Darko Tresnjak
Latest News on Darko Tresnjak:
Derek Klena, Isabelle McCalla & More to Star in HAPPY, TEXAS Industry Presentations (Nov 13, 2024)
Darko Tresnjak to Direct World Premiere of Taylor Mac's PROSPEROUS FOOLS at TFANA (Oct 22, 2024)
Alexis Michelle To Star In TASTY TREATS At Joe's Pub (Oct 10, 2024)
Derek Klena, Isabelle McCalla & More to Star in HAPPY, TEXAS Industry Presentations (Nov 13, 2024)
Darko Tresnjak to Direct World Premiere of Taylor Mac's PROSPEROUS FOOLS at TFANA (Oct 22, 2024)
Alexis Michelle To Star In TASTY TREATS At Joe's Pub (Oct 10, 2024)
BIO
Around 2000 he wrote Princess Turandot, inspired by Carlo Gozzi's play written in 1762 (upon which Puccini's opera Turandot was based). Tresnjak's play was performed by the Blue Light Theater Company in New York City in December 2000.
He served as resident artistic director at Old Globe Theatre in San Diego, California, in 2009, and directed for eight summers at the Williamstown Theatre Festival in Massachusetts.
He was the artistic director at Hartford Stage in Hartford, Connecticut from the 2011–2012 season through the 2018–2019 season, where he commissioned The Man in the Case with Mikhail Baryshnikov and directed Kevin Bacon in Rear Window. He left the Hartford Stage for freelance work in June 2019, and was succeeded by Melia Bensussen.
He directed two productions on Broadway: A Gentleman's Guide to Love and Murder in 2013 and Anastasia in 2017.
He directed the Theatre for a New Audience production of Eugène Ionesco's The Killer in 2014 at the Polonsky Shakespeare Center, New York City.
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Productions
Awards and Nominations
Outer Critics Circle Awards - 2017 - Outstanding Director of a Musical
Darko Tresnjak, Anastasia
winner
Obie Awards - 2015 - Direction
Darko TresnjakThe Killer
winner
Drama Desk Awards - 2014 - Outstanding Director of a Musical
Darko Tresnjak, A Gentleman's Guide to Love & Murder
winner
Outer Critics Circle Awards - 2014 - Outstanding Director of a Musical
Darko Tresnjak, A Gentleman's Guide to Love & Murder
winner
Tony Awards - 2014 - Best Direction of a Musical
Darko Tresnjak, A Gentleman's Guide to Love & Murder
Videos
Video: Ewoldt and Mason Perform 'Dear Charlotte' from Goodspeed's ASK FOR THE MOON
by Blair Ingenthron - Jul 27, 2024
Video: New Trailer For LA Opera's HIGHWAY 1, USA & THE DWARF Double Bill
by Joshua Wright - Feb 26, 2024
Broadway Rewind: The D'Ysquiths Arrive on Broadway with A GENTLEMAN'S GUIDE TO LOVE AND MURDER
by Nicole Rosky - Aug 22, 2020
Video: Annie Sherman Goes Busking Before PIAF LIVES At The Green Room 42
by A.A. Cristi - Aug 7, 2019
VIDEO: Get A First Look At The German Cast of ANASTASIA Singing 'In A Crowd of Thousands'
by Alan Henry - Feb 11, 2019
VIDEO: Christy Altomare and Zach Adkins Perform 'At the Beginning' On Stage at ANASTASIA
by Julie Musbach - Nov 9, 2018
TV: The Journey Continues! ANASTASIA Cast Helps National Tour Company Hit the Road!
by TV - On the Road - Sep 27, 2018
VIDEO: Get A First Look At Elina Garanca In Darko Tresnjak's SAMSON ET DALILA at The Met
by Alan Henry - Sep 25, 2018
News
Derek Klena, Isabelle McCalla & More to Star in HAPPY, TEXAS Industry Presentations
HAPPY, TEXAS will have industry presentations on November 19, 2024, featuring Tony nominees Derek Klena and Lauren Worsham, alongside Isabelle McCalla. The story follows two convicts posing as beauty pageant coordinators in a small town.
HAPPY, TEXAS will have industry presentations on November 19, 2024, featuring Tony nominees Derek Klena and Lauren Worsham, alongside Isabelle McCalla. The story follows two convicts posing as beauty pageant coordinators in a small town.
Darko Tresnjak to Direct World Premiere of Taylor Mac's PROSPEROUS FOOLS at TFANA
Theatre for a New Audience has named Darko Tresnjak as director of the world premiere of Prosperous Fools. Learn more about the world premiere and see how to purchase tickets.
