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Productions

 
[Boston, 2015]
Director
 
[Off-Broadway, 2012]
Director
 
[West End, 2011]
Director
 
[Broadway, 2010]
Director
 
[Off-Broadway, 2009]
Director
 
[Off-Broadway, 2007]
Director
 
[Off-Broadway, 2005]
Director
 
[Off-Broadway, 2004]
Director
 
[Off-Broadway, 2004]
Director
 
[Off-Broadway, 2004]
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Director
 
[Broadway, 2003]
Director
 
[Off-Broadway, 2002]
Director
 
[Off-Broadway, 2002]
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[Broadway, 2002]
Director
 
[Broadway, 2000]
Director
 
[Off-Broadway, 2000]
Director
 
[Off-Broadway, 1999]
Director
 
[Off-Broadway, 1998]
Director
 
[Off-Broadway, 1997]
Artistic Director
 
[Off-Broadway, 1997]
Artistic Director
Director
 
[Off-Broadway, 1996]
Artistic Director
Director
 
[Off-Broadway, 1996]
Director
 
[Off-Broadway, 1995]
Artistic Director
Director
 
[Off-Broadway, 1995]
Artistic Director
 
[Off-Broadway, 1995]
Director
Artistic Director
 
[Off-Broadway, 1994]
Artistic Director
 
[Off-Broadway, 1994]
Artistic Director
 
[Off-Broadway, 1994]
Artistic Director
 
[Off-Broadway, 1994]
Director
Artistic Director
 
[Off-Broadway, 1993]
Scenic Designer
Director
Director
 
[Off-Broadway, 1993]
Director
Designer
Artistic Director
 
[Off-Broadway, 1993]
Artistic Director
 
[Off-Broadway, 1992]
Artistic Director
 
[Off-Broadway, 1992]
Director
Artistic Director
 
[Off-Broadway, 1992]
Director
 
[Off-Broadway, 1992]
Director
 
[Off-Broadway, 1992]
Director
 
[Off-Broadway, 1991]
Scenic Designer
Director
 
[Off-Broadway, 1988]
Director
 
[Off-Broadway, 1988]
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[Off-Broadway, 1988]
Director

Awards and Nominations


winner
Obie Awards - 2009 - Special Citations

David Esbjornson, Hamlet


winner
Obie Awards - 1998 - Direction

David Esbjornson, Therese Raquin

Drama Desk Awards - 1995 - Outstanding Director - Play

David Esbjornson, Iphigenia and Other Daughters

Drama Desk Awards - 1995 - Outstanding Director - Play

David Esbjornson, Iphigenia and Other Daughters

Videos

News


PARANORMAL ACTIVITY Extends West End Run For a Second Time
by Stephi Wild - Jan 8, 2026

A second extension has been announced for the West End premiere of Paranormal Activity, which is now booking through to Saturday 25 April 2026. Learn more here!
THE SOPRANOS Star Dominic Chianese Will Appear at Town Hall
by Stephi Wild - Apr 8, 2025

Dominic Chianese from 'The Sopranos' will appear for one night only at the Town Hall. The evening will be directed by Will Nunziata. Learn more about the event here!
RACHMANINOFF AND THE TSAR and More Set for Writers Theatre 2025/26 Season
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Mar 18, 2025

Writers Theatre has revealed its 2025/26 season. The five-play season is marked by four productions never seen before in Chicago and two add-on special engagements.  
John Douglas Thompson To Be Honored At Red Bull Theater Benefit
by A.A. Cristi - Jan 15, 2025

Red Bull Theater has announced that John Douglas Thompson will be presented with the Matador Award for Extraordinary Achievement in Classical Theater at the Running of the Red Bulls Gala Benefit.
EDINBURGH 2023: MANIFEST DESTINY'S CHILD Q&A
by Natalie O'Donoghue - Jul 5, 2023

BWW catches up with Dennis Trainor Jr to chat about bringing Manifest Destiny's Child to the 2023 Edinburgh Festival Fringe.
Guy Masterson - Theatre Tours International Returns to Edinburgh Fringe
by Stephi Wild - Jun 1, 2023

