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Charlayne Woodard
has appeared in movies with Samuel L. Jackson and Daniel Day-Lewis, but she’s had the stage to herself in her one-woman shows at Seattle Rep.
Hal Holbrook
suggested the creation of a repertory theatre in Seattle after performing Mark Twain Tonight here during the 1962 World’s Fair.
Tom Hulce
rocked out as Mozart in the film Amadeus, then went behind the scenes to produce the rock musicals Spring Awakening and American Idiot.
Bill Irwin
is an actor and clown who won a Tony Award as “George” in Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf? and laughs as “Mr. Noodles” on Sesame Street.
Kevin Kling
is a playwright, an actor, a storyteller, a regular contributor to NPR, and one of the nicest guys you’ll ever meet.
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Eugene Lee
is a set designer whose decades of work on Saturday Night Live must make the deadlines of Broadway and Seattle Rep feel luxurious by comparison.
Sharon Ott
is a director who has traveled the world. She put much of it on the Seattle Rep stage as Artistic Director from 1997 to 2005.
Constanza Romero
was nominated for a Tony for her costumes in Fences, written by her late husband August Wilson. She is currently the Rep’s Artist in Residence.
Robert Schenkkan
is a playwright who thinks big: his nine-play Kentucky Cycle won the Pulitzer Prize and he’s currently writing a two-part play about LBJ.
Daniel Sullivan
holds the record for longest-serving Artistic Director at Seattle Rep, leading the theatre from 1981 to 1997.
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Lily Tomlin
has won two Tonys, four primetime Emmys, a Grammy, an Oscar nomination, and, thanks to her one-woman shows, the hearts of Seattle Rep audiences.
Stuart Vaughan
is like the Johnny Appleseed of theatres, serving as Founding Artistic Director to four of them, including Seattle Rep and New York’s Public Theater.
Stephen Wadsworth
must love plays about love: He’s directed and translated The Game of Love and Chance, The Triumph of Love, and Don Juan for the Rep.
Cheryl L. West
is helping Seattle Rep kick off its 50th Anniversary in style: Her new play Pullman Porter Blues opens the landmark season.
Doug Hughes
won a Tony for his direction of Doubt, but there’s no questioning his impact on the Rep – he directed more than 40 plays here from 1984-1996.
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In preparation for our 50th Anniversary season, we have been working with an amazing artistic council of artists and long-time Seattle Rep advocates to gather stories from our vast and rich history.
The Honorary Artistic Council includes:
Hal Holbrook is an actor whose work has been recognized by Tony
and Emmy Awards and an Oscar nomination. It was after a run of Holbrook’s acclaimed
one-man show, Mark Twain Tonight, at the Seattle Playhouse during the 1962
World’s Fair that he suggested the creation of a repertory theatre, inspiring the
founding of Seattle Rep.
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Doug Hughes is the director of a dozen Broadway shows, including the Broadway premiere of Doubt, for which he won a Tony Award. He was Seattle Rep’s Associate Artistic Director from 1984-1996, directing more than 40 plays in that time.
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Tom Hulce is an actor, producer, and director who won a Tony Award as the producer of Spring Awakening and was nominated for an Oscar for his performance as Mozart in Amadeus. He developed and directed The Cider House Rules Part One at Seattle Rep and appeared in The Sister Rosensweig and Eastern Standard.
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Bill Irwin is an actor and clown, well-known for his appearances on stage and screen, including his Tony Award winning performance in Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf? He has created and premiered several shows at Seattle Rep, including Largely/New York, and was the recipient of the Rep’s 2009 Legacy Honors Award.
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Kevin Kling is a playwright, actor, storyteller, and regular contributor to NPR. His plays at Seattle Rep have included Tales from the Charred Underbelly of the Yule Log; Home and Away; How? How? Why? Why? Why?; Breakin’ Hearts & Takin’ Names.
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Eugene Lee is a three-time Tony Award winning set designer whose work includes the sets for the Broadway debuts of Sweeney Todd and Wicked. He has been the Production Designer at “Saturday Night Live” since 1974. His work at Seattle Rep includes the sets for The Ballad of Soapy Smith, The Cider House Rules Part One, The Seafarer, and Glengarry Glen Ross.
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Sharon Ott has directed plays across the country and the globe. She was Artistic Director at Seattle Rep from 1997-2005 and at Berkeley Rep from 1984-1997. In her time at Seattle Rep, she placed an emphasis on classics and a global perspective while spearheading the creation of Seattle Rep’s endowment.
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Constanza Romero is a costume designer and Seattle Rep’s current Artist in Residence. She has designed six shows with the Rep, including the recent Clybourne Park. She was nominated for a Tony Award for her design of Fences on Broadway, a play by her late husband, August Wilson.
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Robert Schenkkan is a Seattle-based playwright and screenwriter who won the Pulitzer Prize for The Kentucky Cycle. Seattle Rep produced his By the Waters of Babylon in 2008 and has partnered with Oregon Shakespeare Festival to commission his new two-part series on Lyndon B. Johnson.
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Daniel Sullivan is a Tony Award winning director and playwright who was Seattle Rep’s Artistic Director from 1981-1997. In that time, he brought his passion for new works to Seattle audiences and directed more than 50 productions, including Inspecting Carol, which he also wrote with the Seattle Repertory Theatre Resident Company.
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Lily Tomlin appeared at Seattle Rep in the one-woman shows Appearing Nitely and The Search for Signs of Intelligent Life in the Universe, both of which went on to appear on Broadway. She has received numerable awards, including two Tonys, four primetime Emmys, and a Grammy.
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Stuart Vaughan was the Founding Artistic Director of Seattle Rep, the New York Shakespeare Festival, Repertory Theatre New Orleans, and The New Globe Theatre; he was Artistic Director of New York's Phoenix Theatre. Vaughn directed three of the five shows in the Rep’s first season, including its inaugural production, King Lear.
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Stephen Wadsworth is a theater and opera director who served as Seattle Rep’s Artistic Associate under Sharon Ott. His directorial work at the Rep included his own translations of Don Juan, The Game of Love and Chance, and The Triumph of Love.
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Cheryl L. West is a Seattle-based playwright who has had four of her plays appear on the Rep’s stage: Holiday Heart, Play On!, Jar the Floor, and Birdie Blue. She is currently working on Pullman Porter Blues, a Seattle Rep commission which will open the theatre’s 50th Anniversary season.
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Charlayne Woodard is a playwright and actor who has appeared at Seattle Rep in her one-woman shows Pretty Fire, Neat, The Night Watcher, and In Real Life, which was also commissioned by the Rep. She was nominated for a Tony Award for her performance in the original production of Ain’t Misbehavin’.
