Podcast appearances and mentions of Anne Kauffman

Today, I'm thrilled to announce my episode with producer Jenny Gersten, who was recently named the new VP and Artistic Director of Musical Theater at City Center. Tune in to hear some of the stories of her legendary career, including how Anne Kauffman and Lear DeBessonet brought her on board at City Center, the true mission of the Encores! series, what she looks for in a potential revival, the challenges of massively reworking a show, her experience running the Williamstown Theater Festival after the pandemic, how changing venues affected the experience of the Festival, how she ended up having the same job as her father at the Public Theater, how transferring a show to Broadway has changed since A CHORUS LINE, how the revival of HAIR transferred to Broadway, developing the marketing strategy for BEETLEJUICE, how they made the off-Broadway revival of SWEENEY TODD financially viable, finding the audience for JUST FOR US using digital marketing, designing the Perelman Arts Center, and so much more. Don't miss this in-depth conversation with one of Broadway's most important creative minds.

We are excited to bring you this new episode in our podcast series, The Art of Collaboration with Anne Kauffman and dots. This series focuses on directors and choreographers in conversation with some of their collaborators. This series explores the ins and outs of these processes, both finer details as well as overarching ideas about what goes into a productive collaboration on a show. In this episode you will hear an in-depth and transparent conversation with Anne and dots focused on the collaboration between directors and designers as well as navigating the industry as a collective.   Bios: dots (Scenic Designer) is a design collective creating environments for theater, film, commercials, and immersive experiences. Hailing from Colombia, South Africa, and Japan, we are Santiago Orjuela-Laverde, Andrew Moerdyk, and Kimie Nishikawa. As collaborators, we believe that the whole is greater than the sum of its individual parts. Recent highlights include the Broadway productions of Oh, Mary! ; Romeo + Juliet, An Enemy of the People (Tony Award Nomination for Best Scenic Design of a Play); Appropriate (Tony Award, Drama Desk and Outer Critics Circle Award nominations for Outstanding Scenic Design); The Sign in Sidney Brustein's Window; and The Big Gay Jamboree ; Recent awards include a 2024 Obie Award for Sustained Achievement in Design, 2023 and 2024 Henry Hewes Design Award, recipient of 2025 USA Fellowship Award . designbydots.com. Anne Kauffman (Director)'s credits include the New York Philharmonic, BAM, Ars Nova, NYTW, Roundabout Theatre Company, Encores! Off-Center, Women's Project, Playwrights Horizons, MCC, The Public, P73 Productions, New Georges, Vineyard Theatre, LCT3, Yale Rep, Steppenwolf, Goodman Theatre, La Jolla Playhouse, Z Space, American Conservatory Theater, and Berkeley Rep. She is a Resident Director at Roundabout Theatre, Artistic Associate and Founding Member of The Civilians, a Clubbed Thumb Affiliated Artist and co-creator of the CT Directing Fellowship, a New Georges Affiliated Artist, an SDC Executive Board Member, Vice President and Trustee of SDCF 2020-2023, and Artistic Director of City Center's Encores! Off-Center 2017-2020. Her awards include a 2024 Tony nomination for Best Director for Mary Jane, a 2023 Tony nomination for Best Revival for The Sign in Sidney Brustein's Window, three Obies, the Joan and Joseph Cullman Award for Exceptional Creativity from Lincoln Center, the Alan Schneider Director Award, a Lucille Lortel Award, a Drama League Award, and the Joe A. Callaway. She is co-creator of the Cast Album Project with Jeanine Tesori.   dots headshot courtesy of dots Anne Kauffman's headshot by Tess Mayer

