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Michael Goldfried
Michael Goldfried
Directing - BA Directing (International Performance Ensemble)
Michael Goldfried is a director and writer whose work often lives on the edge of comedy and pathos; exploring issues of sex, race and family with a theatrical flair. Michael has adapted and directed a number of classic comedies including 男女操逼视频软件淭welfth Night男女操逼视频软件 (Perishable Theater), 男女操逼视频软件淭he Imaginary Invalid男女操逼视频软件 (Trinity Rep, where he also wrote lyrics to original music by Amanda Dehnert), and 男女操逼视频软件淭he Rover男女操逼视频软件 (Fordham University). Michael has directed and developed new plays at the Summer Play Festival, The New York Theater Workshop, The Public Theater, EST/Youngblood, Ars Nova, Queens Theater in the Park, the A.R.T. and the Goodman Theater. He has worked with such playwrights as Anna Ziegler, Jordan Harrison, Beau Willimon, Rob Urbinati, Christina Gorman and Patricia Ione Lloyd. Michael currently serves as the founder and curator of the Drama League Rough Draft Directing Residency at the Drama League Theatre Center. As a proud alumni of the Drama League Director's Project, Michael was in residence at the Drama League as co-writer and co-director of 男女操逼视频软件淭he Indelible Mark on Edward Barron男女操逼视频软件 with Stefano Brancato, a show with actors and puppets which originated at the Jim Henson Carriage House. Michael is also the co-writer and associate director of 男女操逼视频软件淚carus男女操逼视频软件, an ensemble play with puppets and original music that will be in development at the Public Theater in 2017. He directed and co-wrote with David Hanbury the rollicking comedy 男女操逼视频软件淢rs. Smith Presents a Benefit for the Carlyle Empowerment School for People and Cats with Severe and Persistent Challenges男女操逼视频软件, performed at Ars Nova and A.R.T. He also directed and co-wrote 男女操逼视频软件淐adence: Home男女操逼视频软件 with the TE'A Theater Company, devised and directed the Facebook play 男女操逼视频软件淪tatus Update男女操逼视频软件 for the McCarter Theater Education Department and directed the acclaimed revival of Charles Ludlam男女操逼视频软件檚 comedy 男女操逼视频软件淪tage Blood男女操逼视频软件 at the Red Room/KGB. Michael has served as Assistant Director to a host of acclaimed directors including Oskar Eustis (Trinity Rep & Long Wharf), Peter Dubois (The Public Theater), Les Waters (Berkeley Rep), Kevin Moriarty (Trinity Rep) and Jerry Zaks (MTC & City Center Encores). Michael was a participant in the NEA/TCG 男女操逼视频软件 Development Program for Directors and the Lincoln Center Directors Lab. Michael is a sought-after educator, currently working as an Adjunct Professor at 男女操逼视频软件男女操逼视频软件檚 International Performance Ensemble BA Directing Program and in the faculty of Marymount Manhattan College男女操逼视频软件檚 Theatre Department and Performing in Digital Media program. He teaches improvisation at Improvolution, writing and directing at the School of Visual Arts男女操逼视频软件 film program, has served as directing mentor at Fordham University and as a devised theater consultant at NYU/Tisch. Michael is also an experienced actor and improviser, and maintains a private practice coaching actors and improv companies. MFA: Brown University/Trinity Rep.