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BIO

Select Off-Broadway: How To Transcend A Happy Marriage and The Oldest Boy by Sarah Ruhl (LCT); Luck of the Irish by Kirsten Greenidge (LCT3); Familiar by Danai Gurira, Stage Kiss by Sarah Ruhl, Milk Like Sugar by Kirsten Greenidge (Playwrights Horizons); Orlando by Sarah Ruhl (CSC); Orpheus (NYCO); Dark Sisters (MTG/Gotham); Menopausal Gentleman (The Ohio). Regional includes productions at Yale Rep, La Jolla Playhouse, Shakespeare Theatre Company, The Old Globe, ART, Oregon Shakespeare Festival, McCarter, Woolly Mammoth. Rebecca is a Henry Crown Fellow at The Aspen Institute, and a graduate of the Yale School of Drama. tre Company), the world premieres of Familiar by Danai Gurira and David Adjmi's The Evildoers and Marie Antoinette at Yale Rep. She received her MFA from Yale School of Drama.

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Productions

 
[Broadway, 2023] Cancelled
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[West End, 2021]
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[Off-Broadway, 2019]
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[Off-Broadway, 2018]
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[Off-Broadway, 2018]
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[Off-Broadway, 2017]
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[Broadway, 2017]
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[Williamstown, MA (Regional), 2017]
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[Broadway, 2017]
Director/Co-Creator
 
[Off-Broadway, 2017]
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[Off-Broadway, 2016]
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[Off-Broadway, 2014]
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[Off-Broadway, 2014]
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[Off-Broadway, 2013]
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[Off-Broadway, 2011]
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[Off-Broadway, 2010]
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[Off-Broadway, 2007]
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[Off-Broadway, 1997]
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Writing

Co-Creator

Awards and Nominations


winner
Obie Awards - 2017 - Directing

Rebecca Taichman, Indecent


winner
Outer Critics Circle Awards - 2017 - Outstanding Director of a Play

Rebecca Taichman, Indecent

The Lortels - 2017 - Outstanding Director

Rebecca Taichman, Indecent


winner
Tony Awards - 2017 - Best Direction of a Play

Rebecca Taichman, Indecent

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News


Mandy Greenfield Launches Production Company Red Yes Studio

Theatrical producer Mandy Greenfield has launched her own independent production company, Red Yes Studio. The company aims to commission, develop, and produce bold new work for the stage and screen.
SING STREET and More Set For Lyric Hammersmith's 130th Anniversary Season

2025 marks the 130th birthday of the Lyric Hammersmith Theatre and the theatre has announced its new season of work that showcases the bold, original storytelling that has kept this Frank Matcham auditorium at the heart of West London and UK theatre for over a century.
SING STREET to Transfer to London in Summer 2025

Sing Street, which initially premiered Off-Broadway in New York, will transfer to the Lyric Theatre, Hammersmith in summer 2025! Learn more about the production!
SPIRIT STRONGER THAN BLOOD Celebration Of Avant-Klezmer Artist Frank London At Roulette This June

Composer/trumpeter Frank London presents SPIRIT STRONGER THAN BLOOD, a career retrospective concert at Brooklyn's Roulette on June 3, 2024 at 8pm.
The Drama League Reveals Recipients of 2024 Directors Project

The Drama League has announced the nineteen stage directors receiving the 2024 fellowships, assistantships, residencies, and fund programs collectively known as The Directors Project.
Rachel Zegler & Kit Connor Will Star in Sam Gold-Directed ROMEO + JULIET on Broadway

Following yesterday's social media tease, BroadwayWorld can confirm Rachel Zegler (Steven Spielberg's West Side Story) and Kit Connor (Netflix's Heartstopper) will star as Juliet and Romeo respectively in a revival of William Shakespeare's most famous play on Broadway this fall.
TIMMY A New Comedy Premiers At Columbia's Lenfest Center For The Arts

Experience the premier of TIMMY, a new comedy about catfishing by Megan Rivkin at Columbia's Lenfest Center for the Arts.
From La Jolla Playhouse to Broadway - A Brief History

Learn more about some of the Broadway productions that you may not have realized began their journey at La Jolla Playhouse! 
Paige Evans to Step Down as Signature Theatre Artistic Director

