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Much Ado About Nothing
 
[Off-Broadway, 1987]
Producing Artistic Director
On the Verge or The Geography of Yearning
 
[Off-Broadway, 1987]
Producing Artistic Director
Ten by Tennessee
 
[Off-Broadway, 1986]
Producing Artistic Director
Orchards
 
[Off-Broadway, 1986]
Producing Artistic Director
Pieces of Eight
 
[Off-Broadway, 1984]
Producing Artistic Director
The Cradle Will Rock
 
[Off-Broadway, 1983]
Director
The Cradle Will Rock
 
[Off-Broadway, 1983]
Director
Play and Other Plays
 
[Off-Broadway, 1983]
Producing Artistic Director
Tartuffe
 
[Off-Broadway, 1983]
Producing Artistic Director
Pericles, Prince of Tyre
 
[Off-Broadway, 1983]
Producing Artistic Director
The Country Wife
 
[Off-Broadway, 1982]
Producing Artistic Director
Twelfth Night
 
[Off-Broadway, 1982]
Producing Artistic Director
The Curse of an Aching Heart
 
[Broadway, 1982]
Producer
A Midsummer Night's Dream
 
[Off-Broadway, 1981]
Artistic Director
Waiting for Godot
 
[Off-Broadway, 1981]
Artistic Director
Il Campiello, a Venetian Comedy
 
[Off-Broadway, 1981]
Artistic Director
The White Devil
 
[Off-Broadway, 1980]
Producing Artistic Director
Duck Variations
 
[Off-Broadway, 1978]
Producing Artistic Director
King Lear
 
[Off-Broadway, 1978]
Producing Artistic Director
Director
Mother Courage and Her Children
 
[Off-Broadway, 1978]
Producing Artistic Director
The Robber Bridegroom
 
[Broadway, 1976]
Producer
Clarence Darrow
 
[Broadway, 1975]
Director
Clarence Darrow
 
[Broadway, 1974]
Director
Scapin
 
[Broadway, 1973]
Producer
Measure for Measure
 
[Broadway, 1973]
Producer
Director
The Beggar's Opera
 
[Broadway, 1973]
Producer
The Three Sisters
 
[Broadway, 1973]
Producer
Don Juan in Hell
 
[Broadway, 1973]
Director
Next Time I'll Sing to You
 
[Off-Broadway, 1972]
Artistic Director
Producing Director
The Lower Depths
 
[Off-Broadway, 1972]
Artistic Director
Producing Director
The Hostage
 
[Off-Broadway, 1972]
Producing Director
Women Beware Women
 
[Off-Broadway, 1972]
Artistic Director
Producing Director
The Hostage
 
[Off-Broadway, 1972]
Artistic Director
U.S.A.
 
[Off-Broadway, 1972]
Producing Director
Artistic Director
The School for Scandal
 
[Off-Broadway, 1972]
Producing Director
The Country Girl
 
[Broadway, 1972]
Director
The Criminals
 
[Off-Broadway, 1970]
Producing Director
Pantagleize
 
[Broadway, 1968]
Director
Pantagleize
 
[Broadway, 1967]
Director
The Duchess of Malfi
 
[Off-Broadway, 1957]
Producer (In Association With)
Measure for Measure
 
[Off-Broadway, 1957]
Director
Coriolanus
 
[Off-Broadway, 1954]
Director
King Lear
 
[Broadway, 1950]
Director (Staging)
Joy to the World
 
[Broadway, 1948]
Producer
Lute Song
 
[Broadway, 1946]
Director
Director
Native Son
 
[Broadway, 1941]
Producer
Liberty Jones
 
[Broadway, 1941]
Director
Danton's Death
 
[Broadway, 1938]
Producer
Heartbreak House
 
[Broadway, 1938]
Producer
The Shoemakers' Holiday
 
[Broadway, 1938]
Producer
Julius Caesar
 
[Broadway, 1937]
Producer
Turpentine
 
[Broadway, 1936]
Producer
Macbeth
 
[Broadway, 1936]
Producer
Valley Forge
 
[Broadway, 1934]
Director (Staging)
The Lady from the Sea
 
[Broadway, 1934]
Director (Staging)

