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Productions

 
[Regional (US), 2004]
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[Regional (US), 2004]
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[Regional (US), 1997]
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[Regional (US), 1990]
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[Broadway, 1984]
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Awards and Nominations


winner
Helen Hayes Awards - 2000 - Outstanding Director, Resident Musical

Douglas C. WagerAnimal Crackers

Helen Hayes Awards - 1999 - Outstanding Director, Resident Play

Douglas C. WagerYou Can't Take It With You

Helen Hayes Awards - 1997 - Outstanding Director, Resident Musical

Douglas C. WagerCandide

Helen Hayes Awards - 1997 - Outstanding Director, Resident Play

Douglas C. WagerArcadia


winner
Helen Hayes Awards - 1996 - Outstanding Director, Resident Play

Douglas C. WagerLong Day's Journey Into Night

Helen Hayes Awards - 1995 - Outstanding Director, Resident Play

Douglas C. WagerThe Revengers Comedies

Helen Hayes Awards - 1993 - Outstanding Director, Resident Musical

Douglas C. WagerOf Thee I Sing

Helen Hayes Awards - 1990 - Outstanding Director, Resident Production

Douglas C. WagerOn The Town

Helen Hayes Awards - 1990 - Outstanding Director, Resident Production

Douglas C. WagerThe Man Who Came To Dinner

Olivier Awards - 1990 - Outstanding Director, Resident Production

Douglas C. WagerThe Man Who Came To Dinner

Helen Hayes Awards - 1988 - Outstanding Director, Resident Production

Douglas C. WagerAll The King's Men

News


Temple Theater to Present THE TEMPEST in December

Directed by Douglas C. Wager, William Shakespeare's The Tempest will debut at the Tomilson theater this December. Learn more about the production and how to get tickets here!
The Atlanta Shakespeare Company Announces 2024-2025 Season

The Atlanta Shakespeare Company has announced its 2024-2025 season, featuring productions of MACBETH, THE TEMPEST, and A MIDSUMMER NIGHT'S DREAM.
MERRILY WE ROLL ALONG: A [Backwards] History of Old Friends

Go inside the complete history of Stephen Sondheim and George Furth's Merrily We Roll Along, playing at Broadway's Hudson Theatre now!
Arena Stage Names Hana Sharif as New Artistic Director

Arena Stage at the Mead Center for American Theater has announced that its Board of Trustees has unanimously selected Hana Sharif, Augustin Family Artistic Director of The Repertory Theatre of St. Louis, as its next Artistic Director. She will succeed Molly Smith, who is retiring at the end of June after 25 years with the company.
BWW Flashback: A Look Back in Pictures as Arena Stage Celebrates 70 years of Groundbreaking Theatrical Excellence

The 19/20 theatrical season has seen several milestones for many of its area theatres but the biggest by far is the 70th anniversary of the company that helped pioneer the regional theatre movement in this country Arena Stage.
Molly Smith Enters 20th Anniversary Season as Artistic Director of Arena Stage

With the official opening night of the critically-acclaimed political drama The Originalist, Artistic Director Molly Smith enters her 20th anniversary season at Arena Stage at the Mead Center for American Theater.
Temple Theaters Presents American Classic OUR TOWN

Temple Theaters presents Thornton Wilder's Pulitzer Prize winning drama Our Town, directed by Douglas C. Wager. Featuring Donna Snow as the Stage Manager, the production runs March 10-11 and 23-26 in the Tomlinson Theater. Considered one of the finest plays of the twentieth century, Our Town continues to move audiences of all ages.
Temple Theaters Presents A FREE MAN OF COLOR, Now thru 11/21

Temple Theaters continues its season with satirical drama A Free Man of Color by the award-winning playwright John Guare. Directed by Douglas C. Wager , the production features the new cohort of MFA acting candidates and supported by talented undergraduate students. The ambitious play, a finalist for the 2011 Pulitzer Prize for Drama, runs tonight, November 11-21, 2015 in Temple University's Randall Theater.
Temple Theaters Present FOR COLORED GIRLS, Now thru 9/24

Temple University's Temple Theaters opens its 48th season with Ntozake Shange's for colored girls who have considered suicide / when the rainbow is enuf, directed by Lee Kenneth Richardson, with a cast of talented undergraduate students. The historic and groundbreaking drama runs tonight, September 16 - September 24 in the Randall Theater.
Temple Theaters to Present FOR COLORED GIRLS, 9/16-24

Temple University's Temple Theaters opens its 48th season with Ntozake Shange's for colored girls who have considered suicide / when the rainbow is enuf, directed by Lee Kenneth Richardson, with a cast of talented undergraduate students. The historic and groundbreaking drama runs September 16 - September 24 in the Randall Theater.
Temple Theaters' THE MATCHMAKER Begins Tonight

