TITUS TELGE

My Creative Process

I always start with a question; a clear dilemma that the audience wrestles with throughout the show and takes home with them. I think a belief is only as strong as the opposition it's forced to overcome. Arguments should be staged so well that the audience has to choose a side.

This question drives the rehearsal process. I see myself as a story architect laying the foundation for the actors to build their characters around — prompting imagination rather than dictating action. I was directing the world premiere of The Man Who Ate Time and made an offhand joke about a tertiary character's backstory in rehearsal. That joke became the foundation of the actress's entire performance.

When tech week comes to test all of it, someone has to hold the room. Recently, I served as Assistant Director for a production of Hedwig and the Angry Inch. The director was unable to work for the entirety of tech week, so I stepped in to lead the cast, designers, and crew through the process. Since I had taken the time in rehearsals to discuss the central question with the director and the performers, I was able to make appropriate judgement calls on the fly.

The question starts it. The question sustains it. The question is what they leave with. Everything in between is the work, and I love the work. I'm based in Los Angeles, but I go wherever the work is. If you've got something worth building, let's talk.

- Titus

Featured Work

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The Man Who Ate Time
Director & Co-Producer | The Hudson Theatres | 2026

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Fiddler on the Roof (starring Jason Alexander)
Producer's Assistant | La Mirada Theatre for the Performing Arts | 2024
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Disney's The Little Mermaid (Tour)
Director's Assistant | La Mirada Theatre for the Performing Arts | 2024
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The King and I
Director's Assistant | La Mirada Theatre for the Performing Arts | 2023
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