Illana Stein
Theatre Director
www.illanastein.com
illanasteinb@gmail.com
DIRECTING
(Selective)
Into the Blue (New Work) by Kari Morris
Soulmates (New Work) by Zoe Stroller
Dinner with the Wainscotts (New Work) by Katie Hartman
Inspiration Whore (New Work) by Rachel Handler
The Woman from Space (New Work) by Julio Torres
Terms and Conditions (New Work) by Elizabeth Swearingen
The Offering (Radio Play) by Tara Gadomski
Part of the Show by Sarah M. Duncan (Staged Reading)
Stop Kiss
or what she will* (New Work) by Charly E. Simpson
Besties (New Work) by Jocelyn Bioh
Ten Year Twilight (New Work) by Crystal Skillman
Emma adapted by Jon Jory
Two Rooms by Lee Blessing (Staged Reading)
The Boat House by Eva Adderley (Staged Reading)
Darker (U.S. Premiere) by Catie O’Keefe
Escape from Happiness (Staged Reading)
Home Free!*
A Midsummer Night’s Dream
In Love With Shakespeare
The Levee
Recess (New Work) by Erica Lipez
Saved by a Synopsis (New Work)
Ophelia’s Story (Conceptualized Work)
Burying Barbie (New Work) by Christopher Dimond
As You Like It
The Woolgatherer* (Recipient of Weitzenhoffer Grant)
Autobahn*
Spiderwick Chronicles
Lemony Snicket’s Series of Unfortunate Events
Sandy Hook Benefit, The Chain Theatre, NYC
Writopia Lab Worldwide Fest.,Clurman Theatre, NYC
Writopia Lab Worldwide Fest.,Clurman Theatre, NYC
Tongue in Cheek Solo Festival, Shetler Studios
Ingénue Theatre, NYC
Tiny Rhino, Ugly Rhino Productions, NYC
Co-Op Theatre East , NYC
Sanguine Theatre Company, NYC
Sanguine Theatre Company, NYC
FringeNYC 2012, HERE Mainstage Theatre
Working Theater, Directors Salon 2012, NYC
Ingénue Theatre, NYC
Stolen Shakespeare Guild, Fort Worth, TX
Amphibian Stage Productions, Fort Worth, TX
Sanguine Theatre Company, NYC
New Edgecliff Theatre, Cincinnati, OH
New Edgecliff Theatre, Cincinnati, OH
Oregon Shakespeare Festival Midnight Project
Cincinnati Shakespeare Company Summer Tour
Cincinnati Shakespeare Co. Educational Tour
Hangar Theatre Lab Co. Studio, Ithaca, NY
Hangar Theatre Lab Co. Studio, Ithaca, NY
Hangar Theatre Kiddplay, Ithaca, NY
Hangar Theatre Lab Co. Studio, Ithaca, NY
Cincinnati Directors Comp. New Edgecliff Theatre
Spotlight Theater, Norman, OK
ORASI Productions, Norman, OK
ORASI Productions, Norman, OK
Lexington Children’s Theatre, Lexington, KY
Lexington Children’s Theatre, Lexington, KY
*Denotes shared Directing and Producing credit
ASSISTANT DIRECTING (Selective)
Theater Uncut Short Plays
Romeo and Juliet
Well
Cat on a Hot Tin Roof
Victoria Musica by Michele Lowe (World Premiere)
Twelfth Night
Mauritius by Theresa Rebeck (Regional Premiere)
Doubt (Regional Premiere)
Metamorphoses*
Cucumber Phil
The Argument by Gregory S. Moss (New Work)
All’s Well That Ends Well
Timon of Athens*
The Seagull*
Amadeus*
The Cherry Orchard*
Long Day’s Journey Into Night*
King Lear*
No Exit*
dir Cress Brown/Emily Reutlinger
dir Shana Cooper
dir James Edmonson
dir Christopher Liam Moore
dir Ed Stern (Asst. to)
dir Bonnie J. Monte (Asst. to)
dir D. Lynn Meyers
dir Heath Cullens
dir Kate Pines
dir Tamara E. Fisch
dir Kerry Whigham
dir Brian Isaac Phillips
dir Brian Isaac Phillips
dir Brian Isaac Phillips
dir Brian Isaac Phillips
dir Brian Isaac Phillips
dir Brian Isaac Phillips
dir Brian Isaac Phillips
dir Brian Isaac Phillips
Clurman Theatre, NYC
Yale Repertory Theatre
Oregon Shakespeare Festival
Oregon Shakespeare Festival
Cincinnati Playhouse in the Park
