Roee Joseph (b. 1993) is a playwright, director, performance maker, and researcher specializing in independent documentary theater. His work combines poetic language, documentary materials, and performative inquiry into personal, ethical, and political realities. He writes and directs his own plays, including Shura: The Mission of Identifying Life (Israel Festival 2024), based on his reserve duty identifying victims after the October 7 massacre; Hereby I Declare (with Noa Nassie), which reopens a military investigation Roee himself conducted during his service; and Good Morning Hedgehog, an LGBTQ-themed play exploring intimacy and estrangement. His plays have been presented at Tmuna Theater and the Sibiu Festival, and translated into English and German.

Roee received the Rosenblum Prize for Promising Creator (2024) and the Golden Hedgehog Award for Best Play (2022). He holds a B.Ed.F.A in Theatre Directing and an M.A. in Cultural Studies. He is a lecturer at the School of Performing Arts at the Kibbutzim College of Education and a PhD fellow in Hermeneutics and Cultural Studies at Bar-Ilan University. His doctoral research explores how rented apartments shape urban identity and cultural life in Tel Aviv.