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Darko Tresnjak (
Serbian Cyrillic : Дарко Трешњак ,
romanized : Darko Trešnjak ) is a director of plays, musicals, and opera, and winner of several awards, including the
Tony Award . He was the
artistic director of the
Hartford Stage in
Connecticut , United States.
Early life and education
Tresnjak is of Serbian heritage.
[1] Tresnjak and his mother moved from
Zemun , Yugoslavia (modern-day Serbia) to
Maryland in 1976. He graduated from
Swarthmore College , became a US citizen, and received a master of fine arts degree from
Columbia University .
[2]
Career
Around 2000 he wrote Princess Turandot , inspired by
Carlo Gozzi 's play written in 1762 (upon which
Puccini 's opera
Turandot was based). Tresnjak's play was performed by the
Blue Light Theater Company in
New York City in December 2000.
[3]
He served as resident
artistic director at
Old Globe Theatre in
San Diego , California, in 2009,
[4] and directed for eight summers at the
Williamstown Theatre Festival in
Massachusetts .
[2]
He was the
artistic director at Hartford Stage in
Hartford, Connecticut
[5] from the 2011–2012 season through the 2018–2019 season,
[6] where he commissioned
The Man in the Case with
Mikhail Baryshnikov
[7] and directed
Kevin Bacon in
Rear Window .
[8] He left the Hartford Stage for freelance work in June 2019,
[9] and was succeeded by
Melia Bensussen .
[10]
He directed two productions on
Broadway :
A Gentleman's Guide to Love and Murder in 2013 and
Anastasia in 2017.
[11]
[12]
He directed the
Theatre for a New Audience production of
Eugène Ionesco 's
The Killer in 2014 at the Polonsky Shakespeare Center, New York City.
[13]
Awards
Productions
Hartford Stage productions
Tresnjak's productions at Hartford Stage have included:
Other theater and opera
References
^ Mejia, Carlos (8 February 2019).
"Darko Tresnjak Readies His Final Performance At Hartford Stage" . www.wnpr.org . Retrieved 2019-06-30 .
^
a
b Shirley, Don.
"He prefers it rare" Los Angeles Times , July 29, 2004
^ Portantiere, Michael (December 13, 2000).
"Princess Turandot" . TheaterMania . Retrieved 12 December 2021 .
^ BWW News Desk.
"Old Globe’s 2009 Summer Festival" BroadwayWorld.com
^
"Darko Tresnjak" Playbill
^ Gates, Anita.
"Darko Tresnjak Takes Over at Hartford Stage" The New York Times , September 18, 2011
^ Rizzo, Frank.
"Misha, 'Man In A Case,' At Hartford Stage"
Archived 2018-11-20 at the
Wayback Machine Hartford Courant
^ Rizzo, Frank.
"Kevin Bacon to Star in ‘Rear Window’ at Hartford Stage"
Archived 2018-11-20 at the
Wayback Machine Hartford Courant
^ Arnott, Christopher.
"Darko Tresnjak says goodbye to Hartford Stage with the new musical 'Flamingo Kid'" Hartford Courant , May 9, 2019
^ Arnott, Christopher (2019-01-10).
"Meet Melia Bensussen, the new artistic leader of Hartford Stage" . Hartford Courant .
Archived from the original on 2019-01-11. Retrieved 2021-08-27 .
^
a
b
"Reviews" The New York Times , 2013
^
"Awards" ibdb.com, retrieved May 19, 2019
^
"Theatre for a New Audience's THE KILLER, Starring Michael Shannon, Begins Tonight" broadwayworld.com, May 16, 2014
^ Rizzo, Frank.
"Tony Wins for Hartford Stage Artistic Director Darko Tresnjak And 'A Gentleman's Guide To Love and Murder'"
Archived 2017-02-02 at the
Wayback Machine Hartford Courant , June 9, 2014
^ Cox, Gordon.
"Drama Desk Toasts Broadway’s ‘Gentleman’s Guide’ at 2014 Awards" Variety.com
^
Winners in 2015 obieawrds.com, 2015
^
HAMILTON, Darko Tresnjak, Ayad Akhtar & More Win 2015 Obie Awards - Full List!" BroadwayWorld.com
^ Arnott, Christopher.
The Heartbreak House
Archived 2018-12-05 at the
Wayback Machine Hartford Courant, 2017
^ Harrison, Joseph.
"Review. The Comedy of Errors " Broadway World, 2017
^ Fillo, Maryellen.
"'Romeo and Juliet'" Connecticut Mag
^ Rizzo, Frank.
"Kevin Bacon to Star in ‘Rear Window’ at Hartford Stage"
Archived 2018-11-20 at the
Wayback Machine Hartford Courant
^ McNulty, Charles.
" 'Kiss Me Kate' Review" Los Angeles Times
^ Gates, Anita.
"Review. 'Private Lives'" The New York Times , 2015
^ Rizzo, Frank.
"Review. Hamlet'"
Archived 2018-12-05 at the
Wayback Machine Hartford Courant, 2014
^ Rizzo, Frank.
"Review. Macbeth "
Archived 2018-12-05 at the
Wayback Machine Hartford Courant , 2013
^ Gold, Sylviane.
"Review. La Dispute " The New York Times , 2013
^ Gold, Sylviane.
"Review. Twelfth Night " The New York Times
^ Gold, Sylviane.
"Review. Breath and Imagination " The New York Times , 2013
^ Isherwood, Charles.
"Reviews" The New York Times , 2012
^ Gold, Sylviane.
[1] The New York Times
^ Rizzo, Frank.
"Behind the Curtain"
Archived 2018-12-05 at the
Wayback Machine Hartford Courant , 2012
^ Davidson, Justin.
"Opera Review: The Met Brings Back 'Samson et Dalila', With Just Enough Fromage" Vulture, September 25, 2018
^ Swed, Mark.
"Plácido Domingo's sound and fury in L.A. Opera's 'Macbeth' Los Angeles Times , September 18, 2016
^ Martinez, Matthew.
" 'The Ghosts of Versailles' a triumph at LA Opera" Bachtrack, February 9, 2015
^ Green, Jesse.
"Review" Vulture , 2014
^
Der zerbrochene Krug / Der Zwerg Opera Today , February 21, 2011
^ Mermelstein, David.
"New Life for Works Hitler Tried to Kill" The New York Times , February 10, 2008
^ Jones, Kenneth.
"Goodspeed's 'City of Angels' Will Star D.B. Bonds, Burke Moses, Laurie Wells, Nancy Anderson" Playbill, August 17, 2011
^ Nestruck, J. Kelly.
"Stratford’s 'Titus Andronicus' is electrical" The Globe and Mail , July 15, 2011
^ Billington, Michael.
The Guardian
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