Podcasts by ATW - SDCF Masters of the Stage
Rare insights into the working process of America's most seminal directors and choreographers are the focus of "Masters of the Stage." This series features more than three decades of priceless One-on-One interviews and panel discussions with theatre's most distinguished luminaries. Listen to these never before broadcast programs and hear the story of the American theater told by those who helped chart its course.
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2011 DCN: Broadway Stage Managers' Secrets Revealed from 2023-12-14T06:37:25.096506
On May 25th, 2011, SDC's Gretchen Michelfeld spoke with three Broadway Production Stage Managers about their experiences. Stage Managers Jill Cordle (Jerusalem), Heather Cousens (Spring Awakening),...
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2011 DCN: Scenic Designers from 2023-12-14T06:37:25.091881
On Monday, June 27th, 2011, SDC's Gretchen Michelfeld talked to veteran scenic designers Rachel Hauck (The Public, BAM, The Vineyard, South Coast Rep, Eugene O'Neill Resident Set Designer) and Nick...
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Directing Shakespeare: What's It All About Willy Part 1 from 2023-12-14T06:37:25.087078
On April 28, 2001, Stage Directors and Choreographers Foundation invited Arthur Bartow, Artistic Director of the Drama Department at NYU Tisch, to moderate a conversation between Michael Lupu, Seni...
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Directing Shakespeare: Casting - It's A Bear from 2023-12-14T06:37:25.082031
On April 29, 2001 members of a Stage Directors and Choreographers Foundation panel simulated a first casting session of "The Winter's Tale". The discussion is moderated by Artistic Producer of the ...
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Adaptation Rights from 2023-12-14T06:37:25.075394
On April 2, 2012, SDCF invited entertainment attorney Elliot Brown to speak about securing theatrical adaptation rights with SDCF Producing Director Ellen Rusconi. Brown gives animated examples of ...
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One-on-One with Elizabeth LeCompte and Young Jean Lee from 2023-12-14T06:37:25.072407
On Saturday, May 19, 2012, Stage Directors and Choreographers Foundation (SDCF) hosted a One-on-One Conversation at Playwrights Horizons' Peter Jay Sharp Theater with award-winning theatre makers E...
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Copyright, Fair Use, and Parody from 2023-12-14T06:37:25.069128
On April 24, 2012, SDCF hosted entertainment attorney Neil Rosini, of Franklin, Weinrib, Vassallo, and Rudell, to speak about how artists can use existing work to create new work without infringing...
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Artistic Directors from 2023-12-14T06:37:25.066278
In 1999, SDCF hosted a panel moderated by Executive Director of SSDC, Barbara Hauptman featuring Artistic Director of Adobe Theatre Company Jeremy Dobrish, Artistic Director of Drama Dept. Theatre ...
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Producers Symposium 1983 from 2023-12-14T06:37:25.063068
On February 25, 1983, director Nola Hague moderated a panel featuring esteemed producers Nelle Nugent, T. Edward Hambleton, and Michel Stuart, and director Judith Haskell. This passionate and exper...
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Critics' Perceptions of Directors' Work from 2023-12-14T06:37:25.058030
On March 1, 1984 director James Furlong moderated a panel of theater critics featuring Theater Editor for Village Voice Erika Munk, Theater Critic for WNEW-TV Stewart Klein, and Theater Critic for ...
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Career Transitions from 2023-12-14T06:37:25.049122
On November 20, 1996, SDCF in partnership with The Drama League explored the subject of Career Transitions with a panel of four Directors and Choreographers - Seth Barrish, Kathleen Marshall, Richa...
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Theatre for Social Change from 2023-12-14T06:37:25.037627
At SDCF on December 17, 2012, SDCF hosted a discussion of Theatre for Social Change with guests Erik Ehn and Kamilah Forbes moderated by SDCF Producing Director Ellen Rusconi. Listen in as they di...
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Maximizing Your Relationship With Sound Designers from 2023-12-14T06:37:24.997854
On Tuesday, December 6, 2011, SDC's Gretchen Michelfeld spoke with sound designers Jill BC Du Boff (Good People, Bill Maher: Victory Begins at Home), Brett Jarvis (Kiki and Herb--Alive on Broadway!...
