Hutch Pimentel (they/he) is a Chicago-based director. They are the Artistic Director of First Floor Theater where they directed Polaroid Stories, Edith Can Shoot Things & Hit Them, Animals Commit Suicide, peerless, Two Mile Hollow, Refrigerator, Mike Pence Sex Dream, and The Juniors and produced dozens of other shows. They were named one of Newcity Magazine’s “50 Players” in 2019. During their time in Chicago, they’ve had the pleasure of working at About Face Theatre, American Theater Company, Chicago Dramatists, Redmoon, The Gift Theatre, The Goodman, Steppenwolf and Victory Gardens Theater. They’ve worked outside of Chicago on Broadway and at Center Theater Group, Ensemble Studio Theater, Oregon Shakespeare Festival, and The Vineyard Theatre. They are a graduate of Kalamazoo College and grew up traveling the American South.