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268 Directors and the end of the blog
This post marks the end of the Ask a Director experiment. I’m so grateful to all who have contributed, supported and engaged with it over the past six and a half years.
This blog was started at a time when I felt incredibly alone in the directing field. I had always been taught that a director operates solo, that it was a lonely career and above all, it was based on scarcity. This was a style of working and living that didn't fit for me. I wanted to talk to other directors about their practice and thoughts about the field, both national and international. This blog was started as a way to connect, to uplift other directors and to create a conversation about the changing field and practices.
It's surpassed all of these goals and brought me more joy than I can name.
I'm now at a moment where my practice and advocacy are taking different and exciting paths and it's time for me to put this site to bed. I remain committed to uplifting other directors, to talking about the practice, to flattening hierarchies, to opening doors for new ways of working, and leading rehearsal rooms, companies, and classrooms away from silos and vacuums. Featuring these 268 different directors was just the beginning.
I encourage you all to hire them (and others), advocate for them (and others) and choose to work in a system that values connection and generosity.
Abhishek Majumdar
Adam Fitzgerald
Alice Stanley
Aliza Shane
Amanda McRaven
Amy Corcoran
Amy Jephta
Anisa George
Ana Margineau
Andrew Scoville
Anna Stromberg
Anne Cecelia Haney
Ariel Francoeur
Arpita Mukherjee
Ashley Hollingshead
Ashley Marinaccio
Andrew Neisler
Beng Oh
Ben Randle
Ben Stockman
Benjamin Kamine
Beth Lopes
Bo Powell
Bogdan Georgescu
Bonnie Gabel
Brandon Ivie
Brandon Woolf
Brian Hashimoto
Cait Robinson
Caitlin Ryan O’Connell
Caitlin Sullivan
Catie Davis
Cara Phipps
Carol Ann Tan
Carsen Joenk
Chari Arespacochaga
Cheryl Faraone
Chloe Treat
Christin Eve Cato
Christine Zagrobelny
Christopher Diercksen
Colette Robert
Colleen Hughes
Cyndy Marion
Dado Gyure
Dan Rothenberg
Daniel Irizarry
Danielle Ozymandias
Danny Sharon
Dara Malina
David Charles
Dennis Yueh-Yeh Li
Derek Spencer
Donald Brenner
Doug Oliphant
Eamon Boylan
Elena Araoz
Emily Lyons
Emma Miller
Eric Kildow
Eric Wallach
Eric Powell Holm
Estefania Fadul
Evelina Stampa
Evren Odcikin
Evi Stamatiou
Francesca Montanile Lyons
Gabriel Vega Weissman
Gian Marco Riccardo Lo Forte
Graham Schmidt
Gregg Wiggans
Hannah Ryan
Hannah Wolf
Heather Bagnall
Horia Suru
Ilana Becker
Ilana Ransom Toeplitz
Illana Stein
Ioanna Katsarou
Ioli Andreadi
Irina Abraham Chigiryov
Iris Sowlat
Isaac Klein
J Paul Nicholas
Jack Tamburri
Jaclyn Biskup
Jacob Basri
Jake Beckhard
Jaki Bradley
Jamie Watkins
Javier Molina
Jay Stern
Jay Stull
Jenna Rossman
Jenna Worsham
Jennifer Chambers
Jenny Bennett
Jenny Reed
Jeremy Bloom
Jeremy Pickard
Jerrell Henderson
Jess Hutchinson
Jess Shoemaker
Jesse Jou
Jessi D Hill
Jessica Burr
Jessica Holt
Jillian Carucci
Joanne Zipay
Jo Cattell
John Michael Diresta
John Kurzynowski
Joe Hedel
Jonathan Munoz-Proulx
Jose Zayas
Josh Kelley
Josh Sobel
Joshua Kahan Brody
Joshua William Gelb
Julia Sears
Justin Schlabach
Kareem Fahmy
Karen Christina Jones
Kate Bergstrom
Kate Hopkins
Kate Jopson
Kate Moore Heaney
Katherine M. Carter
Katherine Wilkinson
Kathy Gail MacGowan
Katie Chidester
Kendall Cornell
Kendra Augustin
Kholoud Sawaf
Kimberly Faith Hickmann
Kim Weild
KJ Sanchez
Knud Adams
Kristin Marting
Kristin McCarthy Parker
Kristin Skye Hoffman
Kristy Chambrelli
Kristy Dodson
KT Shorb
Kyle Metzger
Kylie M. Brown
Larissa Fasthorse
Larissa Lury
