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Artistic Director and Chairperson

Israel Hicks (chairperson, directing) currently holds the position of artistic associate at the Denver Center Theater Company. Over the past 12 seasons, he has directed six plays by August Wilson including Seven Guitars, Two Trains Running, Fences, Joe Turner`s Come and Gone, The Piano Lesson, Ma Rainey`s Black Bottom, Jitney, and King Hedley II. Other DCTC productions include Blues for an Alabama Sky; Romeo and Juliet; Coming of the Hurricane; Home; and the world premiers of Kingdom, Evil Little Thoughts, Sherry Shephard-Massat`s Waiting to Be Invited, and Pork Pie by Michael Genet. In New York, he recently directed No . . . No . . . No Dogs at Primary Stages. In addition, he has directed at regional theaters throughout the country including the Guthrie Theater in Minneapolis; the Mark Taper Forum in Los Angeles; Seattle Repertory Theatre; Pittsburgh Public Theater; and Milwaukee Repertory Theater. He has directed films for the National Film Board of Canada, Universal Studios, and for the NBC and CBS television networks. Mr. Hicks was formerly the dean of theater arts and film at Purchase College (formerly the State University of New York at Purchase).


 
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