Writing

And Be My Love
Playwright

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winner
Outer Critics Circle Awards - 1972 - Special Awards

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Raúl Esparza And Patrick Kerr Join The Acting Company’s Annual Gala Photo
Raúl Esparza And Patrick Kerr Join The Acting Company’s Annual Gala
by A.A. Cristi - Mar 14, 2026

The Acting Company will hold its Annual Gala in New York City honoring director Lisa Peterson. Raúl Esparza will perform and Patrick Kerr will serve as emcee. The benefit supports the company’s touring productions and arts-in-education programs.
Wake Up With BroadwayWorld March 4, 2026- WICKED Welcomes New Leads and More Photo
Wake Up With BroadwayWorld March 4, 2026- WICKED Welcomes New Leads and More
by - Mar 4, 2026

Rise and shine, BroadwayWorld! It is March 4, 2026 and it's time to catch up on all of the theatrical happenings you may have missed in the last 24 hours.
The Acting Company Will Honor Lisa Peterson With The John Houseman Award Photo
The Acting Company Will Honor Lisa Peterson With The John Houseman Award
by Stephi Wild - Mar 3, 2026

The Acting Company will honor director Lisa Peterson with the prestigious John Houseman Award for her contributions to theater. Learn more about the upcoming event here!
Herbert Welch Named Tour Producer For The Acting Company’s 2026 National Tour Seaso Photo
Herbert Welch Named Tour Producer For The Acting Company’s 2026 National Tour Season
by Stephi Wild - Jan 12, 2026

Herbert Welch has been appointed as the Tour Producer for The Acting Company's 2026 National Tour, featuring productions like GREAT EXPECTATIONS and A MIDSUMMER NIGHT'S DREAM. The tour will visit various U.S. locations from January 2025 to March 2026.
Joanna Pickering's Thriller CRASH LANDING Develops at the Tank With Special Dates Photo
Joanna Pickering's Thriller CRASH LANDING Develops at the Tank With Special Dates
by Stephi Wild - Dec 15, 2025

Joanna Pickering's one-woman show Crash Landing is in development at The Tank, with special presentation dates. The next show will take place on December 15th at 7pm.
Review: A CHRISTMAS CAROL ADAPTED BY ORSON WELLES at Unhinged Productions At Hanover Photo
Review: A CHRISTMAS CAROL ADAPTED BY ORSON WELLES at Unhinged Productions At Hanover Little Theatre
by Andrea Stephenson - Dec 12, 2025

This is one of the most enjoyable versions of A Christmas Carol this reviewer has seen in recent years—it is unique and entertaining, while maintaining the classic storyline and its underlying themes.
The Acting Company Reveals Casting For FAUSTUS Photo
The Acting Company Reveals Casting For FAUSTUS
by A.A. Cristi - Oct 9, 2025

The Acting Company has announced the cast for Faustus, adapted and directed by Devin Brain, performing Monday, November 3, 2025, at 7:30 p.m. at The Public Theater.
Patti LuPone Brings MATTERS OF THE HEART to BroadwaySF Photo
Patti LuPone Brings MATTERS OF THE HEART to BroadwaySF
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Oct 6, 2025

Join three-time Tony Award winner Patti LuPone for MATTERS OF THE HEART at BroadwaySF's Golden Gate Theatre on March 1, 2026. Don't miss it!
The Acting Company Reveals New Artistic Leadership Photo
The Acting Company Reveals New Artistic Leadership
by Stephi Wild - Sep 10, 2025

The Acting Company announced that after four years as Artistic Director, Kent Gash will step into the new role of Director of Special Projects to serve as an artistic advisor to the Company. 
Patti LuPone to Bring MATTERS OF THE HEART to The Auditorium Photo
Patti LuPone to Bring MATTERS OF THE HEART to The Auditorium
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Sep 9, 2025

Three-time Tony Award winner Patti LuPone will bring her theatrical concert MATTERS OF THE HEART to The Auditorium – Chicago’s Landmark Stage. Learn more and see how to purchase tickets.
GREAT EXPECTATIONS and More Set for The Acting Company 2025-26 Season Photo
GREAT EXPECTATIONS and More Set for The Acting Company 2025-26 Season
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Jul 28, 2025