Laura Brandel
Laura Steinroeder
Lauren Hlubny
Lauren Keating
Lavina Jadhwani
Jenn Haltman
Leta Tremblay
Lila Rachel Becker
Lillian Meredith
Lily Riopelle
Lindsey Hope Pearlman
Lisa Rothe
Lisa Sanaye Dring
Liz Thaler
Lori Wolter Hudson
Lucie Tiberghien
Luke Comer
Luke Tudball
Lyndsay Burch
Lynn Lammers
Mallory Catlett
Manon Manavit
Margarett Perry
Maridee Slater
Marina Bergenstock
Marti Lyons
Martin Jago
Matt Cosper
Matt Ritchey
Max Hunter
Megan Sandberg-Zakian
Megan Weaver
Meghan Finn
Melissa Crespo
Melody Erfani
Michael Alvarez
Michael T. Williams
Michaela Escarcega
Michelle Tattenbaum
Mimi Barcomi
Miranda Haymon
Molly Beach Murphy
Molly Clifford
Molly Noble
Morgan Gould
Morgan Green
Murielle Borst-Tarrant
Nana Dakin
Natalie Novacek
Neal Kowalsky
Nell Bang-Jensen
Nick Benacerraf
Noa Egozi
Norah Elges
Normandy Sherwood
Olivia Lilley
Orly Noa Rabinyan
Oscar Mendoza
Pablo Paz
Padraic Lillis
Patrick Walsh
Pete Danelski
Pirronne Yousefzadeh
Portia Krieger
Rachel Karp
Rachel Wohlander
Randolph Curtis Rand
Raz Golden
Rebecca Cunningham
Rebecca Martinez
Rebecca Wear
Renee Phillippi
Renee Yeong
Rich Brown
Rick St. Peter
Robert Schneider
Ryan Anthony Nicotra
Sammi Cannold
Sammy Zeisel
Sanaz Ghajar
Sara Holdren
Sara Lyons
Sara Rademacher
Sarah Elizabeth Wansley
Sarah Hughes
Sarah M. Chichester
Sarah Rose Leonard
Sash Bischoff
Scarlett Kim
Seonjae Kim
Seth Pyatt
Sharifa Elkady
Shaun Patrick Tubbs
Sherri Eden Barber
Simon Hanukai
Sophia Watt
Suchan Vodoor
Stephen Cedars
Steven Kopp
Steven Wilson
Talya Klein
Tana Siros
Tara Ahmadinejad
Tara Cioletti
Tara Elliott
Tatiana Pandiani
Taylor Reynolds
TerryandtheCuz
Tommy Schoffler
Tracy Bersley
Trevor Biship
Tyler Mercer
Wednesday Sue Derrico
Will Dagger
Will Davis
Will Detlefsen
Will Steinberger
Yojiro Ichikawa
Yoni Oppenheim
Zi Alikhan
Zoya Kachardurian
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Tony Award Nominees Michael McElroy and Orfeh Join Tituss Burgess at Carnegie Hall for Tribute to Stephen Sondheim February 1 at 8:00 P.M.
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Gabriel Vega Weissman
Hometown?
Rockville Centre, NY.
Where are you now?
Brooklyn, NY.
What's your current project?
I’m gearing up to spend the summer at the Hangar Theatre in Ithaca, NY as a Drama League Director’s Project fellow. I’m also writing a new play with my longtime writing partner, Brian Reno.
Why and how did you get into theatre?
When I was 7 I saw Matthew Broderick in How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying. I would say I was generally intrigued by “The Company Way,” mesmerized by “I Believe in You” and by “Brotherhood of Man” I had decided I wanted to be a professional actor. I think that was because it (my first experience at the theatre) felt like such present, visceral storytelling. I had always loved books and movies, and I had my parents read to me before bed until an embarrassing age; theatre felt like a much richer version of the principles I responded to so much. I acted through school and when I graduated I took personal assistant work with Athol Fugard and Martin Pakledinaz (the late and great costume designer), which had a profound impact on me and helped me to consider a life on the other side of the table.
What is your directing dream project?
I suppose it’s less of a dream project and more of a career goal, but I would love to spend my career, in part, interpreting all of the works of Athol Fugard. I think Athol is an extraordinary artist who has lived an extraordinary life. There is always something to learn from him. I find his writing healing and I would be honored to share his stories with audiences.
What kind of theatre excites you?
