Anne Kauffman

Forward Observer by Willy Holtzman

Bio

Anne has directed at many New York non-profit and regional theaters.  Her recent credits include Lisa D’Amour’s Pulitzer Prize finalist play DETROIT starring David Schwimmer and Amy Ryan at Playwrights Horizons (NY Times, New York Magazine and TimeOut NY Top 10 Productions of 2012), SMOKEFALL by Noah Haidle at the Goodman Theater and South Coast Rep, 100 DAYS a new musical by The Bengsons at Z Space in San Francisco, SOMEWHERE FUN by Jenny Schwartz at the Vineyard Theater, Amy Herzog’s BELLEVILLE for Yale Rep, NY Theatre Workshop and Steppenwolf (Lortel Nomination for Best Director), Chloe Moss’s THIS WIDE NIGHT starring Edie Falco and Alison Pill for Naked Angels (Lortel Nomination for Best Director), and Greg Pierce’s SLOWGIRL for LCT3. She is a Usual Suspect at New York Theatre Workshop, an alumna of the Soho Rep Writers and Directors Lab, a current member of Soho Rep’s Artistic Council, Lincoln Center Directors Lab, The Drama League of New York, a founding member of The Civilians, an Associate Artist with Clubbed Thumb and member of New Georges Kitchen Cabinet. From 2000-2006, Anne was on the directing faculty at NYU. Anne is a recipient of the Joan and Joseph Cullman Award for Exceptional Creativity from Lincoln Center, the Alan Schneider Director Award, several Barrymore Awards, Obie Award, and the Lilly Award in Direction.