About
Luke Ferrell
Luke Ferrell is a New Jersey stage director, producer, arts administrator, teaching artist and production photographer. He founded Ferrell Studios in Metuchen in 2022 and leads it as Founder & Executive Director.
At Rutgers University–New Brunswick he coordinates the First-Year Interest Group Seminars, supervising ten peer instructors and overseeing 70+ seminar sections that reach more than 1,600 first-year students each year. He has taught Peer Instructor Education as a coadjutant instructor and works as an academic coach with the Rutgers Learning Centers.
As a director he has staged musicals and plays for Ferrell Studios, Highland Park High School and other New Jersey companies since 2021. He holds a B.A. in Theater Arts from Rutgers University, summa cum laude, with minors in Human Resource Management and History.
At a glance
Roles
- 2022–nowFounder & Executive DirectorFerrell StudiosMetuchen, NJ
- 2024–nowProgram Coordinator, First-Year Interest Group SeminarsRutgers UniversityNew Brunswick, NJ
- 2024–nowAcademic CoachRutgers Learning CentersNew Brunswick, NJ
- 2025–2026Coadjutant Instructor, Peer Instructor EducationRutgers UniversitySpring terms
- 2023–2024Artistic DirectorCabaret TheatreNew Brunswick, NJ
- 2021–nowTeaching ArtistNew Jersey schools and arts centersGrades K–12
Recognition
Awards & training
- 2025 NJACT Perry AwardOutstanding Production of an Original Musical, as producer, for Five Nights at Freddy's: The Unofficial Musical (Ferrell Studios). New Jersey Stage (opens in a new tab)
- Summa Cum LaudeB.A. Theater Arts, Rutgers University, May 2024. Minors in Human Resource Management and History.
- Beloved Arts in Our CommunityRutgers University, April 2022
- Training at RutgersDirecting with David Esbjornson, producing with Marshall Jones, acting with Helen Farmer
Teaching philosophy
“I believe students learn most effectively when they have control over their own learning.”