We are excited to bring you another episode in our podcast series Choreographers in Conversation.  This series allows choreographers to interview other choreographers whose work excites them as a way to learn more about their craft and preserve the stories of these exciting artists in our industry. In this episode Choreographer Camden Gonzales interviews Choreographer Sonya Tayeh. They explore Sonya's choreographic process, philosophy around the importance and impact of choreography and dancers in the theatre world, as well as delving into the work she has done throughout her career.  Bios:  Camden Gonzales is an artist, performer, and choreographer based in NYC. She is currently the Associate Choreographer for Moulin Rouge The Musical overseeing multiple companies across the globe. She is also the Associate Choreographer for the upcoming musical Gatsby (featuring original music by Florence Welch) which will debut at A.R.T. in Boston this summer. Other select credits include Sing Street (Associate Choreographer) at The Huntington Theatre, A Sherlock Carol (Assistant Director) New World Stages, Peter and The Starcatcher (Choreographer) White Heron Theatre, Hamilton (Dance Captain/Swing) National Tour, Groundhog Day (Dance Captain/Swing) Broadway. www.camdengonzales.com  Sonya Tayeh is a New York City based TONY® Award winning choreographer and director. Since paving her professional career, her work has been characterized as a blend of powerful versatility and theatrical range.   Selected credits include: Moulin Rouge! Broadway, Australia, UK, Tour (Hirschfeld theatre/Dir Alex Timbers), UP HERE (Hulu Musical Series), The Sign in Sidney Brustein's Window Broadway (James Earl Jones Theatre), Is It Thursday Yet? (La Jolla Playhouse), Sing Street Broadway (Huntington Theatre, Boston/Dir Rebecca Taichman), Martha Graham Dance Company (Joyce Theatre/Tour), American Ballet Theatre/What Becomes of Love Film, Unveiling with Moses and dancers (Fall For Dance/City Center), Rent Live! (Fox Network/Dir Michael Grief and Alex Rudzinski), The Lucky Ones (Ars Nova/Dir. Anne Kauffman), Face the Torrent for Malpaso Dance Co. (commissioned by The Music Center/LA), You'll Still Call Me By Name (commissioned by New York Live Arts and Jacobs Pillow Dance Festival), Martha Graham Dance Company's Lamentation Variation Series (Joyce Theatre), Hundred Days (New York Theatre Workshop/Dir. Anne Kauffman), The Skin Of Our Teeth (Theatre for a New Audience/Dir. Arin Arbus), Andrew Lippas' The Wild Party (City Center Encores!/Dir. Leigh Silverman), Kung Fu (Signature Theatre/Dir. Leigh Silverman) Tayeh has directed and choreographed for world renowned music artists including Miley Cyrus (Directed and Choreographed The Gypsy Heart Tour), Florence and the Machine (Choreographed performances for The Brit Awards, The Voice and American Idol), Kyle Minogue (Aphrodite Tour)  She has gleaned many accolades for her versatile work, including a Tony award, two Emmy noms, one Drama Desk award, an Obie Award and two Lucille Lortel Awards for “Outstanding Choreography.” https://www.sonyatayeh.com/

[REBROADCAST FROM February 16, 2023] In 1964, one of Lorraine Hansberry's final plays, "The Sign in Sidney Brustein's Window," debuted on Broadway, and closed days before Hansberry passed away at the age of 34. Earlier this year, the play was revived off-Broadway at BAM's Harvey Theater, starring Rachel Brosnahan and Oscar Isaac, who play a married couple in 1960's Greenwich Village with progressive ideals. Brosnahan and director Anne Kauffman join us to discuss their revival of "The Sign in Sidney Brustein's Window," which opens today on Broadway and is running at James Earl Jones Theatre through June 7.

In 1964, one of Lorraine Hansberry's final plays, "The Sign in Sidney Brustein's Window," debuted on Broadway, and closed days before Hansberry passed away at the age of 34. Now, the play is being revived at BAM, starring Rachel Brosnahan and Oscar Isaac, who play a married couple in 1960's Greenwich Village with progressive ideals. Brosnahan and director Anne Kauffman join us to discuss their revival of "The Sign in Sidney Brustein's Window," which runs at BAM Harvey Theater through March 24.

