The Board of Directors
A Bi-monthly interview series with the world’s leading theatre directors, exploring how they navigate their artistry both inside and outside the rehearsal room, creating an international platform for dialogue on directing practice, leadership, and the evolving role of the director in contemporary theatre, expanding access to professional knowledge-sharing, and fostering community among emerging and established directors worldwide.
Episodes
11 episodes
BoD Episode 10: Brian Kulick
Brian Kulick is a director, writer, producer, educator, and current Chair of the Graduate Theatre Program at Columbia University. He has been the Artistic Director of Classic Stage Company, where he directed Galileo with F. Murray Abra...
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Season 2
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Episode 10
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1:14:27
BoD Episode 9: Kareem Fahmy
Kareem Fahmy has directed and developed plays at theatres including MCC, The Atlantic, The New Group, Ensemble Studio Theatre, New Dramatists, The Civilians, Writers Theatre, Cincinnati Playhouse, Geva Theatre, Pioneer Theatre, The Magic, Conte...
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Season 1
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Episode 9
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1:22:52
BoD Episode 8: Alvin Tan
Alvin Tan is the founder and artistic director of The Necessary Stage, one of Singapore’s most respected theatre companies, and the co–artistic director of the M1 Singapore Fringe Festival. A central figure in the evolution of devising i...
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Season 2
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Episode 8
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1:14:02
BoD Episode 7: Suman Mukhopadhyay
Suman Mukhopadhyay’s films deal with the socio-political realities and engage in a critical assessment of the contemporary. His explorations into the subaltern lives and histories have lent a distinction to his filmmaking and theatre pro...
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Season 1
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Episode 7
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1:28:27
BoD Episode 6: Pirronne Yousefzadeh
Pirronne Yousefzadeh (She/Her/Hers) directs theatre that speaks to the moment and uplifts Global Majority communities with buoyancy, joy, and theatrical magic. She is a director, writer, and educator, serving as Associate Artistic Direct...
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Season 1
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Episode 6
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1:05:17
BoD Episode 5: Acadia Barrengos
Acadia Barrengos (she/her) is a New York-based director whose work excavates lost histories and engages audiences viscerally. In addition to NYC, she has worked in Washington, D.C., Chicago, San Francisco, North Carolina, Oklahoma, and New Jers...
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Season 1
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Episode 5
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1:08:45
BoD Episode 4: Joe Deer
Joe Deer is the award-winning director and choreographer of over 200 productions - from Off-Broadway to London, regional to summer stock, international, and university stages. His projects vary from new works in Matera, Italy, to operas,...
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Season 1
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Episode 4
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1:16:29
BoD Episode 3: Mei Ann Teo
Mei Ann Teo (they/them) is a queer immigrant from Singapore, an artistic leader, theatre maker, and educator whose work bridges the intersections of the artistic, the civic, and the contemplative. As a director, deviser, and dramaturg, T...
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Season 1
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Episode 3
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1:14:15
BoD Episode 2: Shaun Patrick Tubbs
In this episode, director and actor Shaun Patrick Tubbs joins us to talk about his journey through the worlds of theatre, opera, and new play development. This path has taken him from Wright State to Juilliard, from Miami to New York, fr...
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Season 1
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Episode 2
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1:18:10