Shakespeare Theatre of New Jersey
Ensemble Theatre of Cincinnati
Hangar Theatre Mainstage, Ithaca, NY
Hangar Theatre Wedge, Ithaca, NY
Hangar Theatre Kiddstuff, Ithaca, NY
Hangar Theatre Wedge, Ithaca, NY
Cincinnati Shakespeare Company
Cincinnati Shakespeare Company
Cincinnati Shakespeare Company
Cincinnati Shakespeare Company
Cincinnati Shakespeare Company
Cincinnati Shakespeare Company
Cincinnati Shakespeare Company
Cincinnati Shakespeare Company
*Denotes shared Assistant Directing and Dramaturgy credit
DRAMATURGY (Selective)
The Merchant of Venice
The Nina Variations
The Glass Menagerie
dir Bill Rauch (Asst. to Dramaturg) Oregon Shakespeare Festival
dir Mark Lutwak
Cincinnati Playhouse in the Park Ed Showcase
dir Drew Fracher
Cincinnati Shakespeare Company
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AWARDS/ FESTIVALS/ WORKSHOPS
New York International Fringe Festival 2012
Director / Executive Producer for or what she will by Charly E. Simpson
+Overall Award for Excellence in Directing (1 of 5 out of 187 shows)
+Reviewer’s Pick awarded by nytheatre.com (1 of 24 out of 187 shows)
+Script published by nytheatre.com under the title “Best of Fringe 2012” (1 of 37 scripts out of 187 shows)
Lincoln Center Theater Directors Lab
2012 Accepted amongst directors from all over the world
Old Vic New Voices
2012 Best of British Workshops in NYC (selected for the pilot program) Transatlantic Collaboration and Site Specific / Immersive work
SDC Observership
2010 - 2013 Accepted into the SDC Observership applicant pool
Cincinnati Fringe Festival
2011 Director for Darker (U.S. Premiere) by Catie O’Keefe
+ Critic’s Pick for Festival
+ Award Recipient Best Acting Ensemble for Festival
Oregon Shakespeare Festival, Ashland, OR
2010 F.A.I.R. Directing Assistantship; Script Reader for 2011-12 Season and worked in Literary Office
Cincinnati Shakespeare Company, Cincinnati, OH
2006-2009 Asst. to the Artistic Director; Resident Asst. Director/Dramaturg; assisted w/ casting and taught acting classes 7th-12th grade
Ensemble Theatre of Cincinnati
2009 Script reader for Producing Artistic Director, D. Lynn Meyers’ 2009-2010 Season Play Selection
Hangar Theatre Lab Company, Ithaca, NY
2007 Assistant Director; Directed 4 Lab Company productions, Assistant Directed 4 productions (Mainstage, Wedge)
Lexington Children’s Theatre, Lexington, KY
2006 Director/Teaching Artist: taught weekly classes ages 4-16, Directed 5 productions, Technical Director 5 productions
Weitzenhoffer Theatre Grant, University of Oklahoma
2006 Awarded for Directing the Production of The Woolgatherer
THEATRE PRODUCTION COMPANY
Present
Or What She Will Productions
Co-founder, Artistic Director; NYC based theatre company with a mission of producing classics, language-driven new
works and site specific productions
2004-2006
ORASI Productions
Co-founder, Artistic Director, Norman, OK; developed 3 stage productions
EDUCATION /ADDITIONAL TRAINING
OU School of Drama, University of Oklahoma, Norman, OK
B.F.A. in Drama, 2006 with Dramaturgy emphasis.
University of Kansas, Study Abroad, Stratford-Upon-Avon, England
2005 Shakespeare Performance Intensive at Shakespeare Institute with Royal Shakespeare Company
Training/Classes: Tina Packer, Kevin Moriarty, Andrew Wade, Paul Meier, Rena Cook, Tina Howe, Rocco Dal Vera, Lue Douthit
References available on request.
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