American Theatre’s Artistic Directors
by Sylviastel | created - 03 Feb 2021 | updated - 9 months ago | Public
1. Jon Jory
Director | Great Performances
Jon Jory was born on June 1, 1937 in Los Angeles, California, USA. He is a director and actor, known for Great Performances (1971), Shannon (1961) and The 34th Annual Tony Awards (1980). He has been married to Marcia Dixcy since March 8, 1987. They have one child. He was previously married to Lee ...
Actors Theatre of Louisville in Kentucky
2. Gary Sinise
Actor | Forrest Gump
Gary Alan Sinise was born in Blue Island, Illinois, to Mylles S. (Alsip) and Robert L. Sinise, A.C.E., a film editor. He is of Italian (from his paternal grandfather), English, Scottish, Irish, French, German, and Swedish ancestry. His family moved to Highland Park, where he attended high school. ...
Co founder of Steppenwolf Theatre Company in Chicago, Illinois
3. Terry Kinney
Actor | Billions
Terry Kinney, the stage, film and television actor, was born in Lincoln, Illinois and attended Illinois State University. While at university, his friend, the aspiring actor Jeff Perry, took Kinney to Chicago to see a production of "Grease" in which his best friend, Gary Sinise, was appearing. The ...
Co founder of Steppenwolf Theatre Company in Chicago, Illinois
4. Jeff Perry
Actor | Wild Things
Jeffrey Perry is an American actor of stage, television, and film. He is known for his role as Richard Katimski on the teen drama My So-Called Life, Thatcher Grey on the medical drama series Grey's Anatomy, Cyrus Beene on the political drama series Scandal, all for ABC, and as Inspector Harvey Leek...
Co founder of Steppenwolf Theatre Company in Chicago, Illinois
5. Arvin Brown
Director | NCIS: Naval Criminal Investigative Service
Arvin Brown was born on May 24, 1940 in Los Angeles, California, USA. He is a director and producer, known for NCIS (2003), Roswell (1999) and Diary of the Dead (1976). He was previously married to Joyce Ebert.
Long Wharf Theatre in New Haven, Connecticut
6. Adrian Hall
Director | Great Performances
Adrian Hall was born on December 3, 1927 in Van, Texas, USA. He was a director and writer, known for Great Performances (1971), Visions (1976) and The House of Mirth (1981). He died on February 4, 2023 in Tyler, Texas, USA.
Trinity Repertory Theatre in Providence, Rhode Island
7. Nikos Psacharopoulos
Director | Play of the Week
Nikos Psacharopoulos was born on January 18, 1928 in Athens, Greece. He was a director and art director, known for Play of the Week (1959), Great Performances (1971) and Standing Room Only (1976). He died on January 12, 1989 in U.S. Virgin Islands.
Williamstown Theatre Festival in Massachusetts
8. Zelda Fichandler
Producer | Zalmen: or, The Madness of God
Zelda Fichandler was born on September 18, 1924 in Boston, Massachusetts, USA. She was a producer, known for Zalmen: or, the Madness of God (1975), Sweet Tornado: Margo Jones and the American Theater (2006) and Sweet Tornado DVD Extras (2006). She was married to Fichlander, Thomas C.. She died on ...
Arena Stage in Washington DC
9. Robert Falls
Writer | Aida
Robert Falls is known for Aida, SubUrbia (1996) and Death of a Salesman (2000).
Goodman Theatre in Chicago, Illinois
10. Margo Jones
Margo Jones was born on December 12, 1911 in Livingston, Texas, USA. She was a writer, known for Summer and Smoke (1961), Sweet Tornado: Margo Jones and the American Theater (2006) and It's News to Me (1951). She died on July 25, 1955 in Dallas, Texas, USA.
Early founder
11. Gilmor Brown
Self | The Pasadena Community Playhouse
Gilmor Brown was born on June 16, 1886 in New Salem, ND USA. He was a producer, known for The Pasadena Community Playhouse (1932). He died on January 12, 1960 in Palm Springs, California, USA.
Pasadena Playhouse in Pasadena, California
12. Craig Noel
Producer | American Playhouse
Craig Noel was born on August 25, 1915 in Deming, New Mexico, USA. He was a producer and actor, known for American Playhouse (1980), Great Performances (1971) and Into the Woods (1987). He died on April 3, 2010 in San Diego, California, USA.
Old Globe Theatre in San Diego, California
13. William Ball
Actor | RWBY
William Ball is known for RWBY (2012), Little Demon (2022) and Solar Opposites (2020).