Eryn LeCroy is currently playing Martha Jefferson & Dr. Lyman Hall in the highly anticipated Broadway Revival of 1776 directed by Diane Paulus and Jeffrey L. Page in association with Harvard University's American Repertory Theatre Company and Roundabout Theatre Company. Prior to her Broadway debut in the iconic role of Christine Daaé in The Phantom of the Opera, Eryn made her Off-Broadway debut in two back-to-back Stephen Sondheim productions in New York City - Assassins with the New York City Center Encores Off-Center! under the direction of Anne Kauffman, followed by portraying the role of Johanna in the critically acclaimed immersive production of Sweeney Todd at the Barrow Street Theatre. Other career highlights include the World Premiere in Toronto of Sousatzka as Young Sousatzka (Dir. Adrian Noble and Choreographer Graciela Daniele), Brigadoon as Fiona with the Pittsburgh CLO, and the National Tour of Jekyll and Hyde as Emma Carew. As a concert artist, Eryn has performed with the Rochester Philharmonic, the Oklahoma City Philharmonic, and the Ocean City Pops in addition to touring internationally in Israel with Isaac Sutton and Broadway Israel. Follow @ErynLeCroy for the latest! Engineered by Jeremiah McPadden Produced by @onairwithQ

Anne Kauffman is an Award-winning theatrical director. She's earned multiple Obie Awards, Lortel Award and a Lily Award and is currently directing THE BEDWETTER, a new musical by Sarah Silverman, Joshua Harmon, and the late Adam Schlesinger, for the Atlantic Theater Company.  She has served as Artistic Director of New York City Center's Encores! Off-Center. She has worked across the country with Steppenwolf Theatre, New York Theatre Workshop, Roundabout Theatre Company, and many more. In this episode, Anne talks about her journey from an aspiring actor to an acclaimed director, the importance of creating a collaborative rehearsal room, and questioning herself as a leader during the theatrical shut down.  Preamble to the United States Constitution The People's Institute (PISAB) The Bedwetter Tickets

Anne Kauffman is an Award-winning theatrical director. She's earned multiple Obie Awards, Lortel Award and a Lily Award and is currently directing THE BEDWETTER, a new musical by Sarah Silverman, Joshua Harmon, and the late Adam Schlesinger, for the Atlantic Theater Company.  She has served as Artistic Director of New York City Center's Encores! Off-Center. She has worked across the country with Steppenwolf Theatre, New York Theatre Workshop, Roundabout Theatre Company, and many more. In this episode, Anne talks about her journey from an aspiring actor to an acclaimed director, the importance of creating a collaborative rehearsal room, and questioning herself as a leader during the theatrical shut down.  Preamble to the United States Constitution The People's Institute (PISAB) The Bedwetter Tickets

1976- El ganador del Oscar a mejor actor por su desempeño en "El puente sobre el río Kwai", Alec Guinness, le escribe a su amiga Anne Kauffman, sobre algunos días apacibles de Semana Santa y la película que lo mantenía ocupado por esos días: "La Guerra de Las galaxias". En la voz, Bárbara Espejo.

Howdy and hello! Welcome to S1E1 of I'm Not Ovaryacting podcast! In this episode, you'll learn more about me, your host. I'll do a short Q&A based upon what you, the listeners, asked me to cover, and the second half of the episode is where the fun really starts. I bring my best friend, Anne Kauffman, on to the show to discuss fatphobia in pregnancy. She is courageous enough to share some of her personal experiences with us while we share with you how we navigate our friendship and the ways we've grown as friends by addressing fatphobia head on. Please know that we do discuss body image, BMI, fat-shaming, etc. and understand that these topics may be triggering for some of our listeners. Our hope is that listeners will open their minds and hearts as we discuss these difficult topics and ways to create a safer and happier space for people of size. With all of that said - enjoy season 1 episode 1!

Amanda interviews her long-time friend and award-winning actor, Tony Hale. Tony has appeared on numerous films and TV shows, including Veep; Arrested Development; Love, Simon; Toy Story 4; and most recently, he voices the sweet and funny chicken Archibald on Netflix's Archibald's Next Big Thing. Amanda and Tony discuss adapting to life in quarantine, embracing uncomfortable conversations, facing fears and anxieties, the power of a support network, and sports metaphors.  Tony talks about facing a fear of performing live (for the first time in 17 years) when presented with the opportunity to star in the play Wakey Wakey at the American Conservatory Theatre in San Francisco. He describes the process of rehearsing and developing the play while feeling nervous. Tony also shares how the emotional experience transformed over time and about facing situations with humor. Amanda and Tony talk about vulnerability, and having a safe space and network with which to be open, and the importance of listening with empathy.  Wakey Wakey was written by Will Eno and directed by Anne Kauffman. It was at the A.C.T. Jan 23 – Feb 16, 2020. Tony's animated show, Archibald's Next Big Thing is available on Netflix and is in its second season. Forky Asks Questions is available on Disney Plus.   Interested in connecting or finding out more about coaching or workshops? Get in touch! @AmandaGHennessey BostonPublicSpeaking.com SanDiegoPublicSpeaking.com   Looking for a handy guide to help you with your confidence and communication? Here you go! Your Guide to Public Speaking: Build Your Confidence: Find Your Voice, Inspire Your Audience (by your host, Amanda Hennessey)

