Ran Bechor is an educator, award winning Hebrew playwright and theater director. In 2016 Bechor was awarded first place at the Akko Fringe Theater Festival for his play Schreber. He is a former fellow of the Mandel School for educational leadership, where he conducted research on the connection between high art and education. He spent two years as the principal of a school for the gifted in Jerusalem. In addition to his deep knowledge of Hebrew culture, he currently teaches Hebrew language & culture at Harvard University. In 2023, he co-founded Adam Theater in Boston.