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Playwright/Director 1987 from 2023-12-14T06:37:24.985461
In 1987, SDCF and the Dramatists Guild jointly held a panel discussion exploring the symbiotic and complex relationship between playwright and director. Peter Stone moderates a panel of Playwrights...
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Running Regional Theatres from 2023-12-14T06:37:24.976461
On January 7, 1987, Artistic Directors Nagle Jackson (of Hartford Stage) and Mark Lamos (of McCarter Theatre) sat down with Mary Robinson to speak about leadership in regional theatre. This focuse...
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Director/Founder from 2023-12-14T06:37:24.967980
On May 6th, 2013, Oliver Butler of The Debate Society and Jack E. Cummings III of Transport Group spoke with SDCF Producing Director Ellen Rusconi on their experiences simultaneously managing a dir...
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Moises Kaufman and Mary Overlie from 2023-12-14T06:37:24.961492
On May 19th, 1999, Stage Directors and Choreographers Foundation hosted a One-on-One Conversation with Moisés Kaufman, director, playwright, and founder of Tectonic Theater Project, and Mary Overli...
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A Director's Life from 2023-12-14T06:37:24.953898
A Director's Life: Creative Development and Renewal – On June 18, 2011, SDCF Executive Director Laura Penn moderated a panel at the TCG conference featuring Gil Cates, Curt Columbus, Jeffrey Horowi...
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Marianne Weems And Erica Laird: Directing With Technology and Multimedia from 2023-12-14T06:37:24.927794
At its 2013 Symposium on Plays, Marianne Weems and Erica Laird of The Builders Association spoke with SDCF Producing Director Ellen Rusconi about the process of creating theatre with heavy use of m...
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Robert Wilson from 2022-03-07T10:07:39.795083
On March 20, 1997, journalist John Rockwell interviewed Robert Wilson at ArtsConnection. This interview, co-sponsored by the SDCFoundation and the Drama League Directors Project, covers the career ...
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Staging Revivals: Marcia Milgrom Dodge and Chet Walker from 2013-10-23T13:53:47
At the SDCF 2013 Emerging Artist Symposium on Musicals on May 20, 2013, internationally-acclaimed director/choreographers Chet Walker and Marcia Milgrom Dodge shared their expertise of applying a f...
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On collaboration: Marshall Mason from 2013-10-17T13:53:47
At the SDCF 2013 Emerging Artist Symposium on Plays on June 17, 2013, SDCF hosted legendary director Marshall Mason to speak about his extraordinary collaboration with Pulitzer Prize-winning playwr...
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Directing and Choreographing New Musicals: Dan Knechtges from 2013-09-26T13:53:47
At its 2013 Emerging Artist Symposium on Musicals, SDCF hosted Tony-nominated Dan Knechtges ("Lysistrata Jones," "Xanadu," "Spelling Bee") in conversation with Producing Director Ellen Rusconi on h...
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Discovering Talent and New Work: Robyn Goodman from 2013-09-11T13:53:47
At its 2013 Emerging Artist Symposium on Musicals, Robyn Goodman, Commercial Producer and Founder of Second Stage Theatre, spoke with SDCF Producing Director Ellen Rusconi about discovering talent ...
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One on One with Steven Hoggett from 2013-08-30T13:53:47
On July 13, 2013, Stage Directors and Choreographers Foundation hosted a One-on-One Conversation with acclaimed Director, Choreographer, and Movement Director Steven Hoggett ("Blackwatch", "Peter a...
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One on One with Pam MacKinnon and Kathleen Marshall from 2013-08-26T13:53:47
In a One-on-One Conversation on June 12, 2013, award-winning directors Pam MacKinnon and Kathleen Marshall spoke with SDCF Producing Director Ellen Rusconi about building their artistic careers. Li...
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Fight Direction from 2013-05-23T13:53:47
On April 8, 2013, Fight Directors Erica Gould and Rick Sordelet spoke with SDCF Producing Director Ellen Rusconi to discuss the responsibilities and roles of theatre’s fight directors. Gain a bett...
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Women in Chicago from 2013-04-25T13:53:47
On Tuesday, December 4, 2012, the Stage Directors and Choreographers Society hosted a panel on women directors and choreographers in Chicago with panelists Rachel Rockwell, Joanie Schultz, Kimberly...