Temple Theaters concludes its 47th season with Thornton Wilder's The Matchmaker, directed by Douglas C. Wager. The classic American play about the tipsy relationship love and money runs tonight, March 25 - April 4 in the Tomlinson Theater. With a wild romp through late 19th century New York, The Matchmaker proves that sometimes money can buy happiness.
Temple Theaters to Present THE MATCHMAKER, Begin. 3/25

Temple Theaters concludes its 47th season with Thornton Wilder's The Matchmaker, directed by Douglas C. Wager. The classic American play about the tipsy relationship love and money runs March 25 - April 4 in the Tomlinson Theater. With a wild romp through late 19th century New York, The Matchmaker proves that sometimes money can buy happiness.
MERRILY WE ROLL ALONG Coming to Temple Theaters' Randall Theater, Now thru 3/22

Temple Theaters continues its 47th Season with Merrily We Roll Along, Directed by Brandon McShaffrey, with musical direction by Bryan DeSilva. Featuring music and lyrics by Stephen Sondheim and book by George Furth, the show runs tonight, March 12-22.
TCG Announces Inaugural Blue Star Theatres Grant Recipients

Theatre Communications Group (TCG), the national organization for theatre, and Blue Star Families, the country's largest chapter-based military families non-profit organization, are pleased to announce the inaugural round of the Blue Star Theatres Grant Program.
MERRILY WE ROLL ALONG Coming to Temple Theaters' Randall Theater, 3/12-22

Temple Theaters continues its 47th Season with Merrily We Roll Along, Directed by Brandon McShaffrey, with musical direction by Bryan DeSilva. Featuring music and lyrics by Stephen Sondheim and book by George Furth, the show runs March 12-22. Based on a 1934 play by George S. Kaufman and Moss Hart, in which a playwright sacrifices his principles for popularity, Merrily We Roll Along examines artistic integrity and ambition against the backdrop of the 60s and 70s. Staged simply in the intimate Randall Theater with two pianos, this production allows the Sondheim's moving score to take center stage.
Temple Theaters Presents ARCADIA, Now thru 2/21

Temple Theaters continues its 2014-2015 Season with Tom Stoppard's 1993 masterpiece Arcadia, directed by Liz Carlson, performing tonight, February 11-21 in the Tomlinson Theater.
Temple Theaters to Present ARCADIA, 2/11-21

Temple Theaters continues its 2014-2015 Season with Tom Stoppard's 1993 masterpiece Arcadia, directed by Liz Carlson, performing February 11-21 in the Tomlinson Theater. This classic drama, describe by The Times as a "perfect marriage of ideas and high comedy," follows the inhabitants of a wealthy English country estate, Sidley Park, as they wrestle with secrets, discovery, and romance. Crossing the centuries, Arcadia explores the mysterious human intersection between head and heart, with passion and wit.
Shakespeare Theatre of New Jersey Welcomes New Artistic Associate Stephen Brown-Fried

The Shakespeare Theatre of New Jersey has announced the appointment of stage director and longtime company guest artist Stephen Brown-Fried as the Theatre's Artistic Associate & Casting Director. 'I am thrilled to be back at this company. I do not know of another theatre that combines excellence in classic theatre and such a deep commitment to teaching. The combination of professional practice and educational training here is unparalleled,' says Brown-Fried.
New Repertory Theater Launches in Philadelphia This Summer

Temple Repertory Theater, a newly-created professional company of artists closely associated with the Department of Theater at Temple University, announces the launch of its inaugural season this summer in Philadelphia.

FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS

What awards has Douglas C. Wager been nominated for?

Outstanding Director, Resident Musical (Helen Hayes Awards) for Animal Crackers, Outstanding Director, Resident Play (Helen Hayes Awards) for You Can't Take It With You, Outstanding Director, Resident Musical (Helen Hayes Awards) for Candide , Outstanding Director, Resident Play (Helen Hayes Awards) for Arcadia, Outstanding Director, Resident Play (Helen Hayes Awards) for Long Day's Journey Into Night, Outstanding Director, Resident Play (Helen Hayes Awards) for The Revengers Comedies, Outstanding Director, Resident Musical (Helen Hayes Awards) for Of Thee I Sing, Outstanding Director, Resident Production (Helen Hayes Awards) for On The Town, Outstanding Director, Resident Production (Helen Hayes Awards) for The Man Who Came To Dinner , Outstanding Director, Resident Production (Olivier Awards) for The Man Who Came To Dinner and Outstanding Director, Resident Production (Helen Hayes Awards) for All The King's Men.

What awards has Douglas C. Wager won?

Douglas C. Wager has won the Outstanding Director, Resident Musical award at the Helen Hayes Awards for Animal Crackers and the Outstanding Director, Resident Play award at the Helen Hayes Awards for Long Day's Journey Into Night.

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