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Lear deBessonet is the Founder of Public Works and Resident Director at the Public Theater. For Public Works, she has directed pageant-style musical adaptations of The Tempest, The Winter's Tale, and The Odyssey at the Delacorte, each featuring two-hundred New Yorkers from all five boroughs.

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Lear deBessonet Productions

 
[Off-Broadway, 2020] Cancelled
Director
 
[Off-Broadway, 2024]
Director
 
[Off-Broadway, 2023]
Director
 
[US Tour, 2023]
Director
 
[Broadway, 2022]
Director
 
[Off-Broadway, 2019]
Director
 
[Off-Broadway, 2018]
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[Off-Broadway, 2017]
Director
 
[Off-Broadway, 2017]
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[Off-Broadway, 2015]
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[Off-Broadway, 2014]
Conceiver and Director
 
[Off-Broadway, 2014]
Director
 
[Off-Broadway, 2010]
Director
 
[Off-Broadway, 2007]
Director

Writing

Conceiver

Lear deBessonet Awards and Nominations


winner
Drama League Awards - 2023 - Founders Award for Excellence in Directing

Lear deBessonet


winner
Drama League Awards - 2023 - Outstanding Direction of a Musical

Lear DeBessonet, Into the Woods

Tony Awards - 2023 - Best Direction of a Musical

Lear deBessonet, Into the Woods

The Lortels - 2014 - Outstanding Director

Lear deBessonet, Good Person of Szechwan

Drama Desk Awards - 2013 - Outstanding Director of a Play

Lear deBessonet, Good Person of Szechwan


winner
Obie Awards - 2013 - Direction

Lear deBessonet, The Good Person Of Szechuan

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Lear deBessonet FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS

How many shows has Lear deBessonet written?

Lear deBessonet has written 1 shows including transFigures (Conceiver).

What awards has Lear deBessonet been nominated for?

Lear deBessonet has been nominated for several prestigious awards, including the Founders Award for Excellence in Directing at the Drama League Awards, Outstanding Direction of a Musical at the Drama League Awards for "Into the Woods," Best Direction of a Musical at the Tony Awards for "Into the Woods," Outstanding Director at The Lortels for "Good Person of Szechwan," Outstanding Director of a Play at the Drama Desk Awards for "Good Person of Szechwan," and Direction at the Obie Awards for "The Good Person Of Szechuan."

What awards has Lear deBessonet won?

Lear deBessonet has won the Founders Award for Excellence in Directing at the Drama League Awards, the Outstanding Direction of a Musical at the Drama League Awards for "Into the Woods," and the Direction award at the Obie Awards for "The Good Person Of Szechuan."

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