Joseph Adler(1940-2020)

Stage and film director Joseph Adler studied drama at Carnegie Mellon University in Pittsburgh, and graduated from New York University's Film Department. He wrote, produced and/or directed a handful of genre potboilers for the big screen in the 1960s and 1970s. From the 1990s, Adler worked primarily as a stage director in South Florida, helming productions at Coconut Grove Playhouse, Florida Shakespeare Theatre, Shores Performing Arts, and GableStage, serving as producing artistic director for two decades.