Sam Gold
Sam Gold | |
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| Born | New York City,U.S. |
| Education | Cornell University(BA) Juilliard School(GrDip) |
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| Known for | Fun Home |
| Spouse | Amy Herzog |
Sam Goldis an American theater director and actor. Having studied atCornell UniversityandJuilliard Schoolhe became known for directing both musicals and plays, onBroadwayandOff-Broadway.He has received theTony Awardfor Best Direction of a Musical, a Tony nomination for Best Director of a Play, and nominations for fourDrama Desk Awards.
He made his Broadway debut directing theTheresa RebeckplaySeminar(2011). He followed up directing the revival of theWilliam IngeplayPicnic(2013), theWill EnoplayThe Realistic Joneses(2014), and theTom StoppardplayThe Real Thing(2015). For the musicalFun Home(2015) he received theTony Award for Best Direction of a Musical.He has since directed the revival ofTennessee Williams'The Glass Menagerie(2017),Lucas Hnath'sA Doll's House, Part 2(2017), and revivals ofWilliam Shakespeare'sKing Lear(2019), andMacbeth(2022).
Early life and education[edit]
Gold was raised inWestchesterand New York City. His father, Jeffrey, is an investment banker, and his mother, Lenore, is a painter. He graduated fromCornell Universitywith a degree in English[1]and had internships atPlaywrights Horizonsand the Signature Theater, and attended the directing program at theJuilliard School.He spent three years as an assistant director and dramaturge at theWooster Group.[2]He explained that "my career has been very focused on brand-new plays for a while. But, always, the reason I got into the theatre was because I was inspired by these classics. I was an English major and I loved the plays, so I think my work with new writers has always been based on my information from these old plays..."[3]Gold is the Resident Director at theRoundabout Theatre Company.[4]
Career[edit]
2007-2010[edit]
His Off-Broadway directing work began withThe Black Eyedat the New York Theatre Workshop in 2007.[5]He directedThe Big Mealby Dan LeFranc in 2012 atPlaywrights Horizonsand won the 2012Lucille Lortel Award,Outstanding Director.[6] Gold has directed five of the plays ofAnnie Baker:Circle Mirror Transformationin 2009,[5]The Aliensin 2010,[7]an adaption ofUncle Vanyain 2012,[8]The Flickin 2013,[9]andJohnin 2015.[10]According to an article inThe New York Times,"Mr. Gold and Ms. Baker are reluctant to disclose much about themselves or their work together."[11]In 2010, he also directed a reading of her playNocturamaat theManhattan Theatre Club.[12]
Gold won the 2010Obie Award,Directing, forCircle Mirror Transformation[13]and the 2016 Special Citation Obie Award for Collaboration between Gold, Baker, and the design team.[14]TheNew York Timesreviewer wrote that "Sam Gold has directed with an uncommonly observant eye and ear."[15]He was nominated for the 2016Drama Desk Award,Outstanding Director of a Play forJohn.[16]He directedThe Flickin itsWest End(and UK) premiere at theNational Theatre's Dorfman Theatre, which opened in April 2016.[17][18]TheCurtainUpreviewer wrote: "...as moved from page to stage by director Sam Gold and his ensemble, everything becomes remarkably and most effectively — enough so to make this a full-flavored theatrical meal.... LeFranc, like another Playwrights Horizon favorite, Annie Baker, has written exactly the kind of play that's director Sam Gold's forte. Like Baker'sCircle Mirror Transformation,The Big Mealis a play in which nothing much happens, but everything does. "[19]