Signature Theatre Artistic Director Paige Evans will step down in June, having led the company since 2016. Learn more about the transition.
Photos: Go Inside Opening Night of Roundabout's JONAH

Roundabout Theatre Company just celebrated opening night of the world premiere of Jonah by Rachel Bonds, directed by Danya Taymor. Jonah will play through March 10, 2024 at the Laura Pels Theatre in the Harold and Miriam Steinberg Center for Theatre. BroadwayWorld was there for opening night and you can check out photos here
Cast and Creative Team Set for ESCAPED ALONE World Premiere at Yale Repertory Theatre

Yale Repertory Theatre will continue its 2023–24 Season with Escaped Alone by Caryl Churchill, directed by Liz Diamond.
Crystal Finn, Heather Raffo, and Kurt Rhoads to Star in MUNICH MEDEA: HAPPY FAMILY World Premiere

PlayCo and WP Theater have revealed the cast of their world premiere co-production of Corinne Jaber’s Munich Medea: Happy Family.
PlayCo And WP Theater Reveal Dates For Corinne Jaber's MUNICH MEDEA: HAPPY FAMILY

PlayCo and WP Theater have revealed the dates for the world premiere production of Corinne Jaber's 'Munich Medea: Happy Family,' directed by Lee Sunday Evans, from January 30 to February 25.
Jenn Freeman and Sonya Tayeh's IS IT THURSDAY YET? to Open Next Week at PAC NYC

Is It Thursday Yet? will open on Tuesday, December 12 at the Perelman Performing Arts Center. Learn how to purchase tickets!
Video: Alexandra Silber Sings CAMELOT and Previews THE HOUR OF THE PEARL At The Green Room 42

THE GREEN ROOM 42 will present Grammy Award nominated vocalist Alexandra Silber in her new solo show “The Hour of the Pearl” for two performances on Friday, October 27 and Tuesday, November 28, both at 7:00 PM. Hear Alexandrra sing, 'I Loved You Once In Silence' from Camelot and learn more about the show!
Photos: Rhea Perlman, Mark Ruffalo And More Turn Out As I NEED THAT Opens On Broadway!

The best of Broadway was on hand at the American Airlines Theatre last night, where Roundabout Theatre Company celebrated opening night of I Need That by Theresa Rebeck, directed by Moritz von Stuelpnagel. See the photos!
Perelman Performing Arts Center to Present IS IT THURSDAY YET? & More Dance Programming

The Perelman Performing Arts Center will present Is It Thursday Yet?, The March, and Motion/Matter: Street Dance Festival at the new performing arts center at the World Trade Center site in Lower Manhattan. 
Alexandra Silber to Present THE HOUR OF THE PEARL at The Green Room 42

Grammy Award nominated vocalist Alexandra Silber will present her new show 'THE HOUR OF THE PEARL' at THE GREEN ROOM 42. Don't miss this captivating performance on 10/27 and 11/28.
STAGE KISS Comes to Theatrikos Theatre Company Next Month

Theatrikos Theatre Company brings the romantic comedy Stage Kiss to the Flagstaff stage.  Learn more about the production and how to get tickets here!
Alexandra Silber Announces THE HOUR OF THE PEARL To Play The Green Room 42

Alexandra Silber announced yesterday that she will return to The Green Room 42 with a brand new show titled THE HOUR OF THE PEARL

FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS

How many shows has Rebecca Taichman written?

Rebecca Taichman has written 1 shows including Indecent (Co-Creator).

What awards has Rebecca Taichman been nominated for?

Directing (Obie Awards) for Indecent, Outstanding Director of a Play (Outer Critics Circle Awards) for Indecent, Outstanding Director (The Lortels) for Indecent and Best Direction of a Play (Tony Awards) for Indecent.

What awards has Rebecca Taichman won?

Rebecca Taichman has won several awards for her work in directing. She received the Obie Award for Directing for "Indecent." Additionally, she was recognized with the Outstanding Director of a Play at the Outer Critics Circle Awards for "Indecent." Taichman also won the Tony Award for Best Direction of a Play for her work on "Indecent."

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