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Managing Your Career from 2013-03-21T13:53:47
In 1999, SDCF held a panel about Managing Your Career featuring panelists Steve Bolerjack, Leigh Giroux, Noah Kimerling, Brett Singer and Ross Wisdom to discuss their various areas of expertise – a...
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Understanding Automation from 2013-02-21T13:53:47
On January 7, 2013, SDCF spoke with Production Managers/Technical Directors David Benken and Martin Pavloff about Understanding Automation: What Every Director Should Know. Whether you are a produ...
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Robert Lewis from 2013-01-24T13:53:47
In New York on November 2, 1987, SDCF hosted a talk by Robert Lewis, a founding member of Society of Stage Directors and Choreographers, The Group Theatre, and the Actors’ Studio. He speaks with g...
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Effective Playwriting from 2013-01-10T13:53:47
On February 27, 1986, SDCF held a conversation on Effective Playwriting with Stephen Porter and Howard Rossen moderated by Stephen Fife, on effective playwriting. In illustrating their points, the...
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Downtown Opportunities for Directors and Choreographers from 2012-12-20T13:53:47
On October 1, 1998, SDCF hosted a panel on Downtown Opportunities for Directing and Choreography featuring producers from the vibrant downtown NY theatre scene including John Clancy, Ellie Covan, K...
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Directing Opera from 2012-11-29T13:53:47
On September 25, 1996, James Graves, Associate Director of SDCF, moderated a panel about Directing Opera. Panelists included Lillian Garrett-Groag, Mark Lamos, and Rhoda Levine. With great vibrancy...
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Directing Green from 2012-10-25T13:53:47
On October 1, 2012, Stage Directors and Choreographers Foundation in partnership with Broadway Green Alliance (BGA) held a conversation entitled "Directing Green" at the New Amsterdam Theatre in Ne...
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Intellectual Property from 2012-10-11T13:53:47
In 1996, the Stage Directors and Choreographers Foundation and the Drama League co-sponsored a discussion with then SDC Executive Director Barbara Hauptman, SDC Attorney Ron Shechtman, and director...
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Developing Musicals from 2012-09-28T13:53:47
On July 23, 2012, Director Stafford Arima (2012 revisal of "Carrie," "Altar Boyz") and Director/Choreographer Christopher Windom ("Central Avenue Breakdown") spoke with SDCF Producing Director Elle...
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Politics in the Theatre from 2012-08-30T13:53:47
On October 28, 1985, Stage Directors and Choreographers Foundation invited Peter Zeisler to moderate a panel featuring journalists Thulani Davis and Erika Munk, playwright William Hoffman, and dire...
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One on One Conversation with Taylor Mac and Lee Breuer from 2012-05-31T13:53:47
On May 14, 2012, SDCF hosted a One-on-One conversation at the Axis Theatre Company in New York between theatre artists Lee Breuer and Taylor Mac, hybrid theatre artists of limitless imagination and...
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Conversation with Walter Bobbie and Sam Gold from 2012-05-17T13:53:47
On April 30, 2012, SDCF hosted a One-on-One conversation between Walter Bobbie and Sam Gold moderated by John Clinton Eisner. They discuss their shared background in performance and respective disc...
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Directing Shakespeare: What's It All About Willy Part 2 from 2012-04-19T13:53:47
On April 28, 2001, Stage Directors and Choreographers Foundation invited Arthur Bartow, Artistic Director of the Drama Department at NYU Tisch, to moderate a conversation between Michael Lupu, Seni...
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Directing Shakespeare: The Nature of Design from 2012-03-22T13:53:47
In 2001, five directors in the "Directing Shakespeare Symposium" sat down with moderator and set designer Ming Cho Lee for a unique experiment regarding the relationship between director and design...
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Directing Shakespeare: Working The Text from 2012-02-23T13:53:47
On April 28, 2001, Stage Directors and Choreographers Foundation invited NYU voice and dialect coach Deborah Hecht, Juilliard Chairman of Voice and Speech Ralph Zito, director Mark Lamos, actor Oni...
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Directing Shakespeare: Shakespeare's Theatre from 2012-01-25T08:53:47
In 2001, Michael Lupu, senior dramaturg for the Guthrie Theatre, provided directors at the "Directing Shakespeare Symposium" with a brief lesson he called "Shakespeare 101." In this twenty-minute ...
