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Directors Lab West 2023
Dates:
May 20-27, 2023
Theme:
Theatre’s Healing Effect: Catharsis and Connection
Core Text:
For Colored Girls Who Have Considered Suicide/When the Rainbow Is Enuf
by Ntozake Shange
DLW 2023 Program
DLW 2023 Quote Book
Directors Lab West 2018 was produced by the Steering Committee, in association with Pasadena Playhouse, Center Theatre Group, The Music Center, and Boston Court Pasadena.
Special financial support for Directors Lab West has been received from the Stage Directors & Choreographers Society.
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Producing Steering Committee
Che'Rae Adams
Ernest Figueroa, Founder
Janet Miller
Debbie McMahon
Martin Jago
Associate Producers
Susan Dalian
Sheetal Gandhi
Gary Lamb
Carrie Klewin Lawrence
Emmett Murphy
Kristi Schultz
Production Coordinator
Sean Cook
Caitlin Mayernik
Volunteer Production Assistants
Haley Juenker
Kimberly Locke
Quinn Muhleck
"Our Significant Others" LAB 2018- Directors Lab West 2018 was held from Saturday, May 19 through Saturday, May 26, 2018, at Pasadena Playhouse, Center Theatre Group, The Music Center, and the Boston Court Pasadena. The theme for 2008 was "Our Significant Others". The text for this session was "Top Dog, Under Dog". Notable Actors, Directors, Designers and Choreographers participated in these sessions and shared their experiences. Guests of the 2018 Lab included: An entire panle of local theatre companies run by significan others, Vincent Paterson, Yael Pardess, Kay Cole, , Gregg T. Daniel, Evelina Fernández, Richard Montoya, David Bridel, Meredith Greenburg, Paul Zaloom, Richard Montoya, Michael John Garcés, and Danny Feldman. The SDC Open Session was a conversation with Vincent Paterson.
Lab Participants
Shanna Beauchamp
Shalee Mae Cole Mauleón
Aurora Culver
Kaitlin Davis
Brian Fretté
Estela Garcia
Janet Hayatshahi
Kari Hayter
Tyler Richards Hewes
Grit Lukas
Allison McDonell Page
Alexandra Meda
Beth Milles
Frankie Orr
Vicki Pearlman
Deborah Rosen
Holly Rothschild
Torrey Russell
Collette Rutherford
Erin Schlabach
Dana Schwartz
Daphnie Sicre
Derek Spencer
Blayze Teicher
Katie Wampler
Tamiyka White
Guest Artists
Luis Alfaro
Randy Anderson
Angela Balogh-Calin
Carly DW Bones (DLW’16)
Jamie Carabetta
Martín Carrillo
Marissa Chibás
Erin Crites
Geoff Elliott
Danny Feldman
Dan Froot
Sheetal Ghandi (DLW’19)
Jorge Huerta
Laura Karlin (DLW’14)
Carrie Klewin Lawrence (DLW’06)
MJ Kaufman
Lily Knight
David Lee
Joyce Lu
Debbie McMahon (DLW’14)
Emmett Murphy (DLW’17)
Lindsey Nelson
Paul Rogan DLW’09)
Vincent Paterson (DLW’02)
Laura Penn
Jaymes Poling
Trefoni Rizzi
Heather Roberts
Steve Robman
Julia Rodriguez-Elliott
Pablo Santiago
Kristi Schultz (DLW’09)
Oz Scott
Faith Soloway
Joey Soloway
Tula Strong
Carolyn Surrick
Sabra Williams
Joann Yarrow (DLW’00)