Director

Darko
Tresnjak

Darko Tresnjak directed the world premiere of The Engagement Party at Hartford Stage, where he was the Artistic Director from 2011-2019. Favorite productions: A Gentleman’s Guide to Love and Murder (Tony, Drama Desk, Outer Critics Circle, LA Drama Critics Circle, SD Critics Circle, CT Critics Circle awards), The Killer with Michael Shannon at Theatre for a New Audience (2015 Obie Award), The Ghost of Versailles with Patti LuPone and Patricia Racette at Los Angeles Opera, Rear Window with Kevin Bacon at Hartford Stage, The Merchant of Venice with Kate Forbes and F. Murray Abraham at TFANA and the RSC, Titus Andronicus with John Vickery and Dion Johnstone at the Stratford Festival, Cyrano de Bergerac with Patrick Page at The Old Globe, The Skin of Our Teeth with Marian Seldes at Williamstown Theatre Festival, and Anastasia (Broadway, National Tour, Spain, Germany, Netherlands, Brazil, Japan, Mexico). Upcoming productions: Russian Troll Farm by Sarah Gancher, Noir by Kyle Jarrow and Duncan Sheik, and Der Zwerg at Los Angeles Opera with Rodrick Dixon. He wrote the book and the lyrics of a new musical comedy, Ask for the Moon, with the composer Oran Eldor. You can find out more about Darko, his work, and his French bulldogs, Hector Berlioz and Bruce, on Instagram @darkotresnjak.

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