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In Conversation With... Moisés Kaufman from 2012-01-12T09:35:32
In July 2011, Thomas Kail sat in conversation with Moisés Kaufman at the SDC offices. In this exchange, Thomas and Moises traverse career beginnings, varying paths of directors, and the struggles ...
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In Conversation With... Joe Mantello from 2011-12-29T09:25:41
Directors rarely get the opportunity to spend time and share ideas in a room with other directors. This new one-on-one conversation series was conceived by director Thomas Kail to give himself, and...
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In Conversation With... Susan Stroman from 2011-12-15T11:15:33
In July 2011, Thomas Kail sat in conversation with Susan Stroman in her office in Manhattan. They discuss her early exposure to the theatre and her impulse to pursue directing and choreographing p...
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In Conversation With... Jason Moore from 2011-12-01T10:01:12
Directors rarely get the opportunity to spend time and share ideas in a room with other directors. This new one-on-one conversation series was conceived by director Thomas Kail to give himself, and...
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In Conversation With... Alex Timbers from 2011-11-17T14:45:28
Directors rarely get the opportunity to spend time and share ideas in a room with other directors. This new one-on-one conversation series was conceived by director Thomas Kail to give himself, and...
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2002 Symposium: Hal Prince from 2011-11-10T10:47:22
At its 2002 Symposium, Director of Stage Directors and Choreographers Foundation, Joe Miloscia, welcomed everyone to the symposium and introduced then Executive Director of SSDC Barbara Hauptman. B...
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2003 Symposium: Keynote by Scott Elliott from 2011-10-27T10:34:19
At its 2003 Symposium SDCF invited Scott Elliott, freelance director and Artistic Director of The New Group, to give a keynote speech on directing in multiple mediums, running a theatre company, an...
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2003 Symposium: Musical Theatre from 2011-10-13T09:31:07
SDCF hosted a Symposium on Musical Theatre in 2003 moderated by Daniella Topol, then the National Alliance Musical Theatre's New Works Program Director. The panel featured "Urinetown" director John...
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2010 DCN: Directors Programs Applications from 2011-09-29T09:41:19
At its October 2010 Director-Choreographer-Network, SDC Director of Member Services Barbara Wolkoff moderated a panel featuring SDCF's Director of Foundation Ellen Rusconi, Theatre Communications G...
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2011 Emerging Artists Symposium: Opportunities from 2011-09-08T09:26:35
At its 2011 Emerging Artists Symposium, SDCF hosted a panel moderated by Ellen Rusconi and featuring Ars Nova's Artistic Director Jason Eagen, Manhattan Theatre Club's Artistic Line Producer Lisa M...
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2011 Emerging Artists Symposium: Get Your Work On from 2011-08-25T08:50:24
At its 2011 Emerging Artists Symposium, SDCF hosted a panel moderated by Ellen Rusconi and featuring established freelance theater artists Jeremy Dobrish, Sarah Maxfield, Daniel Talbott, and Wendy ...
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David Cromer and Michael Halberstam from 2011-08-11T13:13:20
In May 2011 SDCF hosted a One on One Conversation with freelance director David Cromer and Artistic Director of Writers' Theater Michael Halberstam. The conversation covers how they come to their p...
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2003 Symposium: Now What? from 2011-07-28T10:11:10
This 2003 panel discussion includes artistic leaders Clinton Turner Davis, Diane Paulus, Sabrina Peck, Neil Pepe (Atlantic Theater Company), Scott Elliot (The New Group), and Tisa Chang (Pan Asian ...
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2003 Symposium: Moving Work from 2011-07-14T09:48:32
In 2003, SDCF hosted a panel moderated by Karen Azenberg featuring choreographers Hope Clarke, Devanand Janki, and Peter Pucci. The discussion centers on where work for choreographers is expanding....
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2003 Symposium: Digital Media from 2011-06-30T10:21:53
At its 2003 Symposium, SDCF hosted a panel moderated by Arthur Bartow and featuring playwright Steve Drukman, director Fritz Ertl, producer Chris Jaehnig, tech designer Tom Igoe, and stage manager ...
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2003 Symposium: Adventurous Producers from 2011-06-16T09:15:40
At its 2003 Directing Sympsium, SDCF hosted a panel moderated by Rubén Polendo and featuring producer Jordan Roth ("The Rocky Horror Show", "The Donkey Show"), Artistic Director Jim Nicola (New Yor...
