Geoff Sobelle is an actor, director, and creator of original performance works. A dedicated absurdist, Sobelle uses illusion, installation, and home-spun mechanics to create surreal, poetic pieces that look for humanity where you least expect it.

His work is deeply collaborative and reflects long-time partnerships with other multidisciplinary artists. His most recent works include: FOOD (BAM Next Wave 2023), HOME (BAM Next Wave 2017, Bessie Award) and The Object Lesson (BAM Next Wave 2014, Bessie Award). These three works are all rooted in a deep study of centering the audience in the fabric of the show. Other recent work includes Times3 (Times x Times x Times), a composition created with Pamela Z for Times Square; Hear Their There Here, a site-specific sound installation for St. Ann’s Warehouse; Holoscenes, an aquatic performance-installation created with Lars Jan; and Pandaemonium, a multimedia dance work created with Nichole Canuso and Lars Jan. His partnership with Trey Lyford as Rainpan 43 includes all wear bowlers, Amnesia Curiosa, machines machines machines machines machines machines, and Elephant Room (created with Steve Cuiffo).

Before coming to New York, he was a member of Philadelphia’s Pig Iron Theater Company for twelve years. Other Philadelphia collaborations include: Headlong Dance Theatre, Subcircle, Nichole Canuso, and Thaddeus Phillips. All of his original works have premiered at the Philadelphia FringeArts Festival. He is a Pew Fellow and a Creative Capital grantee. Sobelle is a graduate of Stanford University and trained in physical theater at the Lecoq school in Paris.