SHELLEY BUTLER
Director
Representation: : LEAH HAMOS Gersh 212.634.8153, lhamos@gersh.com
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DIRECTING CREDITS
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The Reservoir by Jake Brasch Denver Center, The Alliance Theatre & The Geffen Playhouse** (upcoming)
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Beautiful: The Carole King Musical Book by Douglas McGrath Asolo Rep (upcoming)
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Kate Hamill's The Scarlet Letter - Two River Theater**
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Nativity Variations by Catherine Trieschmann - Milwaukee Rep**
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Kill Corp by Sofia Alvarez - Warehouse Theatre **
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R&H's Cinderella (book by Douglas Carter Beane) - Geva Theater
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May We All country catalog musical with original book- Tennessee Perf Arts Center **
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R&H's Cinderella (book by Douglas Carter Beane) - Alabama Shakespeare Festival
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A Wrinkle in Time Adapted by Tracey Young - PlayMakers Repertory Company
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Arcadia by Tom Stoppard - South Coast Repertory (COVID impacted )
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Mary Stuart by Friedrich Schiller - Pioneer Theatre Company
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The Constant Wife by W. Somerset Maugham - The Denver Center
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Nothing Gold Can Stay by Chad Beckim - Partial Comfort NYC**
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Wrecked by Greg Kalleres - CATF**
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The Magician’s Daughter by Lila Rose Kaplan - Geva Theatre Center**
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Human Error by Eric Pfeffinger - Denver Center **
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Fruiting Bodies by Sam Chanse - Ma-Yi**
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A Doll’s House Part 2 by Lucas Hnath - South Coast Repertory **
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Beautiful: The Carole King Musical/Japan - (restaging director) Imperial Theatre (Tokyo)
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The Gun Show by EM Lewis - Theatre Row
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Oz 2.5 by Catherine Trieschmann - South Coast Repertory **
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The Most Deserving by Catherine Trieschmann - The Women’s Project
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The Most Deserving by Catherine Trieschmann - Denver Center **
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This is Fiction by Megan Hart - Cherry Lane/InViolet Rep **
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Fox on the Fairway by Ken Ludwig - Penobscot Theatre
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The Borrowers adapted by Charles Way - South Coast Repertory
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Sacred Ground by Christina Gorman - Stella Adler in residence production **
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A Wrinkle in Time adapted by John Glore - South Coast Repertory **
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No Way to Treat a Lady book, music & lyrics by Douglas J. Cohen - The Colony Theatre
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The Brand New Kid by Melanie Marnich, music by Michael Friedman - South Coast Repertory
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James and the Giant Peach adapted by David Wood, music Josh Schmidt - South Coast Repertory
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Beckett Shorts by Samuel Beckett - CW Post (guest director)
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Agamemnon 2.0 by Charles L. Mee - Cadbury Theatre, UK
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Mistral by Adam Rapp - Drama League, 45th Street Theatre
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Charlotte’s Web by E.B. White - South Coast Repertory
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Much Ado About Nothing by William Shakespeare - Power House Theatre
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Kid Simple by Jordan Harrison - UNC (MFA program guest director)
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My Journey of Decay by Victoria Libatore - Dixon Place/BAX
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Straight On ‘Till Morning by Eric Coble - Great Lakes Theater Festival **
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A Christmas Carol adapted and orig. dir. by Gerald Freedman - Great Lakes Theater Festival
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Lifeboat Drill & Demolition Downtown by Tennessee Williams - Hartford Stage
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Gum by Karen Hartman - Red Hen Productions
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Steel Magnolias by Robert Harling - Porthouse Theater
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Little Shop of Horrors by Howard Ashman, composed by Alan Menken - Cleveland Artists’ Group
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Romeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare - Beck Center for the Arts
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Richard II by William Shakespeare - (workshop production) Great Lakes Theater Festival
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** Denotes world premiere
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AFFILIATIONS & FELLOWSHIPS
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2011, 2012 & 2016 Lark Playground director
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2005-06 Directors Guild of America Trainee rotations on ER, Bones, The Unit, Breadwinners, and Damages
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2004 Women’s Project Directors Lab
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2004 Fall Drama League Directing Fellow
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2002 Lincoln Center Theater Directors Lab
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New Georges Affiliated Artist
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SELECT NEW PLAY DEVELOPMENT
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The Passage book, music and lyrics by David Darrow - NAMT
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The Wind-Up Girl book and lyrics by Sarah Hammond, music by Will Aronson - Ars Nova
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The Lotus Paradox by Dorothy Fortenberry - Yale Repertory Theater & Geva
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The Dust People by Catherine Trieschmann - Geva Festival of New Plays
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Scuba in First Light by Matthew Paul Olmos - E.S.T. First Light
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Bob by Peter Nachtrieb - South Coast Repertory
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The Tiger Among Us by Lauren Yee - Lark Playwright’s Week
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Rebel Prayer book and lyrics by Eloise Govedare music by Aleksandra Weil - NYU Second Look Series
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In Separate Rooms by Joe Calarco - Geva Festival of New Plays
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The What? By Chad Beckim - Playwright’s Realm
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Holy Laughter by Catherine Trieschmann - Denver Center Theatre Company
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The Most Deserving by Catherine Trieschmann - Denver Center Theatre Company
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Fast Company by Carla Ching (PPF) - South Coast Repertory
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Fruiting Bodies by Sam Chanse - Lark Studio Retreat & Ma-Yi
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Giantess by Genne Murphy - PlayPenn
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How the World Began by Catherine Trieschmann (PPF) - South Coast Repertory
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The Wendy Play by Amy Herzog - New York Stage and Film Tavern
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Wench by Cheri Magid - Primary Stages and New Georges
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Stuff by Michael McKeever with Stephen Spinella & David Greenspan - Backers reading
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Incendiary by Adam Szymkowicz - South Coast Repertory
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Gizmo Love by John Kolvenbach - Hartford Stage
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The Savages of Hartford by David Grimm - Hartford Stage
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ARTISTIC LEADERSHIP
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WP Director’s Lab Liaison (Fall 2014-Spring 2018)
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Features Editor for the SDC Journal (Fall 2012-Winter 2014)
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Acting Associate Artistic Director, Women’s Project (summer 2014)
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Artistic Associate/New Play Development, Hartford Stage (2001-2003)
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Readings and Workshops Coordinator, New York Stage and Film (2003)
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Artistic Associate, Great Lakes Theater Festival (1998-2001)
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SELECT ASSOCIATE DIRECTING
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Beautiful (Marc Bruni Director) - Broadway, First National Tour, London
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It Shoulda Been You (David Hyde Pierce Director) - Brooks Atkinson Theatre, Broadway
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Jersey Boys (sub for associate for Des McAnuff) - 5 North American Companies
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Guys and Dolls (Des McAnuff, Director) - Nederlander Theatre, Broadway