George C. Wolfe

American playwright · United States · On the map · Writers · Born 1954 · age 72

George Costello Wolfe is an American stage and screen director, playwright and producer. His accolades include two Tony Awards for directing the play Angels in America: Millennium Approaches and the musical Bring in 'da Noise/Bring in 'da Funk. He served as Artistic Director of The Public Theater from 1993 until 2004.

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2018“There are fundamentally two schools: You stand where you are and demand that actors come to you, or you go to where they are. It’s not just with actors, it’s designers, too.”In their wordsOn his philosophy regarding directing in “Stage Directions: George C. Wolfe Aims to Achieve Wonder Onstage” in Playbill (2018 May 21)Read the whole statement

2016“Smashing things together. Because, culturally, that’s America at its most interesting. It’s things connected, awkwardly, that produce the brilliance.”In their wordsOn how he explores the revue as a playwriting form in “GEORGE C. WOLFE” in Interview Magazine (2016 May 9)Read the whole statement

“Every play is rhythmic control. If you want an audience to go on a journey, it’s rhythmic control.”In their wordsOn a dramatic work having its own energy in “GEORGE C. WOLFE” in Interview Magazine (2016 May 9)Read the whole statement

“I think it’s that a musical must maintain buoyance. Most musicals are informed by very rigid archetypes.”In their wordsOn what’s needed to make a musical successful in “GEORGE C. WOLFE” in Interview Magazine (2016 May 9)Read the whole statement

2004Drama League AwardAward1996Drama League AwardAwardPaul Robeson AwardAwardTony Award for Best Direction of a MusicalAward1993Tony Award for Best Direction of a PlayAward1954Born23 September 1954