American Conservatory Theater in San Francisco, California
14. R.G. Davis
Writer | Beyond the Call of Duty
R.G. Davis is known for Beyond the Call of Duty (1992), Oh Dem Watermelons (1965) and Have You Heard of the San Francisco Mime Troupe? (1968).
San Francisco Mime Troupe in California
15. Gordon Davidson
Director | The Trial of the Catonsville Nine
From 1967 to 2005 Gordon Davidson was the Artistic Director of the Center Theatre Group/Mark Taper Forum at The Music Center. Davidson was also the Producing Director of the Center Theatre Group/Ahmanson Theatre for 15 years, and the Artistic Director of the inaugural season (2004-2005) at the Kirk...
Almanson; Kirk Douglas and Mark Taper Forum in Los Angeles, California
16. Angus Bowmer
Self | The Oregon Shakespeare Festival
Angus Bowmer was born on September 25, 1904 in Bellingham, Washington. He was married to Gertrude Butler and Lois Muzzall. He died on May 26, 1979 in Ashland, Oregon, USA.
Oregon Shakespeare Festival in Ashland, Oregon
17. Richard Carrothers
Producer | Charley's Aunt
Richard Carrothers is known for Charley's Aunt (1983), American Playhouse (1980) and Butcher, Baker, Nightmare Maker (1981).
Co artistic director of New Theatre Restaurant in Overland Park, Kansas.
18. Dennis Hennessy
Producer | Charley's Aunt
Dennis Hennessy is known for Charley's Aunt (1983), American Playhouse (1980) and Butcher, Baker, Nightmare Maker (1981).
Co artistic director of New Theatre Restaurant in Overland Park, Kansas.
19. Eben Henson
Location_management | Raintree County
Eben Henson was born on January 27, 1923 in Danville, Kentucky USA. He is known for Raintree County (1957), Pharaoh's Army (1995) and Hitting the Cycle (2012). He was married to Charlotte Henson. He died on April 25, 2004 in Danville, Kentucky, USA.
Founder of Pioneer Playhouse in Danville, Kentucky.
20. Robert Porterfield
Actor | Sergeant York
Robert (Bob) Porterfield is better known for his activities in the live theater. The beginning of his career coincided with some of the deepest days of the Great Depression and, while his movie resume may be forgotten in time, he will always be remembered for starting the Barter Theatre in Abingdon...
Founder of Barter Theatre in Abington, Virginia
21. Barbara Gaines
Actress | Another Saturday Night
Barbara Gaines is known for Another Saturday Night (1973), Pritzker Military Library Presents (2006) and The 62nd Annual Tony Awards (2008).
Founder and artistic director of the Chicago Shakespeare Theater
22. Bain Boehlke
Actor | Fargo
Bain Boehlke was born on July 23, 1939 in Warroad, Minnesota USA. He is an actor and director, known for Fargo (1996), Dietrich Bonhoeffer: Memories and Perspectives (1984) and Jungle Encounters (2013).
Founder and artistic director of the Jungle Theater in Minneapolis, Minnesota.
23. John Clark Donahue
Director | The Red Shoes
John Clark Donahue was born on June 5, 1938 in Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA. He was a director and producer, known for The Red Shoes (1985), The Marvelous Land of Oz (1981) and Alice in Wonderland (1983). He died on March 1, 2019 in Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA.
Founder and first artistic director of the Children’s Theater Company in Minneapolis, Minnesota.
24. Tyrone Guthrie
Actor | Vessel of Wrath
Tyrone Guthrie was born on July 2, 1900 in Tunbridge Wells, Kent, England, UK. He was a director and writer, known for The Beachcomber (1938), Oedipus Rex (1957) and BBC Sunday-Night Theatre (1950). He was married to Judith Bretherton. He died on May 15, 1971 in Dublin, Ireland.
Founder and namesake of the Guthrie Theater in Minneapolis, Minnesota.
25. Robert Brustein
Robert Brustein was born on April 21, 1927 in Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA. He is known for NET Playhouse (1964), Camera Three (1955) and Chaos and Order: Making American Theater (2005). He was married to Doreen Beinart and Norma Ofstrock Cates Brustein (actress, teacher). He died on ...
Founder and artistic director of the American Repertory Theatre in Cambridge, Massachusetts
26. John Clark Donahue
Director | The Red Shoes
John Clark Donahue was born on June 5, 1938 in Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA. He was a director and producer, known for The Red Shoes (1985), The Marvelous Land of Oz (1981) and Alice in Wonderland (1983). He died on March 1, 2019 in Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA.
Founder and first artistic director of the Children’s Theater Company in Minneapolis, Minnesota.
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