Began his career in theatre as an actor and appeared on Broadway, Off-Broadway and in regional theatre. In 1979, he founded Theatre for a New Audience. Horowitz has served on the Panel of the New York State Council on the Arts and on the Board of Directors of Theatre Communications Group. He is currently on the Advisory Board of The Shakespeare Society and the Artistic Directorate of London’s Globe Theatre. He received the John Houseman Award in 2003 and The Breukelein Institute’s 2004 Gaudium Award. The Taming of the Shrew is the fourth production of Shakespeare directed by Arin Arbus in which Jeffrey and Arin have worked together (Othello, Measure For Measure, Macbeth).
Andrew Wade (Voice Director)
Resident Director of Voice at Theatre for a New Audience where he has coached The Broken Heart, Macbeth, Hamlet, Chair and Notes from Underground and will coach The Taming of the Shrew later this season. Head of Voice, RSC, 1990–2003. Assistant Voice Director, RSC, 1987–1990. Co-directed/devised “Journeys,” “Words, Words, Words,” “More Words” and “Lifespan” with Cicely Berry for BBC World Service, awarded Bronze Medal, International Radio Festival, New York, 2000. Verse Consultant, Shakespeare in Love. Andrew teaches, lectures and voice coaches internationally. Adjunct Faculty at Juilliard and Stella Adler Studio. Voice and Text Consultant for The Acting Company and Guthrie Theater, Minneapolis: Two Gentlemen of Verona, Henry V, Antony and Cleopatra, The Comedy of Errors, Othello, As You Like It, Hamlet, The Merchant of Venice, A Midsummer Night’s Dream, Romeo & Juliet, and The Winter’s Tale.
Jonathan Kalb (Dramaturg)
Literary Advisor and Resident Artist at Theatre for a New Audience and Professor of Theatre at Hunter College, CUNY. He has published five books on theater, including studies of Samuel Beckett and Heiner Müller, and written theatre criticism for The New York Times, The Village Voice and other publications. His new book Great Lengths: Seven Works of Marathon Theater was published in October.
Doug Elkins (Choreographer)
Previously choreographed Othello for Theatre for a New Audience. He is a two-time New York Dance and Performance (Bessie) Award-winning choreographer who began his career as a B-Boy, touring the world with break dance groups New York Dance Express and Magnificent Force, among others. He has created over 40 original dances during his career for Doug Elkins Dance Company (1988-2003), doug elkins choreography, etc., and a number of university and professional companies. dougelkinschoreography.com
Robert Langdon Lloyd in The Taming of the Shrew, photo by Gerry Goodstein
Jeffrey Horowitz (Producer)
Peter Maloney, Saxon Plamer, and John Pankow in The Taming of the Shrew, photo by Gerry Goodstein
THE Production: Cast and Creative Team
Theatre for a New Audience: Troilus and Cressida, Macbeth, Richard II, Richard III, Saved, Hamlet, Othello, Measure for Measure and Macbeth. Recent productions: Treasure Island (Irondale Center); Happy Now? (Primary Stages); Frank Wildhorn’s Wonderland; Twelfth Night (Westport Country Playhouse); Stiffelio, Simon Boccanegra, La Fanciulla del West and Wozzeck (The Metropolitan Opera); Romeo and Juliet (Salzburg and La Scala); Flora (Spoleto Festival USA). He has been awarded a Tony Honor, a Drama Desk and an Obie for his Fight Directing. L. U. O. K. L. H.
Renee Lutz (Production Stage Manager)
Theatre for a New Audience: The Merchant of Venice (New York, Royal Shakespeare Company and national tour), The Jew of Malta, Othello, Measure for Measure, Antony and Cleopatra, All’s Well That Ends Well, etc. Venues include Barrington Stage, Goodspeed, The Public Theater, La Jolla, Playwrights Horizons, Manhattan Theatre Club, Vineyard and numerous Off-Broadway and regional productions. As always, her best credit and longest run is her husband, actor Gordon Stanley.
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John Keating in The Taming of the Shrew, photo by Gerry Goodstein
B.H. Barry (Movement Consultant)