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2003 Symposium: New Writers, New Worlds from 2011-06-03T09:39:55
At its 2003 Directing Symposium, SDCF hosted a panel moderated by Mary Catherine Burke and featuring directors Christopher Ashley, Jo Bonney, Susan Einhorn, Leah Gardiner, David Warren and Les Wate...
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2003 Symposium: Designing Outside The Box from 2011-05-26T10:18:36
At its 2003 Directing Symposium, SDCF hosted a panel featuring the design team from Theater Mitu: Artistic Director Ruben Polendo, composer and shadow mask designer Jef Evans, costume, mask and pup...
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2002 Symposium: The Director Choreographer Relationship from 2011-05-05T08:31
At its 2002 Musical Theatre Symposium, SDCF hosted a panel moderated by SDC Executive Director Barbara Hauptman featuring directors David Warren, Christopher Ashley, Gabriel Barre, Jeff Calhoun, Ma...
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2002 Symposium: Magic To Do: The Writer Director Relationship from 2011-04-21T09:26:17
At its 2002 Musical Theatre Symposium, SDCF hosted a panel on the writer-director relationship featuring "Urinetown" composer/lyricist Greg Kotis, "The Wild Party" composer Andrew Lippa and directo...
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Self-Produced Work from 2011-04-07T08:24:25
In February 2011, SDCF Associate Director Ellen Rusconi moderated a Director/Choreographer Network roundtable discussion with The Civilians Artistic Director Steve Cosson and PearlDamour's Katie Pe...
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2002 Symposium: Getting Hired from 2011-03-24T09:34:39
At its 2002 Musical Theatre Symposium, SDCF hosted a panel featuring Todd Haimes (Artistic Director, Roundabout Theatre Company), Marty Bell (Producer, "Kiss of the Spider Woman", "Ragtime"), Sue F...
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Tony Taccone from 2011-03-10T08:45:24
On January 17, 2011, SDCF hosted its third One-on-One Conversation of the 2010-2011 season at in the Beckett Theatre at Theatre Row with Berkeley Repertory Theatre Artistic Director Tony Taccone, m...
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Rob Ashford and Michael Grandage from 2011-02-24T08:20:07
On December 18, 2010, SDCF hosted their second One-on-One Conversation of the 2010-2011 season in the Beckett Theatre at Theatre Row with Donmar Warehouse Artistic Director Michael Grandage ("Red",...
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Anne Kauffman and Jonathan Moscone from 2011-02-10T07:35:46
On November 14, 2010, SDCF hosted their first One-on-One Conversation of the 2010-2011 season at Atlantic Theatre Studios with 2009 Fichandler Award winner Jonathan Moscone (Artistic Director, Cali...
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Stage Direction, Chicago Style from 2011-01-27T10:25:23
On October 18, 2010, SDCF hosted a sixty-minute discussion on Stage Direction, Chicago Style at Steppenwolf Theatre moderated by Sheldon Patinkin and featuring panelists Seth Bockley, Timothy Dougl...
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2002 Symposium: Directing Revivals from 2011-01-13T08:09:12
At its 2002 Musical Theatre Symposium, SDCF hosted a panel on directing revivals featuring director/choreographers Jeff Calhoun ("Big River" 2003 Revival), Robert Longbottom ("Flower Drum Song" 200...
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2002 Symposium: Assembling The Team from 2011-01-03T15:51:03
At its 3-day Musical Theatre Symposium in June of 2002, SDCF hosted a panel on assembling creative teams moderated by Arthur Bartow. Speakers included producers Marty Bell ("Ragtime") and Sally Cam...
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2002 Symposium: It's Not Where You Start from 2010-12-09T09:51:20
In June 2002, the Stage Directors and Choreographers Foundation hosted a panel discussion on how Broadway directors and choreographers got their starts as part of its 3-day Musical Theatre Symposiu...
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The Making of Jelly's Last Jam from 2010-11-24T09:38:31
In November 1992, SDC Foundation hosted a conversation with the creative team behind "Jelly's Last Jam" on Broadway: George C. Wolfe (book and direction), Hope Clarke (choreography), Susan Birkenhe...
