Deconstructing Directing was launched in 2024 by Andrew Roblyer, a queer, nonbinary, and neurodivergent storyteller and theatre artist based in Houston, TX. Andrew first began acting in 1995 and (if you don’t count the neighborhood “play” he organized in second grade) began directing, coaching, and teaching in 2005. Over the years Andrew has developed a penchant for creating new theatrical opportunities and organizations that are based in accessibility, kindness, and innovation, including The Honorable Bards, a student-run theatre company at Texas A&M University, This Is Water Theatre, the first-ever professional theatre company in Bryan/College Station, TX, and now The Octarine Accord, Houston’s only production company dedicated entirely to speculative fiction. Along the way Andrew has advised and supported multiple theatre company startups and founders from around the country, including Seth Johnson and Flexible Grey Theatre in Dallas, TX and Cora Hemphill and Firebox Theatre in Wake Forest, NC.

As of 2024, Andrew has produced, directed, and/or designed for over 50 full-length shows, including musicals, plays, and immersive theatre, covering almost every staging configuration possible, casts ranging in size from 1 to 50+, and budgets ranging from $0 to over $35,000. They are currently pursuing their MFA in the second-ever cohort of Randolph College’s innovative low-residency MFA Theatre program, focusing in directing. Andrew is also a proud company member of Strange Bird Immersive, home to the immersive theatre escape room The Man From Beyond, voted #1 in the USA for five years running.

Andrew lives in Houston with his husband Joe and their pandemic-pup Mimi. www.andrewroblyer.com