He directed a revival ofLook Back in Angerfor theRoundabout Theatre Companyin 2012. David Finkle, in his review forTheaterManiaofLook Back in Anger,wrote: "...there's no question the challenge director Sam Gold faced in mounting this possibly-dated work was finding an approach to the fire-brand script that would infuse it with the shock value it had at its debut. Not only has he met the test, Gold deserves a chorus of huzzahs for unmitigated audacity."[20]He directed a staged concert presentation ofThe Cradle Will RockforEncores!Off-Center in July 2013. David Finkle, reviewing forThe Huffington Post,wrote: "The cast of the Encores! Off-Center concert production of Marc Blitzstein's once highly controversial first musical...are dressed in Clint Ramos's formal attire. The look, apparently chosen by the habitually iconoclastic director Sam Gold, is certainly nothing like what the original cast was intended to wear...is likely that he understands there's no point in expecting contemporary audiences to insert themselves fully into the context of the times.... That may be why Gold's presenting the work of art as simply as he does is so completely effective."[21]In regional theatre, he directedA Doll's Houseat theWilliamstown Theatre Festivalin 2011.[22]
2011-2022[edit]
On Broadway, he directedSeminarwithAlan Rickmanin 2011, a revival ofPicnicwithReed BirneyandElizabeth Marvelin 2013[23]The Realistic Jonesesin 2014 starringToni Collette,Tracy LettsandMarisa Tomei,andThe Real Thingin 2014 starringMaggie GyllenhaalandEwan McGregor.[24]He gained attention for his direction of the musicalFun Homeon Broadway in 2015,[24]in a Public Lab atThe Public Theaterin October 2012,[25]and Off-Broadway at The Public Theater in 2013. ForFun Home,he won the 2015Tony Award,Best Direction of a Musical[24]and 2014Obie Award,Musical Theater.[26]
He directedOthelloat the Off-Broadway New York Theatre Workshop, opening on November 22, 2016, in previews, officially on December 12, 2016, through January 18, 2017.[27]The play starsDavid Oyelowo,Daniel Craig,andRachel Brosnahan.[28]He directed the latest Broadway revival ofThe Glass Menagerieat theBelasco Theatre,which started previews on February 7, 2017. The play starsSally FieldandJoe Mantello.[29][30]He also directed the new play byLucas Hnath,A Doll's House, Part 2,which starredLaurie MetcalfandChris Cooperand premiered on Broadway at theJohn Golden Theatreon April 1, 2017. It takes place 15 years afterHenrik Ibsen'sA Doll’s Houseconcludes. "[31]
Gold directed a new production of William Shakespeare’sKing Lear(2019) at theCort Theatre,starringGlenda Jackson.The limited engagement began previews in March 2019 and officially opened on April 4. He also directedMacbethstarringDaniel CraigandRuth Neggaat theLongacre Theatrein 2022. Gold was set to direct an adaptation ofAnton Chekov'sThree SistersstarringGreta Gerwig,Oscar Isaac,Chris Messina,andSteve Buscemiat theNew York Theatre Workshop.[32]However due to theCOVID-19 pandemicthe production has been suspended indefinitely.[33]In May 2023 it was announced that Gold would return toBroadwaywith theAmy Herzogadaptation of theHenrik IbsenplayAn Enemy of the PeoplestarringJeremy Strong.[34]
He is currently directing and executive producing the half-hour comedyComplianceforFXfrom writer Sarah Burgess and produced byScott Rudin.It starsMary Louise ParkerandCourtney B. Vance.[35]
On April 16, 2024, it was announced that Sam Gold will be directing a new adaptation ofRomeo and Juliet,starringRachel ZeglerandKit Connor,coming to Broadway in the fall of 2024.Jack Antonoffis providing the music.[36]
Theatre credits[edit]
As a director
Reception and style[edit]
Patrick Pacheco, in an article inThe Los Angeles Times,observed: "Critical reservations have been rare in Gold's rise as one of New York's hottest and busiest young directors, ever since the media hailed his subtle and effective production of Annie Baker'sCircle Mirror Transformationat Playwrights Horizons in 2009... His restless energy is reflected in the sheer breadth and versatility of his career, from a puppet musical,Jollyship the Whizbang,to classics likeThreepenny OperaandA Doll's House,to any number of new plays by Zoe Kazan (We Live Here), Dan LeFranc (The Big Meal,which he will direct at Playwrights Horizons in March) and Will Eno (The Realistic Jonesesat Yale Rep in April). "[2]
