Bartlett Sher

Directed PRAYER FOR MY ENEMY in its world premiere for Seattle’s Intiman Theatre, where he is Artistic Director, and Long Wharf Theatre. He received the 2008 Tony, Drama Desk and Outer Critics Circle awards for his direction of SOUTH PACIFIC at Lincoln Center Theater, where he is Resident Director. He was nominated for Tony Awards for his previous LCT productions, AWAKE AND SING! by Clifford Odets and THE LIGHT IN THE PIAZZA by Craig Lucas and Adam Guettel. Other Intiman credits include plays by Shakespeare, Chekhov, Wilder, Goldoni and Tony Kushner. Opera credits include ROMEO ET JULIETTE (Salzburg Festival) and THE BARBER OF SEVILLE (Metropolitan Opera). New York credits include CYMBELINE (2001 Callaway Award for Best Director; first American Shakespeare at the Royal Shakespeare Company) and WASTE (both Theatre for a New Audience) and THE BUTTERFLY COLLECTION (Playwrights Horizons). Upcoming: OTHELLO for Intiman and THE TALES OF HOFFMANN for the Metropolitan Opera. (As of November 2008)

• “‘Prayer for My Enemy’ has more food for thought than a dozen average new American plays. Craig Lucas retains the fertile, restless and exacting imagination that has made him such a valuable dramatist. Jonathan Groff exudes the charismatic aura of distressed youth that he brought to ‘Hair’ and ‘Spring Awakening.’”

  — Ben Brantley, The New York Times

• “A multilayered, deeply unsettling and beautifully conceived new work.”

  — Linda Winer, Newsday

• “Deeply felt. Under Bartlett Sher’s sensitive direction, the talented cast delivers flawless performances.”

  — Frank Scheck, New York Post

• “Classy staging and a top-notch cast. Victoria Clark delivers a lovely, self-effacingly funny performance.”

  — David Rooney, Variety