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Director Playwright Collaboration from 2010-11-11T07:36:45
On Tuesday, March 29, 1988, Stage Directors and Choreographers Foundation and New Dramatists hosted a seminar on the director-playwright relationship with directors Tony Giordano, Pam Berlin, Paul ...
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Choreographers from 2010-10-28T08:18:50
At the SDC Foundation's Choreography Symposium in 1986, choreographers Wayne Cilento (Tony Award for "The Who's Tommy"), Graciela Daniele (8 Tony nominations for Best Choreography), Janet Watson ("...
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A View from the Bridge from 2010-10-14T09:00:25
On December 15, 1986, director Tony Giordano, designers Hugh Landwehr and Dennis Parichy and actors Michael Fischetti, Jennifer Van Dyck and Diane Martella spoke with moderator Amy Saltz at New Dra...
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Working with Dance Arrangers from 2010-09-30T09:35:10
In April 2010, Edie Cowan moderated an hour-long roundtable discussion with Broadway choreographers Kathleen Marshall and Jerry Mitchell and dance arrangers David Chase and Mark Hummel. They discus...
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Rob Ashford and Michael Mayer from 2010-07-15T09:32:16
In February 2010, director Michael Mayer, who won a Tony Award for "Spring Awakening" and recently directed "American Idiot", and choreographer Rob Ashford, who won a Tony for "Thoroughly Modern Mi...
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John Hirsch from 2010-06-03T08:44:42
In October of 1984, Hungarian-Canadian director John Hirsch, who directed classical theatre for thirty-two years and served as Artistic Director of the Stratford Shakespeare Festival from 1981-1985...
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Richard Eyre from 2010-05-06T09:14:03
In 2002, Lincoln Center dramaturg Anne Cattaneo moderated a One-on-One discussion with prolific British theatre, film, television and opera director Richard Eyre. He talks about directing "The Cruc...
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JoAnne Akalaitis from 2010-03-18T09:50:58
In this One-on-One conversation with Lincoln Center Dramaturg Anne Cattaneo, Mabou Mines founder and famed director JoAnne Akalaitis shares her wisdom with a full room gathered at Arts Connection i...
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Scott Elliott from 2010-03-04T07:50:45
At the 2003 SDC Directing Symposium, Scott Elliott, Artistic Director of The New Group and Callaway Award winner for Excellence in Directing, spoke to a room full of young directors for 90 minutes ...
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Vinnette Carroll from 2010-02-18T08:01:10
In 1999, after receiving SDC's "Mr. Abbott Award," director/playwright/actress Vinnette Carroll spoke with SDC Executive Director David Diamond about her life as the first African American woman to...
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Andre Bishop from 2010-02-04T08:55:21
In this Directors Training Symposium from 1996, Lincoln Center Theater's artistic director Andre Bishop talks about his responsibilities as an artistic director, the qualities he looks for when hir...
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Gregory Mosher from 2010-01-22T10:44:25
In May of 1988, Peter Van Zandt moderated a talk with director and Lincoln Center Theatre artistic director Gregory Mosher, just weeks after the opening of the Broadway production of David Mamet's ...
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Regional Theatre from 2010-01-07T08:52:33
In January of 1987, noted director, educator and SDC Board Member Mary Robinson met with directors Mark Lamos and Nagle Jackson to discuss running regional theatres. At the time, these two men wer...
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Directing Shakespeare from 2009-12-22T09:52:48
In May of 1988, esteemed Shakespearean acting teacher Ada Brown Mather discussed the bard's work with three of its contemporary master directors: Zoe Caldwell, Gerald Freedman, and Stuart Vaughn. ...
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Susan H. Schulman from 2009-12-03T08:38:43
In March of 1994, not long after the close of her hit Broadway production of "The Secret Garden", Susan H. Schulman sat down with Director Melvin Bernhardt to discuss her life in the theatre. Ms. ...
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Lynne Taylor-Corbett from 2009-11-19T07:13:16
In this discussion with Director-Choreographer Lynne Taylor-Corbett in February of 2000, listen to a two-time Tony nominee share her research into the complex history and techniques of competitive ...
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Marshall Mason and Lanford Wilson from 2009-11-05T11:24:53
For decades, Marshall Mason and Lanford Wilson have been seminal figures in the theatre industry. Their artistic partnership spans nearly forty years and is recognized as being among the most endu...