We’re excited to share the second episode of The Founder’s Series with Anne Kauffman, as part of SDCF’s Masters of the Stage. In this episode, Anne speaks with Jonathan McCrory, Artistic Director and Sade Lythcott, CEO of the National Black Theatre. They discuss Dr. Barbara Ann Teer’s revolutionary vision and the founding of Harlem’s National Black Theatre; how Jonathan joined the National Black Theatre team and how together, Sade and Jonathan have reimagined the theatre’s mission, audience and visibility in the 21st century.

The Founder's Series was created by Anne Kauffman, Artistic Director of Encores! Off Center at New York City Center, as part of SDCF’s Masters of the Stage. In this series, Anne interviews artistic directors and founders who have had a lasting impact on the nonprofit theater community around the country. In this episode Anne talks with Emily Mann, Artistic Director of the McCarter Theatre Center, about her career journey as a female director, the adversity she’s faced, and how she has navigated these situations, including the current COVID-19 crisis, with strength.

A Career Retrospective Conversation with Amy Ryan, currently starring in Lost Girls, on March 5, 2020. Moderated by Mara Webster. Amy Ryan is an Academy Award nominated actress, well-known for her work on the big and small screen, as well as her Tony-nominated work on stage. Ryan will next be seen in the Netflix Independent film, LOST GIRLS, which premiered at Sundance in January 2020 to critical acclaim. The Liz Garbus-directed film recounts a true story of the “Craigslist Killer,” who used the waterfront roadside on Long Island's South Shore as the dumping ground for his victims. Amy Ryan stars as ‘Mari Gilbert’ who tries to uncover what happened to her daughter following her sudden disappearance. LOST GIRLS will officially premiere on March 13, 2020. Amy Ryan also starred in a second film premiere at Sundance this year; WORTH, starring opposite Michael Keaton and Stanley Tucci. Keaton and Ryan play famed attorneys Ken Feinberg and Camille Biros who oversaw the 9/11 Victims Compensation Fund. Additional past film credits include the critically-acclaimed Amazon film, BEAUTIFUL BOY, opposite Steve Carrell, Timothée Chalamet and Maura Tierney and directed by Felix van Groeningen. She was also seen in Alejandro González Iñárritu’s Oscar®-winning BIRDMAN, for which she received the 2015 SAG Award for Outstanding Performance by a Cast in A Motion Picture, STRANGE BUT TRUE, CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE, LOUDER THAN BOMBS, Steven Spielberg's BRIDGE OF SPIES, GOOSEBUMPS, DON VERDEAN, and ABUNDANT ACREAGE AVAILABLE. Ryan is perhaps best known on the big screen for her performance in Ben Affleck’s GONE BABY GONE, for which she was recognized with Academy Award, Golden Globe and SAG Award nominations for Best Supporting Actress. She also won numerous Best Supporting Actress awards for this role, including those from the National Board of Review, the Broadcast Film Critics Association, the New York Film Critics Circle and the L.A. Film Critics. Her other film credits include LATE NIGHT opposite Mindy Kaling, Emma Thompson and Reid Scott, BREATHE IN with Guy Pearce and Felicity Jones, CLEAR HISTORY directed by Greg Mottola and co-starring with Larry David, DEVIL’S KNOT directed by Atom Egoyan and co-starring with Colin Firth, Tom McCarthy's WIN WIN, MOSTER TRUCKS, THE INFILTRATOR, ESCAPE PLAN, BOB FUNK, THE MISSING PERSON, GREEN ZONE, JACK GOES BOATING, CHANGELING, BEFORE THE DEVIL KNOWS YOU’RE DEAD, CAPOTE, DAN IN REAL LIFE, WAR OF THE WORLDS, KEANE, and YOU CAN COUNT ON ME. Amy is also widely acclaimed for her work on the small screen, including her memorable portrayals as Holly Flax on THE OFFICE, Adele on IN TREATMENT and Officer Beatrice ‘Beadie’ Russell on THE WIRE. Additional television credits for Ryan include HIGH MAITENANCE, ROBOT CHICKEN, BROAD CITY, CLEAR HISTORY, MILDRED PIERCE, KIDNAPPED, LAW & ORDER: CRIMINAL INTENT, M.O.N.Y., AMERICAN EXPERIENCE, LAW & ORDER, THIRD WATCH, HACK, BASEBALL WIVES, 100 CENTRE STREET, LAW & ORDER: SPECIAL VICTIMS UNIT, HOMICIDE: LIFE ON THE STREET, THE NAKED TRUTH, ER, and I’LL FLY AWAY. On stage, Amy Ryan had her Broadway debut in Wendy Wasserstein’s The Sisters Rosensweig. She received a Tony Award nomination for Best Featured Actress in a Play for her work in the 2000 production of Uncle Vanya, and she received her second Tony nod for her portrayal of ‘Stella’ in A Streetcar Named Desire. Ryan has also appeared in London’s West End during Neil LaBute’s The Distance From Here and Lisa D’Amour’s critically-acclaimed play Detroit, directed by Anne Kauffman at Playwrights Horizons.

