Warren Hoffman

Warren Hoffman is the Executive Director of the Association for Jewish Studies, the largest Jewish Studies membership organization in the world. Warren has spent most of his career working in academia, the arts, and the Jewish nonprofit world including over five years as the Senior Director of Programming at the Gershman Y where he innovated numerous new programs and was named the "next wave" of Jewish culture by the Jewish Exponent. In the world of theater, Warren was the literary manager and dramaturg for Philadelphia Theatre Company where he dramaturged multiple world premieres by writers including Terrence McNally, Chris Durang, and Bill Irwin. In New York, Hoffman was the Associate Artistic Director of Jewish Repertory Theatre and was a writer and reviewer for TalkinBroadway.com where he covered the Off-Broadway and cabaret scene. In addition to working in the theater community, Hoffman holds a Ph.D. in American Literature from the University of California-Santa Cruz. He earned rave reviews for his book The Passing Game: Queering Jewish American Culture published by Syracuse University Press. His most recent book is The Great White Way: Race and the Broadway Musical. Warren is also a playwright and his last play The Black Slot was produced with Aston Rep in Chicago in Fall 2016. Learn more about him at www.warrenhoffman.com