to promote Theater Education, she created The Tepper Center for Careers in Theatre which, through The Tepper Semester in New York provides opportunities for college seniors to develop specific strategies for pursuing their career goals in the entertainment industry.^[8] In 2005, she initiated a theater program for second and third graders at The Dalton School.

She serves on the Board of Governors for