By the Water - Off-Broadway Creative Team

Hal Brooks has been Artistic Director of The Pearl Theatre Company since April 2014. At The Pearl, he has directed Molière's Don Juan, Chekhov's Uncle Vanya, Sheridan's The Rivals, Ionesco's Bald Soprano, and Figaro (an adaptation of Beaumarchais' The Marriage of Figaro). Other credits include Residence (Humana Festival 2016); By The Water (Manhattan Theatre Club, Ars Nova); Nilaja Sun's No Child, Will Eno's Pulitzer Finalist Thom Pain (based on nothing), Urge for Going (Public Theater), The Bad Guys (Second Stage), The Whale (Denver Center), Six Years (Humana), Tigers Be Still (Dallas Theater Center), Picasso at the Lapin Agile (Two River). ... read more Designs include Pass Over (Broadway, Lortel Award nominee), the Pulitzer Prize-winning Cost of Living (Manhattan Theatre Club), Next Fall (Broadway), The Thanksgiving Play (Playwrights Horizons), Wild Goose Dreams (Public Theater/La Jolla Playhouse), Teenage Dick (Ma-Yi Theater/Public Theater). Opera: Lucia di Lammermoor (Lyric Opera of Chicago), Eine Florentinische Tragodie/Gianni Schicchi (Canadian Opera, Dora Award). Film/TV: Pass Over (directed by Spike Lee), “Blindspot” (NBC). ... read more Ben is delighted to be returning for his eighth production at MTC. He has coached over 115 professional productions. Highlights on Broadway include Curious Incident..., Billy Elliot, The Last Ship, Michael Moore..., The Encounter and Matilda. Off-Broadway credits include productions at Barrow St, Atlantic, Roundabout and Signature Theatre. National tours include Curious Incident..., Gentleman's Guide..., Billy Elliot, Spamalot, Mamma Mia! Regional/international includes Williamstown Theatre Festival, Hartford Stage, Guthrie Theater, Two River Theater, Canon (Toronto), Gate (Dublin), Colorado Shakespeare. Film/TV credits include "Lost City of Z," "Elementary," "Vinetalk." Teaching: Juilliard, UNCSA. ... read more Recent Off-Broadway: A Midsummer Nights' Dream (Public, Delacorte Theater, Central Park), The Antipodes (Signature), The Effect (Barrow Street), Familiar, Antlia Pneumatica (Playwrights Horizons, Drama Desk nomination). Other notable Off-Broadway: When The Rain Stops Falling (Lincoln Center Theater, Lucille Lortel Award), Blasted (Soho Rep, American Theatre Wing Hewes Award), Bug (Lucille Lortel and OBIE Awards). 2010 OBIE award for Sustained Excellence. ... read more