I love plays that teach me about people. A theme that recurs in my work is “home." What does one’s home say about who they are? When I work on a play I strive to discover what home means to each character as well as each artist involved in the piece. To me, home is a smaller piece of a bigger idea: identity. So, I’m excited by writers such as Fugard, August Wilson, Eugene O’Neill, Lorraine Hansberry, Sophocles, Lynn Nottage, Conor McPherson, Amy Herzog (and many, many others) who explore this theme.
What do you want to change about theatre today?
I want to take some of the pressure and competition out of being an early career theatre artist. Everywhere you turn there’s another huge hurdle. There must be more forums that will take chances on early career artists and allow them to have opportunities to learn and grow.
What is your opinion on getting a directing MFA?
I think there’s a myth or an idea that if you go to a certain school you will immediately be propelled into a full and vibrant career. I think some people treat gradate school like a short cut (or hope that it will be), and I think that’s a shame. If you feel you’re at a point in your career/life where you want to revisit how you do what you do, if you want to develop a stronger community of artists around you, if you value higher education then graduate school seems like a good option for you. I go back and forth, and I’m ok with that. Some years I apply and some years I hold off. If I go, I want it to be because I want to spend three years working on myself. That may be next year or it could be five years down the line.
Who are your theatrical heroes?
When I was a kid or teenager, this list would have been populated with people I didn’t know. As an adult, the list is made up mostly of people I know and have worked with who have moved and taught me. The list is too long, but I’ll name a few from all disciplines and in no particular order: Colman Domingo, Lisa Peterson, Ruben Santiago-Hudson, Susan Hilferty, Amy Morton, Dominique Morisseau, Pam MacKinnon, Martin McDonagh, Ralph Fiennes, Donald Holder, Al Pacino, Myra Lucretia Taylor, Jim Dale, Athol Fugard, Sharon Washington, Rajiv Joseph, David Lander, Jess Goldstein, André Holland, Reed Birney, Natasha Katz, Rob Milburn, Michael Bodeen, Michael Shannon and the late and great Martin Pakledinaz and Roger Rees.
Any advice for directors just starting out?
Get in the room! More specifically get in rooms. Don’t be snobby. Meet people. I began as an assistant to the playwright - I never wanted to be a playwright (though I am now) - but it allowed me to not only meet a room full of extraordinary artists, but observe a director at work. I come from an acting background, so when I decided to be a director I had zero experience. I tried to get myself into as many rooms as I could: rehearsal processes, readings, symposiums, theatre lobbies (you never know who you’ll see or meet). Know your community. Know the names of the theatres in your community. Know the names of the people who run them, try to know what they look like. Try to know as much as you possibly can - to set yourself up for success in the future. Also, you must generate your own work. For me, space is the most challenging part of that. But even if at the very beginning you get a bunch of actors in a room to read and talk about a play you’ve always wanted to work on, you will be practicing your craft.
Plugs!
I so wish I could see Archduke by Rajiv Joseph and directed by Giovanna Sardelli, which is currently playing at the Center Theatre Group in LA. These are two artists I admire so much, if you’re in the LA area - be sure to check it out!
My website: www.gabrielvegaweissman.com
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250 Directors
Abhishek Majumdar