The Acting Company has revealed its 2025-26 Season of programming. The season features Dickens' Great Expectations in a World Premiere Adaptation by Nikki Massoud, and more.
Photos: Amas Musical Theatre 56th Anniversary Benefit Reunion Concert Photo
Photos: Amas Musical Theatre 56th Anniversary Benefit Reunion Concert
by Emmy Rice - Jun 1, 2025

Amas Musical Theatre (Donna Trinkoff, Artistic Producer), New York City’s award-winning pioneer in diversity and multi-ethnic casting in the performing arts, celebrated its 56th Anniversary at its annual Gala Benefit Concert on Monday, May 19, 2025.
A HOUSE FULL OF FLIES Begins At Theater for the New City in June Photo
A HOUSE FULL OF FLIES Begins At Theater for the New City in June
by A.A. Cristi - May 29, 2025

From June 19 to July 6, Theater for the New City will present the world premiere of 'A House Full of Flies,' written and directed by WillieAnn Gissendanner. The play is a meditation on family, identity, religion and the corrosive legacy of racism and repression.
9 TO 5 Comes to Actors Theatre Of Indiana Photo
9 TO 5 Comes to Actors Theatre Of Indiana
by Stephi Wild - Apr 22, 2025

The musical 9 to 5 with music and lyrics by Dolly Parton and book by Patricia Resnick, is coming to ATI in April. Learn more about the upcoming production and how to get tickets!
'Redux' Series to Return to Odyssey Theatre With LEAR REDUX: A QUANTUM FANTASIA Photo
'Redux' Series to Return to Odyssey Theatre With LEAR REDUX: A QUANTUM FANTASIA
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Apr 17, 2025

Odyssey Theatre Ensemble, New American Theatre and Not Man Apart–Physical Theatre Ensemble will reunite to present the latest iteration in adapter, director and choreographer John Farmanesh-Bocca’s acclaimed Redux series. Learn more!
Natalia Kholodenko To Present Joanna Pickering's Play LARA'S JOURNEY Photo
Natalia Kholodenko To Present Joanna Pickering's Play LARA'S JOURNEY
by A.A. Cristi - Apr 15, 2025

TV psychologist Natalia Kholodenko will present Lara's Journey for her Ukraine seminar on April 22nd in a collaboration with leading artists. From heartbreak to hope, TV psychologist Natalia Kholodenko has become the guiding light for millions of Ukrainian women navigating the devastation of war.
Jessica Vosk, Jordan Donica, and Morę to Perform at The Acting Company Gala Photo
Jessica Vosk, Jordan Donica, and Morę to Perform at The Acting Company Gala
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Apr 14, 2025

Tony Award nominee Jordan Donica and Jessica Vosk will perform at The Acting Company's “What Dreams May Come” Gala. Learn more about the upcoming gala and see how to purchase tickets.
Cast Set For 9 TO 5 at Actors Theatre of Indiana Photo
Cast Set For 9 TO 5 at Actors Theatre of Indiana
by Stephi Wild - Apr 14, 2025

The musical 9 to 5 with music and lyrics by Dolly Parton and book by Patricia Resnick, is coming to ATI in April. Learn more about the upcoming production here!
Amas Musical Theatre to Celebrate 56th Anniversary at Annual Gala Benefit Concert Photo
Amas Musical Theatre to Celebrate 56th Anniversary at Annual Gala Benefit Concert
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Apr 8, 2025

Amas Musical Theatre will celebrate its 56th Anniversary at its annual Gala Benefit Concert at Theater 555. Learn more about the event and see how to attend.
Tales from the Blacklist: The Shadow of McCarthyism On Broadway Photo
Tales from the Blacklist: The Shadow of McCarthyism On Broadway
by A.A. Cristi - Mar 16, 2025

As Broadway prepares to reckon with the effect of McCarthyism on journalism in the new drama, Good Night and Good Luck, go deeper into the history of the Red Scare and its long-lasting implications for artists on Broadway and beyond.
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How many shows has John Houseman written?

John Houseman has written 1 shows including And Be My Love (Playwright).

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John Houseman has been nominated for Special Awards at the Outer Critics Circle Awards.

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John Houseman has won Special Awards from the Outer Critics Circle Awards.

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