George Strus (they/them) is a Tony Award-nominated and Obie Award-winning trans non-binary Latiné producer and dramaturg based on the unceded ancestral lands of the Munsee Lenape people (colloquially known as New York).

They founded Breaking the Binary Theatre: an Obie Award-winning new work development and community building hub for transgender, non-binary, and Two-Spirit+ (TNB2s+) theatermakers. Since the organization’s launch in July of 2022, Breaking the Binary Theatre has paid out over $600,000 to over 500 TNB2S+ artists.

Commercially, they were a proud co-producer of the 2023 off-Broadway world premiere production of Stephen Sondheim's final musical, HERE WE ARE and the Broadway premiere of Jackie Sibblies Drury, Justin Peck, and Sufjan Stevens’ ILLINOISE (2024 Tony Nomination). Current co-producing credits include Cole Escola’s OH, MARY!, Jen Silverman’s THE ROOMMATE, and Sam Gold’s ROMEO + JULIET. Upcoming co-producing credits include Simon Rich’s ALL IN and Jason Robert Brown’s THE LAST FIVE YEARS.

Other commercial producing projects in development include Moisés Kaufman and Sasha Velour’s VELOUR: A DRAG SPECTACULAR, Amber Ruffin’s BIGFOOT, Stephen Sondheim’s THE FROGS (UK), and others to be announced.

They were awarded the 2024 Prince Fellowship (in association with Columbia University School of the Arts), receiving mentorship from Kristin Caskey, Sue Frost, Jeffrey Seller, Thomas Schumacher, and David Stone. Additionally, they are an Associate Member of The Broadway League with Greg Nobile serving as their mentor.

They are currently the dramaturg of Dylan Mulvaney’s FAGHAG (world premiere, 2024 Edinburgh Festival Fringe), a new work commissioned by Wessex Grove, and others to be announced.

In addition to their role as Founding Artistic Director of Breaking the Binary Theatre and their freelance producorial and dramaturgical work, they also currently serve as a Theatre Scout at Curate Management and the Project Director of Meena Harris’ Phenomenal Theatre Fund.

Previously, they held positions at Second Stage Theater, Manhattan Theatre Club, The Public Theater, Signature Theatre, Audible Theater, A3 Artists Agency, The Tank, The Sol Project, Pride Plays at Rattlestick Playwrights Theater, Playbill, Stacey Mindich Productions, Alchemation, Telsey + Company Casting, Paper Mill Playhouse, and Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS.

Recently, they were commissioned by Playwrights Horizons to create an original piece for their 2024 Almanac magazine. Additionally, they dramaturged the short film 808, written by JJ Maley, and was featured on The Kilroys' 2023 Web. They have been a guest speaker and lecturer at David Geffen School of Drama at Yale, NYU Tisch School of the Arts, Hunter College, Berklee School of Music, Brandeis University, University of Hartford, and their alma mater Marymount Manhattan College.

You can read a bit about their founding of Breaking the Binary Theatre and producing practice at Playbill here.

Please find their resume available here.

Contact them here.