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Arthur Penn from 2009-10-22T14:08:30
In this ninety minute discussion with Arthur Penn, catch a glimpse of the artistic processes which make this legend of directing such an artistic triple threat. To date, he is still the only indivi...
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Ming Cho Lee from 2009-10-08T09:37:36
World renowned designer for the stage Ming Cho Lee spoke to a crowd of early career directors and choreographers in April of 1999 at SDCF's annual Symposium. The focus of this discussion was workin...
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Edward Albee from 2009-10-01T11:18:24
Famed playwright Edward Albee sat for an interview with frequent collaborator Larry Sacharow before an audience of professional theatre artists and students at Fordham University in December of 200...
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Howard DaSilva and Alfred Drake from 2009-09-24T13:25:59
Beginning in January 1985, SDCF held a series of interviews with Actors Who Direct in order to explore with live audiences of theatre enthusiasts, professional theatre artists, and SDC Members and ...
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Joe Dowling from 2009-09-17T08:31:04
In January of 2000, Joe Dowling met with SDC Members and guests at Chicago Shakespeare Theatre to discuss his career in the classics. It is a career that began long before his appointment as Artis...
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Harold Prince from 2009-09-11T12:57:36
In 2002, theatre icon Harold Prince gave the opening remarks to a packed house of esteemed theatre artists, professional directors and choreographers, and aspiring early-career post graduates at SD...
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Brian Murray from 2009-07-30T15:04:23
Days before the close of 1986's Tony Award winner for "Best Reproduction of a Play or Musical" "Hay Fever", Director Brian Murray sat down with Ada Brown Mather to discuss Mr. Coward's return to Br...
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Jerry Zaks from 2009-07-23T12:07:22
Just two months after the opening of his Tony Award winning production of "The House of Blue Leaves", Director Jerry Zaks spoke to a packed house at Westside Arts Theater in the first installment o...
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Richard Foreman and Wilford Leach from 2009-07-16T14:27:56
SDCF's James Furlong sat down with two preeminent stage directors who also design, Richard Foreman and Wilford Leach, for a 90 minute discussion about navigating the often contentious relationship ...
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Geraldine Fitzgerald and John Houseman from 2009-07-09T11:31:55
At St. Mary's Church in Manhattan on September 19, 1986 SDCF hosted the second installation in a series of interviews with "Actors Who Direct". This interview moderated by Ike Schambelan, features...
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Ellen Stewart from 2009-06-26T17:54:07
Off-Off Broadway pioneer Ellen Stewart gave a candid interview to SDCF Executive Director David Diamond for a packed audience of theatre artists at ArtsConnection on June 13, 1994. The central foc...
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Gillian Lynne from 2009-06-12T11:32:54
On February 4, 1996 the Drama League Directors Project co-hosted with SDCF a moderated discussion between Director/Choreographer Gillian Lynne and musical Director/Arranger Marvin Laird. In this ca...
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Ron Lagomarsino from 2009-06-05T12:07:44
Fresh off of the successful opening of "Driving Miss Daisy" starring Dana Ivey and Morgan Freeman, Director Ron Lagomarsino sat down with SDCF's Steve Kaplan in January of 1988 to discuss directing...
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Robert Whitehead and Brian Clark from 2009-05-22T10:06:30
In April of 1986, the day after their play "The Petition", staring Hume Cronyn and Jessica Tandy, began its short lived run on Broadway, writer/producer Brian Clark and producer/director Robert Whi...
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Directing Shepard from 2009-05-15T17:52:52
Fritz Ertl sat down with George Ferencz to discuss Sam Shepard at New Dramatists in January of 1985. The conversation begins dominated by questions concerning the musicality of Shepard's earlier w...
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Richard Foreman from 2009-05-08T23:10:23
Professor/Playwright Steven Drukman sat down with theatre artist Richard Foreman in April of 1997 at Artsconnection to discuss theatrical innovation in an interview co-sponsored by SDCF and the Dra...
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Mitchell, Ashley, and Mayer on Directing from 2009-04-24T11:12:05
In 2001, Charles Repole and Joe Miloscia of the Stage Directors and Choreographers Foundation had the opportunity to bring together a trio of Broadway's hottest hit-makers for a special conversatio...