Mark Kennedy noted that "Fun Homeis Gold's first crack at directing a traditional musical, and it joins a list of credits that seem to have little in common.... What connects them is Gold's love of working with a group of actors, whether they're the unknowns in the cast ofThe Flickor A-listers.... 'Always I start with the ensemble and I try to put all of the pressure on them. I try to make these productions where the show succeeds or fails completely on their shoulders,' he says.'No net. No fancy set pieces. No directing flourishes. Nothing that can save the show if the subtlety of the performances isn't riveting.' "[1]
Personal life[edit]
Gold isJewish.[37]Gold has been married to playwrightAmy Herzog[11]since 2011, and the couple have two children; their elder daughter, Frances, died in 2023.[38][39]According to an article inThe Washington Post,Herzog and Gold had previously chosen "not to work together professionally, which is an interesting line to draw, given that Herzog often blurs the boundaries between art and actual family history;"[40]they have since collaborated on an adaptation of theHenrik Ibsen'sAn Enemy of the People.[41]
Awards and nominations[edit]
| Year | Associations | Category | Project | Result | Ref. |
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| 2015 | Tony Award | Best Direction of a Musical | Fun Home | Won | [42] |
| 2017 | Best Direction of a Play | A Doll's House, Part 2 | Nominated | [43] | |
| 2010 | Drama Desk Award | Outstanding Director of a Play | Circle Mirror Transformation | Nominated | |
| 2013 | Outstanding Director of a Play | Uncle Vanya | Nominated | ||
| 2014 | Outstanding Director of a Musical | Fun Home | Nominated | ||
| 2016 | Outstanding Director of a Play | John | Nominated | ||
| 2012 | Lucille Lortel Award | Outstanding Director | The Big Meal | Won | [44] |
| 2012 | Outstanding Director | Look Back in Anger | Nominated | ||
| 2013 | Outstanding Director | The Flick | Nominated | ||
| 2010 | Obie Award | Direction | Circle Mirror Transformation | Won | |
| 2014 | Musical Theater | Fun Home | Won | ||
| 2024 | Drama League Awards | Outstanding Director of a Play | An Enemy of the People | Nominated | [45] |
References[edit]
- ^abKennedy, Mark."'Fun Home' director Sam Gold on working with 'no net'"Denver Post,June 2, 2015
- ^abPacheco, Patrick."Sam Gold feeds off 'Anger'"The Los Angeles Times,February 19, 2012
- ^Jones, Kenneth."Playbill Brief Encounter With Sam Gold, Director of Seminar and Look Back in Anger"Playbill, February 26, 2012
- ^"Associate Artists"Archived2015-09-09 at theWayback Machineroundabouttheatre.org, accessed October 8, 2015
- ^ab"Sam Gold Off-Broadway"Archived2015-08-01 at theWayback Machinelortel.org, accessed October 7, 2015
- ^"The Big Meal".Loretel Archives.Archived fromthe originalon October 19, 2012.
- ^Hernandez, Ernio."Annie Baker's 'Aliens' Land Off-Broadway at Rattlestick April 14"Playbill, April 14, 2010
- ^Hetrick, Adam."Soho Rep Extends Annie Baker Adaptation of 'Uncle Vanya' Into August"Playbill, June 28, 2012
- ^Jones, Kenneth."Annie Baker's 'The Flick', a Tale of Movie-House Workers, Begins World-Premiere Run in NYC"Playbill, February 15, 2013
- ^Clement, Olivia."'John', Latest Annie Baker World Premiere Examining Small-Town Life, Opens Off-Broadway"Playbill, August 11, 2015
- ^abSoloski, Alexis. "Annie Baker and Sam Gold: A Writer and Director Going Steady on the Job",The New York Times,July 15, 2015
- ^Jones, Kenneth (15 April 2010),Nellie Bly Musical Will Sing in MTC Reading Series; Schreck, Mensch, Baker and More Get Voice,Playbill,archived fromthe originalon 2012-10-15,retrieved18 February2016
- ^"'Circle Mirror Transformation' 2009"Archived2012-10-08 at theWayback Machinelortel.org
- ^Village Voice Staff,"The Complete List of 2016 Obie Award Honorees",The Village Voice, May 24th, 2016.