Will Eno (left) and Richard Wolinsky. Will Eno is the author of the play “Wakey Wakey” starring Tony Hale, directed by Anne Kauffman, at ACT's Geary Theatre through February 16, 2019. He is interviewed by host Richard Wolinsky. Will Eno has written several successful plays, including Thom Pain (based on nothing), which was a Pulitzer Prize finalist in 2005, The Realistic Joneses, which won a Drama Desk Special Award for its Broadway run in 2014, and Open House, which won an Off-Broadway Obie Award, also in 2014. Wakey, Wakey concerns a guy (named Guy) who is nearing death and looking back on all that life has to offer. In the interview, Will Eno discusses how he came to write the play, as well as highlights from his own career as a playwright. The post Interview: Will Eno, playwright “Wakey Wakey” appeared first on KPFA.

KPFA theatre critic Richard Wolinsky reviews “Becky Nurse of Salem” at Berkeley Rep‘s Peets Theatre through January 26, 2020. Text of review (audio is slightly different and has actuality from Sarah Ruhl) The notion of witch hunt as metaphor comes from Arthur Miller's play “The Crucible,” which translated what happened in Salem in 1693 to the story of McCarthyism and those accused during the darkest days of the Red Scare in the late 1940s into the 1950's. But while “witch hunt” is a perfectly fine metaphor, if abused by the absurdity in the White House, the real witch hunt was something else again, part of a war against sexuality and particularly, a war against women – something Miller himself stayed away from in his famous play. Playwright Sarah Ruhl tackles that aspect of the witch trials, and their contemporary meaning, in a crackling new play, “Becky Nurse of Salem,” which is enjoying its world premiere run at Berkeley Rep through January 26th. Becky Nurse of Salem didn't happen in a vacuum. It happened because Sarah felt she had to write something about the times we live in. And that got her thinking about Arthur Miller's The Crucible Sarah Ruhl had these two ideas. How, then, to put them together? Becky Nurse is a complex character, not villain nor hero. Very smart, very astute and also very blind to what's going on around her. It's a tough role, one that Pamela Reed takes and makes her own, a blindingly real person attempting to deal with the struggles of an out of work single woman raising a rebellious granddaughter with ideas of her own. But the entire cast takes Sarah Ruhl's words and runs with them. The show is a brilliant tour de force by all concerned, convincingly directed by Anne Kaufman. As a world premiere, the script could use tightening, mostly in the second act, and clarity over the time frame would probably be in order. But this is Sarah Ruhl at her finest, and most astute, and Becky Nurse of Salem is a brilliant play – thought-provoking, very funny, with something to chew on in nearly every single scene. BeckyNurse of Salem by Sarah Ruhl, directed by Anne Kauffman, plays at Berkeley Rep's Peets Theatre through January 26th. For more information you can go to Berkely rep. org. I'm Richard Wolinsky on Bay Area theatre for KPFA.         The post Review: Becky Nurse of Salem at Berkeley Rep appeared first on KPFA.