Guy Masterson - Theatre Tours International will return to the Edinburgh Fringe Festival for yet another exceptional year, showcasing a line-up of four extraordinary, boundary-pushing solo performances.
Review: THE SHAWSHANK REDEMPTION, Festival Theatre, Edinburgh
by Mary Baillie - Apr 25, 2023

Based on Stephen King's gripping novella 'Rita Hayworth and the Shawshank Redemption' and one of the best-loved films of all time, The Shawshank Redemption has a lot to live up to. And it does...mostly.
Theatre For A New Audience Presents EXPERIMENTAL WORKSHOPS/EXPLORING THE HISTORIES Beginning This Week
by Stephi Wild - Jan 26, 2023

Theatre for a New Audience  presents EXPERIMENTAL WORKSHOPS/EXPLORING THE HISTORIES.  Performances run January 26-February 5, 2023.
Theatre for a New Audience Announces 2022-23 Season Featuring New York Premieres, Shakespeare Plays & More
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Jul 26, 2022

Theatre for a New Audience has announced its 2022-23 season, its 43rd, held at TFANA’s home, Polonsky Shakespeare Center in Brooklyn.
The Guthrie Theater to Present IN THE HEIGHTS, A CHRISTMAS CAROL and More in 2020â€"2021 Season
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Mar 11, 2020

The Guthrie Theater today announced the 11 productions of its 2020-2021 mainstage season: Noël Coward's hot-blooded comedy Private Lives; Red Hot Patriot, a whip-smart one-woman show starring Kathleen Turner
Public Theater's 2019 Shakespeare in the Park Season Will Include MUCH ADO ABOUT NOTHING, CORIOLANUS and HERCULES!
by Nicole Rosky - Feb 6, 2019

The Public Theater (Artistic Director, Oskar Eustis; Executive Director, Patrick Willingham) announced the line-up today for the 2019 Free Shakespeare in the Park season, continuing a 57-year tradition of free theater in Central Park. Since 1962, over five million people have enjoyed more than 150 free productions of Shakespeare and other classical works and musicals at the Delacorte Theater. Conceived by founder Joseph Papp as a way to make great theater accessible to all, The Public's Free Shakespeare in the Park continues to be the bedrock of the Company's mission to increase access and engage the community.
ACT Announces New Artistic and Conservatory Employees
by Julie Musbach - Jul 19, 2018

Today, American Conservatory Theater (A.C.T.) Artistic Director Pam MacKinnon announced the appointment of three new employees to fill key positions within the Artistic and Conservatory departments at San Francisco's premier nonprofit theater organization-Joy Meads as Director of Dramaturgy and New Works; Peter J. Kuo as Associate Conservatory Director; andDanyon Davis as Head of Movement.
Milwaukee Rep's PTI Ensemble Performs LOST GIRL
by Julie Musbach - May 14, 2018

Milwaukee Repertory Theater presents the World Premiere production of Lost Girl by Kimberly Belflower performed by the 2017/18 Professional Training Institute (PTI) ensemble this July 19-22, 2018 in the Stiemke Studio.  PTI is an advanced actor-training program for students in 8th-12th grade who may have an interest in pursuing a career as a professional theater artist.   The 2017/18 PTI ensemble features sixteen students hailing from fourteen different high schools who received free training from some of the top theater professionals in the world, culminating in this capstone performance  of Lost Girl where they will be employed as paid, professional actors.

FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS

What awards has David Esbjornson been nominated for?

Special Citations (Obie Awards) for Hamlet, Direction (Obie Awards) for Therese Raquin, Outstanding Director - Play (Drama Desk Awards) for Iphigenia and Other Daughters and Outstanding Director - Play (Drama Desk Awards) for Iphigenia and Other Daughters.

What awards has David Esbjornson won?

David Esbjornson has won Special Citations (Obie Awards) for Hamlet and Direction (Obie Awards) for Therese Raquin.

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