- ^Gates, Anita."At Peter J. Sharp Theater: Actor, Make Like a Tree"The New York Times,October 15, 2009
- ^"She Loves Me,American Psycho,andBright StarLead 2016 Drama Desk Award Nominations "theatermania, April 28, 2016
- ^Shenton, Mark."National Theatre Announces Transfer of Annie Baker's 'The Flick' and More for 2016"Playbill, September 17, 2015
- ^Cavendish, Dominic."The Flick:a gripping love triangle at the movies "The Telegraph,20 April 2016
- ^Sommer, Elyse."CurtainUp Review. 'The Big Meal'"CurtainUp, March 16, 2012
- ^Finkle, David."Review. 'Look Back in Anger'"theatermania, February 2, 2012
- ^Finkle, david."First Nighter: Blitzstein's 1937 'Cradle Will Rock' Rocks 2013 Encores! Off-Center"Huffington Post,July 11, 2013
- ^A Doll's Housewtfestival.org, accessed october 8, 2015
- ^Haun, Harry."Hot in the Heartland: The Yearning Lovers of William Inge's 'Picnic'"Playbill, January 12, 2013
- ^abc"Sam Gold Broadway Credits and Awards"playbillvault, accessed October 7, 2015
- ^Hetrick, Adam."Jeanine Tesori-Lisa Kron Musical 'Fun Home', With Judy Kuhn, Begins Public Run Oct. 17"Playbill, October 17, 2012
- ^Gans, Andrew."59th Annual Obie Award Winners Announced; Sydney Lucas Is Youngest Winner in Obie History"Playbill, May 19, 2014
- ^Clement, Olivia."David Oyelowo and Daniel Craig 'Othello' Opens December 12"Playbill, December 12, 2016
- ^Viagas, Robert."Tickets for 'Othello', with David Oyelowo and Daniel Craig, Sell Out in a Flash"Playbill, October 5, 2016
- ^Viagas, Robert."Sally Field’s 'Glass Menagerie' Switches Broadway Theatres"Playbill, October 5, 2016
- ^Vine, Hannah."Sally Field’s Return to Broadway in 'Glass Menagerie'"Playbill, March 3, 2017
- ^Gans, Andrew."Laurie Metcalf and Chris Cooper Will Star in Broadway’s 'A Doll's House, Part 2'"Playbill, October 7, 2016
- ^"Full Casting Announced for Off-Broadway Revival of Three Sisters Starring Greta Gerwig & Oscar Isaac".Broadway.RetrievedMay 12,2023.
- ^"New York Theatre Workshop Postpones Oscar Isaac, Greta Gerwig Three Sisters Production".Playbill.RetrievedMay 12,2023.
- ^"Jeremy Strong Returning to Broadway in 'An Enemy of the People'".Variety.RetrievedMay 12,2023.
- ^Andreeva, Nellie (January 26, 2018)."Mary Louise Parker & Courtney B. Vance to Star in FX Comedy Pilot 'Compliance'".Deadline.RetrievedJune 28,2018.
- ^https://deadline /2024/04/kit-connor-rachel-zegler-romeo-juliet-1235886861/
- ^"American Jewish Year Book 2015: The Annual Record of the North American Jewish Communities."Dashefsky, Arnold and Ira M. Sheskin. Springer; 1st ed. 2016 edition (February 3, 2016). Page 864.
- ^Arnott, Christopher."Amy Herzog Provides an Eerie Tour of 'Belleville', her Yale Rep show Which Premieres Tonight"scribblers.us, October 27, 2011
- ^McHenry, Jackson (2024-02-23)."Just a Couple of Ibsen Lovers".Vulture.Retrieved2024-04-08.
- ^Pressley, Nelson (2013-04-12)."A deeply personal4000 Milesmarks playwright Amy Herzog's breakthrough moment ".The Washington Post.Retrieved2015-10-08.
- ^McHenry, Jackson (2024-02-23)."Just a Couple of Ibsen Lovers".Vulture.Retrieved2024-04-08.
- ^"Tony Award Winners 2015: Full List".Variety.RetrievedMay 13,2023.
- ^""Dear Evan Hansen" is the biggest winner at the 71st Tony Awards ".PBS.RetrievedMay 13,2023.
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- ^"2024 Drama League Award Nominations announced".Theatermania.RetrievedApril 22,2024.
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