Theatre for a New Audience has named Darko Tresnjak as director of the world premiere of Prosperous Fools. Learn more about the world premiere and see how to purchase tickets.
Alexis Michelle To Star In TASTY TREATS At Joe's Pub
Alexis Michelle brings her cabaret show TASTY TREATS to Joe's Pub, featuring a mix of music and storytelling. The performance promises an entertaining evening for audiences on October 10, 2024.
Alexis Michelle brings her cabaret show TASTY TREATS to Joe's Pub, featuring a mix of music and storytelling. The performance promises an entertaining evening for audiences on October 10, 2024.
Theatre For A New Audience Founder Jeffrey Horowitz To Retire
Jeffrey Horowitz, Founder of Theatre for a New Audience, having led and grown the not-for-profit organization since 1979, will retire on August 31, 2025, at the end of TFANA's just-announced season of Shakespeare alongside plays by classical and contemporary playwrights.
Jeffrey Horowitz, Founder of Theatre for a New Audience, having led and grown the not-for-profit organization since 1979, will retire on August 31, 2025, at the end of TFANA's just-announced season of Shakespeare alongside plays by classical and contemporary playwrights.
GROW A SHOW Musical Theatre Workshop Returns To The Lied Center!
The Grow a Show Musical Theatre Workshop returns to the Lied Center, offering emerging artists a platform to develop and showcase new works.
The Grow a Show Musical Theatre Workshop returns to the Lied Center, offering emerging artists a platform to develop and showcase new works.
Video: Ewoldt and Mason Perform 'Dear Charlotte' from Goodspeed's ASK FOR THE MOON
Ali Ewoldt and Luba Mason perform 'Dear Charlotte' from Ask for the Moon, running now through August 11, 2024 at Goodspeed's Terris Theatre in the video here!
Ali Ewoldt and Luba Mason perform 'Dear Charlotte' from Ask for the Moon, running now through August 11, 2024 at Goodspeed's Terris Theatre in the video here!
Photos: Ali Ewoldt, Luba Mason, and Jamison Stern in ASK FOR THE MOON! at Goodspeed
Check out production photos for Ask for the Moon!, running at Goodspeed’s Terris Theatre through August 11 in Chester, Connecticut here!
Check out production photos for Ask for the Moon!, running at Goodspeed’s Terris Theatre through August 11 in Chester, Connecticut here!
Chilina Kennedy to Step in as Myrtle in THE GREAT GATSBY This Summer
Chilina Kennedy (Beautiful, Paradise Square) will play the role of Myrtle beginning July 15 in the Broadway musical adaptation of F. Scott Fitzgerald’s landmark novel The Great Gatsby. Learn more about the show and see how to purchase tickets.
Chilina Kennedy (Beautiful, Paradise Square) will play the role of Myrtle beginning July 15 in the Broadway musical adaptation of F. Scott Fitzgerald’s landmark novel The Great Gatsby. Learn more about the show and see how to purchase tickets.
Alexis Michelle To Star In HEROINE WORSHIP At Joe's Pub
Alexis Michelle brings her new show HEROINE WORSHIP to Joe's Pub, celebrating iconic female figures through song and storytelling on June 20, 2024.
Alexis Michelle brings her new show HEROINE WORSHIP to Joe's Pub, celebrating iconic female figures through song and storytelling on June 20, 2024.
Ali Ewoldt, Luba Mason & More to Star in ASK FOR THE MOON at Goodspeed
Goodspeed Musicals has revealed the cast for Ask for the Moon, an outrageous comedy about greed, revenge and...murder. See who is starring and learn how to purchase tickets.
Goodspeed Musicals has revealed the cast for Ask for the Moon, an outrageous comedy about greed, revenge and...murder. See who is starring and learn how to purchase tickets.
Interview: After a Hiatus, Lauren Worsham And Kyle Jarrow of SKY-PONY Are Back at Mercury Lounge
Indie-pop band Sky-Pony, led by married couple Lauren Worsham (Tony-nominated actress for Gentleman’s Guide to Love and Murder) and Kyle Jarrow (Tony-nominated writer for SpongeBob SquarePants the Musical) is returning to Mercury Lounge on March 14th for their very first show in four years with opener LAKES.
Indie-pop band Sky-Pony, led by married couple Lauren Worsham (Tony-nominated actress for Gentleman’s Guide to Love and Murder) and Kyle Jarrow (Tony-nominated writer for SpongeBob SquarePants the Musical) is returning to Mercury Lounge on March 14th for their very first show in four years with opener LAKES.
