A writer, director and actor, Hunter is currently the Artistic Director for the Redhouse Arts Center in Syracuse, NY where he most recently directed Rent, God of Carnage and A Syracuse Christmas Carol. He has directed over 50 productions of plays and musicals across the country as well as the hit musical The Other Josh Cohen off-Broadway. He was named the 2018 “Director of the year” by the Wall Street Journal for his productions of 42nd Street at the Bucks County Playhouse and The Drowsy Chaperone for the Goodspeed Opera House. He has written the books for 6 musicals including the off-broadway shows, Summer of 42 and Jasper in Deadland; and was nominated for a Tony Award for leading actor in the Broadway production of Little Shop of Horrors