Anne Kauffman sits down with Robert Moss, the founding Artistic Director of Playwrights Horizon, for the inaugural episode of Masters of the Stage, Founder's Series. The goal of this series is to ensure we don't loose touch of the insights and guidance of those leaders who founded non-profit theaters in this country. On May 30th, 2019, Anne sat with Bob as he told stories of his early career and the early days of Off-Broadway's Playwrights Horizon

In this podcast episode, recorded live at the Robert Moss Theater, directors Anne Kauffman, Rachel Chavkin, Anne Bogart, and Liesl Tommy discusses the hows and whys of directing.

In a DCN focused on preparing for the first rehearsal, directors May Adrales, Anne Kauffman, and Lonny Price describe how they respectively get from picking a project to the rehearsal room. Listen in as these three master directors discuss how they prepare to stage a piece, how they initially approach the all important collaborations with their fellow artists, how they compartmentalize when juggling multiple projects in pre-production at the same time, and more broadly, how they approach time management.

Patty & Emily went to the Drama Desk Awards’ Meet the Nominees event! We got to talk to a lot of great people: Warren Carlyle, Joshua Bergasse, Max von Essen, Julie Halston, Brad Oscar, Wayne and Karey Kirkpatrick, Anne Kauffman, Erin … Continue reading →

Social scientists tell us that relocating and setting up a new home is one of life’s big stresses. So the pressure is really on when a young, upwardly mobile black man moves back to his old Brooklyn neighborhood, bringing his white girlfriend with him. Add a little more tension when the man’s former schoolmate, fresh out of rehab, arrives to crash on the couch for a while. It can push a relationship to the breaking point. Love, fear and privilege are topics explored in playwright Tracey Scott Wilson’s new Off Broadway play “Buzzer,” directed by Anne Kauffman and now running at the Public Theater. New York Times theater critic Charles Isherwood shares his review.

Anne Kauffman and Jonathan Moscone: 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, California Shakespeare Theatre) and 2010 Alan Schneider Award winner Anne Kauffman (Obie Award, The Thugs) and moderated by SDCF Executive Director Laura Penn. The two directors discuss their career paths and the many mentors and forms of mentorship they encountered along the way, including directing professor Michael Hackett and artistic directors Joe Papp, Richard Hamburger (Dallas Theater Center) and Irene Lewis (Baltimore Centerstage). Other topics include directing regionally as a freelance director and as an artistic director, the balance of running an institution and being an artist, and how to approach and direct a new play vs. the classics. Listeners will gain a new appreciation for theatre outside of New York City and what it means to pursue a career as an American director in 2011. Originally recorded - November 14, 2010. Running Time - 1:20:21 © 2010 SDCF

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, California Shakespeare Theatre) and 2010 Alan Schneider Award winner Anne Kauffman (Obie Award, "The Thugs") and moderated by SDCF Executive Director Laura Penn. The two directors discuss their career paths and the many mentors and forms of mentorship they encountered along the way, including directing professor Michael Hackett and artistic directors Joe Papp, Richard Hamburger (Dallas Theater Center) and Irene Lewis (Baltimore Centerstage). Other topics include directing regionally as a freelance director and as an artistic director, the balance of running an institution and being an artist, and how to approach and direct a new play vs. the classics. Listeners will gain a new appreciation for theatre outside of New York City and what it means to pursue a career as an American director in 2011.

A panel of directors - Stafford Arima, Anne Kauffman, Rebecca Taichman and Henry Wishcamper - discusses the dynamic between themselves and the playwrights with whom they work; their first paying job as a director; the value of assistant directing; what process means to each of them; how they approach auditions and if they would like to have a job as an Artistic Director.