Chilina Kennedy and Constantine Maroulis Will Lead Reading of ALL THE RAGE Musical
A one-night-only reading of the musical All The Rage will be held as part of Spark Theatre Festival this March. The reading will star Broadway's Chilina Kennedy and Constantine Maroulis.
A one-night-only reading of the musical All The Rage will be held as part of Spark Theatre Festival this March. The reading will star Broadway's Chilina Kennedy and Constantine Maroulis.
Video: New Trailer For LA Opera's HIGHWAY 1, USA & THE DWARF Double Bill
Get a first look at an all-new trailer for LA Opera's new production of an operatic double bill featuring William Grant Still's Highway 1, USA along with Alexander Zemlinsky's The Dwarf.
Get a first look at an all-new trailer for LA Opera's new production of an operatic double bill featuring William Grant Still's Highway 1, USA along with Alexander Zemlinsky's The Dwarf.
Listen: RUSSIAN TROLL FARM: THE PODCAST Episode 1 Out Now
Listen now to the first episode of Russian Troll Farm: The Podcast.
Listen now to the first episode of Russian Troll Farm: The Podcast.
Video: Maestro James Conlon's on LA Opera's THE DWARF
LA Opera's Richard Seaver Music Director, James Conlon explores 'The Dwarf' - the story, its history, and of course, the music. Watch this all-new video to learn even more about this stunning opera.
LA Opera's Richard Seaver Music Director, James Conlon explores 'The Dwarf' - the story, its history, and of course, the music. Watch this all-new video to learn even more about this stunning opera.
Video: Director Kaneza Schaal on Staging HIGHWAY 1, USA at LA Opera
Watch as director Kaneza Schaal talks about about LA Opera's new production of William Grant Still's Highway 1, USA performing as the first part of an operatic double bill with Alexander Zemlinsky's The Dwarf. Feb. 24 to Mar. 17.
Watch as director Kaneza Schaal talks about about LA Opera's new production of William Grant Still's Highway 1, USA performing as the first part of an operatic double bill with Alexander Zemlinsky's The Dwarf. Feb. 24 to Mar. 17.
RUSSIAN TROLL FARM Extended At Vineyard Theatre
Russian Troll Farm: A Workplace Comedy by Obie Award winner Sarah Gancher, will now play until March 3, 2024, at Vineyard Theatre (108 E. 15th Street).
Russian Troll Farm: A Workplace Comedy by Obie Award winner Sarah Gancher, will now play until March 3, 2024, at Vineyard Theatre (108 E. 15th Street).
Photos: Inside Opening Night of RUSSIAN TROLL FARM at Vineyard Theatre
Russian Troll Farm: A Workplace Comedy by Obie Award winner Sarah Gancher, directed by Tony Award winner Darko Tresnjak, officially opened at Vineyard Theatre last week. Check out photos from opening night here!
Russian Troll Farm: A Workplace Comedy by Obie Award winner Sarah Gancher, directed by Tony Award winner Darko Tresnjak, officially opened at Vineyard Theatre last week. Check out photos from opening night here!
Review Roundup: RUSSIAN TROLL FARM Opens at At Vineyard Theatre
See what the critics are saying about Russian Troll Farm at Vineyard Theatre.
See what the critics are saying about Russian Troll Farm at Vineyard Theatre.
Photos: First Look At RUSSIAN TROLL FARM At Vineyard Theatre
See production photos for Russian Troll Farm: A Workplace Comedy by Obie Award winner Sarah Gancher, directed by Tony Award winner Darko Tresnjak.
See production photos for Russian Troll Farm: A Workplace Comedy by Obie Award winner Sarah Gancher, directed by Tony Award winner Darko Tresnjak.
FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS
What awards has Darko Tresnjak been nominated for?
Outstanding Director of a Musical (Outer Critics Circle Awards) for Anastasia, Direction (Obie Awards) for The Killer, Outstanding Director of a Musical (Drama Desk Awards) for A Gentleman's Guide to Love & Murder, Outstanding Director of a Musical (Outer Critics Circle Awards) for A Gentleman's Guide to Love & Murder and Best Direction of a Musical (Tony Awards) for A Gentleman's Guide to Love & Murder.
What awards has Darko Tresnjak won?
Darko Tresnjak has received several awards for his work in theatre. He won the Obie Award for Direction for The Killer. He also won Outstanding Director of a Musical at the Drama Desk Awards for A Gentleman's Guide to Love & Murder, as well as Outstanding Director of a Musical at the Outer Critics Circle Awards for the same production. Additionally, he received the Tony Award for Best Direction of a Musical for A Gentleman's Guide to Love & Murder.
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