Mindy Cooper

She has helmed extensive readings and commissions, including 2026 Fringe
UK premiere of MUSE: The Shakespeare Mayhem Musical, Open Stay, Mothers
(NNPN). Her productions have earned multiple BroadwayWorld
Awards, Bay Area Theater Critics Awards, and Theatre Bay Area Awards, with
work showcased at FringeNYC, NYMF, Town Hall NYC, SF Mission, and the
Hudson Theatre LA.
She is the Stage Director of Ranked, The Musical, whose trajectory is
chronicled in the HBO documentary My So‑Called High School Rank. Her
multimedia collaborations include Long Time Coming, Tomorrow I May Be Far
Away (Rita Dove) with recording artist/NPR host Lara Downes, Still Will Be
Heard, Songs from Eagle Pond, and Juliet and Romeo with writers/composers
Paul Gordon and Curtis Moore. She has also contributed to NBC’s Law & Order:
Criminal Intent, along with numerous commercials, benefits, and corporate
productions worldwide.
She is the Co‑Founder and Co‑Director of CATALYST: A Theatre Think Tank
(C3T), a national new‑works festival dedicated to developing bold, contemporary
voices in American theatre.