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Directing O'Neill from 2009-04-17T10:35:31
On April 27, 1986 frequent SDCF interviewer and legendary acting coach Ada Brown Mather sat down with director Sir Jonathan Miller to discuss Eugene O'Neill's work one day before his revival of "Lo...
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Directing Coward from 2009-04-03T10:28:20
In November of 1986, legendary acting coach Ada Brown Mather sat down with Roderick Cook at Westside Arts Theatre to discuss his affinity for acting, directing and presenting the words and work of ...
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Jack O'Brien from 2009-03-27T13:54:05
In December of 2001, renowned director Jack O'Brien was interviewed by his former protégé, John Rando, as part of SDCF's One-on-One conversation series. In this 30-minute session Rando and O'Brien...
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Austin Pendleton from 2009-03-20T15:14:15
On November 28, 1988 Elinor Renfield sat down with Austin Pendelton at Westside Arts Theatre to discuss the experience of directing Michael Weller's "Spoils of War". In this candid in-depth interv...
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David Mamet from 2009-03-13T13:57:33
In December of 1992 a conversation with David Mamet was presented in New York City at Marymount Manhattan College. In this candid discussion Mamet covers writing, directing, the critics and theatre...
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Doug Hughes and Daniel Sullivan from 2009-02-27T15:32:07
In Spring of 2006, Tony-award winning directors Daniel Sullivan and Doug Hughes were both in the midst of mounting shows at the Manhattan Theatre Club and agreed to sit down with MTC director of Ar...
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Kathleen Marshall from 2009-02-20T10:34:48
On February 9, 2004, Tony Award winning choreographer and director Kathleen Marshall sat down for a One-on-One Conversation with Ted Chapin, President and Executive Director of the Rodgers and Hamm...
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Susan Stroman from 2009-02-12T14:53:56
In June of 2000, just days after winning two Tony Awards for her spectacular work on the record-breaking hit, "The Producers", in between her rehearsals for the national tour of "Contact" and the d...
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Gene Saks and Jerry Zaks from 2009-02-06T20:19:38
As part of the SDCF's "Directing Comedy: A Serious Business" symposium in April of 2000, the Foundation was privileged to host two master directors of comic plays and musicals for an in-depth discu...
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Mark Lamos from 2009-01-30T21:30:39
In June of 2000, Hartford Stage's longtime Artistic Director Mark Lamos sat down with the SDCF for a One-on-One interview. In this conversation Lamos speaks candidly about a recent production of ...
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Julie Taymor from 2009-01-16T09:43:08
On March 12, 1997, eight months before the opening of "Lion King" on Broadway, JULIE TAYMOR was interviewed by author and collaborator Alexis Greene at Fordham University. In this One-on-One conver...
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Graciela Daniele from 2009-01-09T08:56:47
On October 10, 1993 Graciela Daniele was interviewed by SDCFoundation Board Member Frank Ventura at ArtsConnection. In this conversation, Ms. Daniele discusses her life in the arts as a series of t...
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Des McAnuff from 2008-12-26T16:34:37
On February 7, 1994 David Diamond interviewed Des McAnuff. Here he speaks of his origins as a writer in Canada, his relationship with the Public Theater and Joe Papp, his collaboration with Pete T...
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Jose Quintero from 2008-12-11T12:42:22
On April 7th, 1980 the department of Spanish and Portuguese of New York University and the SDCFoundation sponsored a rare interview with Director Jose Quintero. In this discussion, moderated by Ri...
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George C. Wolfe from 2008-12-11T12:35:08
On April 18th, 1994 collaborator and colleague Hope Clarke sat down to interview writer-director George C. Wolfe. In this post-"Jelly" pre-"Bring In 'Da Noise, Bring in 'Da Funk" interview, Mr. Wo...
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Wendy Wasserstein and Daniel Sullivan from 2008-12-11T12:28
In October, 1992 Wendy Wasserstein and Daniel Sullivan sat down at Marymount Manhattan College with SDCFoundation and Dramatist Guild members and the general public to talk about how and why they w...
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James Lapine from 2008-12-10T12:23
On May 2nd, 2002, soon after the much anticipated opening of the Broadway revival of "Into the Woods", his Tony award-winning collaboration with Stephen Sondheim, James Lapine sat down with friend ...
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