Adam Fitzgerald
Alice Stanley
Amanda McRaven
Amy Corcoran
Amy Jephta
Anisa George
Ana Margineau
Andrew Scoville
Anna Stromberg
Anne Cecelia Haney
Ariel Francoeur
Arpita Mukherjee
Ashley Hollingshead
Ashley Marinaccio
Andrew Neisler
Beng Oh
Ben Randle
Ben Stockman
Benjamin Kamine
Beth Lopes
Bo Powell
Bogdan Georgescu
Bonnie Gabel
Brandon Ivie
Brandon Woolf
Brian Hashimoto
Cait Robinson
Caitlin Ryan O’Connell
Caitlin Sullivan
Catie Davis
Cara Phipps
Carol Ann Tan
Carsen Joenk
Chari Arespacochaga
Cheryl Faraone
Chloe Treat
Christin Eve Cato
Christine Zagrobelny
Christopher Diercksen
Colette Robert
Colleen Hughes
Dado Gyure
Daniel Irizarry
Danielle Ozymandias
Danny Sharon
Dara Malina
David Charles
Dennis Yueh-Yeh Li
Donald Brenner
Doug Oliphant
Eamon Boylan
Elena Araoz
Emily Lyons
Emma Miller
Eric Kildow
Eric Wallach
Eric Powell Holm
Estefania Fadul
Evelina Stampa
Evren Odcikin
Evi Stamatiou
Francesca Montanile Lyons
Gabriel Vega Weissman
Graham Schmidt
Gregg Wiggans
Hannah Ryan
Hannah Wolf
Heather Bagnall
Horia Suru
Ilana Becker
Ilana Ransom Toeplitz
Illana Stein
Ioanna Katsarou
Ioli Andreadi
Irina Abraham Chigiryov
Iris Sowlat
Isaac Klein
J Paul Nicholas
Jack Tamburri
Jaclyn Biskup
Jacob Basri
Jake Beckhard
Jaki Bradley
Jamie Watkins
Javier Molina
Jay Stern
Jay Stull
Jenna Rossman
Jenna Worsham
Jennifer Chambers
Jenny Bennett
Jenny Reed
Jeremy Bloom
Jeremy Pickard
Jerrell Henderson
Jess Hutchinson
Jess Shoemaker
Jesse Jou
Jessi D Hill
Jessica Burr
Jessica Holt
Jillian Carucci
Joanne Zipay
Jo Cattell
John Michael Diresta
John Kurzynowski
Joe Hedel
Jonathan Munoz-Proulx
Jose Zayas
Josh Kelley
Josh Sobel
Joshua Kahan Brody
Joshua William Gelb
Julia Sears
Justin Schlabach
Kareem Fahmy
Karen Christina Jones
Kate Bergstrom
Kate Hopkins
Kate Jopson
Kate Moore Heaney
Katherine M. Carter
Katherine Wilkinson
Kathy Gail MacGowan
Katie Chidester
Kendra Augustin
Kholoud Sawaf
Kimberly Faith Hickmann
Kim Weild
KJ Sanchez
Knud Adams
Kristin Marting
Kristin McCarthy Parker
Kristin Skye Hoffman
Kristy Chambrelli
Kristy Dodson
KT Shorb
Kyle Metzger
Larissa Fasthorse
Larissa Lury
Laura Brandel
Laura Steinroeder
Lauren Keating
Lavina Jadhwani
Jenn Haltman
Leta Tremblay
Lila Rachel Becker
Lillian Meredith
Lily Riopelle
Lindsey Hope Pearlman
Lisa Rothe
Lisa Sanaye Dring
Liz Thaler
Lori Wolter Hudson
Lucie Tiberghien
Luke Comer
Luke Tudball
Lyndsay Burch
Lynn Lammers
Mallory Catlett
Manon Manavit
Margarett Perry
Maridee Slater
Marina Bergenstock
Marti Lyons
Matt Cosper
Matt Ritchey
Megan Weaver
Melissa Crespo
Melody Erfani
Michael Alvarez
Michael T. Williams
Michelle Tattenbaum
Mimi Barcomi
Molly Beach Murphy
Molly Clifford
Molly Noble
Morgan Gould
Morgan Green
Murielle Borst-Tarrant
Nana Dakin
Natalie Novacek
Neal Kowalsky
Nell Bang-Jensen
Nick Benacerraf
Noa Egozi
Norah Elges
Normandy Sherwood
Olivia Lilley
Orly Noa Rabinyan
Oscar Mendoza
Pablo Paz
Patrick Walsh
Pete Danelski
Pirronne Yousefzadeh
Portia Krieger
Rachel Karp
Rachel Wohlander
Randolph Curtis Rand
Raz Golden
Rebecca Cunningham
Rebecca Martinez
Renee Phillippi
Rich Brown
Rick St. Peter
Robert Schneider
Ryan Anthony Nicotra
Sammi Cannold
Sammy Zeisel
Sanaz Ghajar
Sara Holdren
Sara Lyons
Sara Rademacher
Sarah Elizabeth Wansley
Sarah Hughes
Sarah M. Chichester
Sarah Rose Leonard
Sash Bischoff
Scarlett Kim
Seonjae Kim
Seth Pyatt
Sharifa Elkady
Shaun Patrick Tubbs
Sherri Eden Barber
Simon Hanukai
Sophia Watt
Suchan Vodoor
Stephen Cedars
Steven Kopp
Steven Wilson
Talya Klein
Tana Siros
Tara Ahmadinejad
Tara Cioletti
Tara Elliott
Tatiana Pandiani
Taylor Reynolds
TerryandtheCuz
Tommy Schoffler
Tracy Bersley
Trevor Biship
Tyler Mercer
Wednesday Sue Derrico
Will Dagger
Will Davis
Will Detlefsen
Will Steinberger
Yojiro Ichikawa
Zi Alikhan
Zoya Kachardurian
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