Thinking Cap Theatre's Artistic Director Nicole Stodard talks with Alice Reagan, Associate Professor of Professional Practice in Directing at Barnard College and a seasoned director of the plays of Maria Irene Fornes, about her directing practice and her current project, directing Fornes' play Evelyn Brown: A Diary at La Mama (May 19, 2023 - Jun 4, 2023, https://www.lamama.org/shows/evelyn-brown-a-diary-2023)

ALICE REAGAN'S BIO

Alice Reagan directs new plays, adapted classics, and plays by María Irene Fornés.  Recent directing credits: Pirandello Project at Barnard College, Measure for Measure at Shakespeare & Company, Cherry Orchard with Portland Experimental Theatre Ensemble, On Loop by Charly Evon Simpson with New Plays at Barnard, No Good Things Dwell in the Flesh by Christina Masciotti at Yocum Institute, Funnyhouse/Movie Star by Adrienne Kennedy at Barnard, Hir by Taylor Mac at Shakespeare & Company, Jeune Terre by Gab Reisman with New Plays at Barnard, Grounded by George Brant at Dobama Theatre, Jackie by Elfriede Jelinek at Boom Arts, Elliot, A Soldier’s Fugue by Quiara Alegría Hudes at Profile Theatre, the musical Promenade by María Irene Fornés and Al Carmines at Barnard, Or, by Liz Duffy Adams at Shakespeare & Company, PHAETON (a diggle of a fragment) by Mac Wellman at Classic Stage Company, Enter THE NIGHT by María Irene Fornés with Portland Experimental Theatre Ensemble, Nomads by Julia Jarcho at Incubator Arts Project, I Came to Look for You on Tuesday by Chiori Miyagawa at La MaMa.   Nominations and awards: NYC Fringe First, Berkshire Theatre Awards, Cleveland Critics Circle.  Recipient of two Foundation of Contemporary Arts Grants, Princess Grace Award, and Princess Grace Special Project Grant.  Alum: Mabou Mines/SUITE Resident Artist Program, Soho Rep Writer/Director Lab, Women’s Project Directors Lab, and the Drama League.  MA, Performance Studies: Tisch/NYU.  MFA, Directing: Columbia.  Associate Professor of Professional Practice at Barnard College.  www.alicereagan.com