Moisés Kaufman is the founder and artistic director of Tectonic Theater Project, a Tony- and Emmy-nominated director and playwright, and a 2015 recipient of the National Medal of Arts. Mr. Kaufman’s Broadway directing credits include the revival of Harvey Fierstein’s Torch Song, the revival of The Heiress with Jessica Chastain, 33 Variations (which he also wrote) starring Jane Fonda (Five Tony nominations); Rajiv Joseph’s Pulitzer Prize finalist Bengal Tiger at the Baghdad Zoo with Robin Williams; and Doug Wright’s Pulitzer and Tony Award-winning play I Am My Own Wife with Jefferson Mays. His play The Laramie Project (which he wrote with the Tectonic Theater Project company) is among the most performed plays in America. Kaufman also co-wrote and directed the HBO film adaptation of “The Laramie Project,” which received two Emmy Award nominations for Best Director and Best Writer. He is an Obie Award winner and a Guggenheim Fellow in Playwriting.
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Moisés Kaufman, Here There are Blueberries
Moisés Kaufman, Paradise Square
Moises Kaufman, Bengal Tiger at the Baghdad Zoo
Moisés Kaufman, 33 Variations
Moises Kaufman, 33 Variations
Moises Kaufman33 Variations
Moises Kaufman, I Am My Own Wife
Moises Kaufman, I Am My Own Wife
Moises Kaufman I Am My Own Wife
Moisés Kaufman, I Am My Own Wife
Moises Kaufman, I Am My Own Wife
Moises Kaufman, I Am My Own Wife
Moisés Kaufman has written 4 shows including Gross Indecency:The Trials of Oscar Wilde (Playwright), The Laramie Project (Playwright), 33 Variations (Playwright), Standing On Ceremony: The Gay Marriage Plays (Playwright).
Moisés Kaufman has been nominated for several awards throughout his career, including Outstanding Director of a Musical at the Outer Critics Circle Awards for "Paradise Square," Outstanding Director of a Play at the Drama Desk Awards for "Bengal Tiger at the Baghdad Zoo," and Outstanding Director of a Play at the Outer Critics Circle Awards for "33 Variations." He was also nominated for Best Play at the Tony Awards for "33 Variations" and received The Charles MacArthur Award for Outstanding New Play or Musical at the Helen Hayes Awards for the same production. Additionally, Kaufman won Best Direction of a Play at the BroadwayWorld Awards and the Obie Awards for "I Am My Own Wife," as well as Outstanding Director of a Play at the Outer Critics Circle Awards and The Lortels for the same show. He also won Best Direction of a Play at the Tony Awards and Outstanding Director - Play at the Drama Desk Awards for "I Am My Own Wife."
Moisés Kaufman has won several awards for his direction of the play "I Am My Own Wife," including Best Direction of a Play at the BroadwayWorld Awards, Direction at the Obie Awards, and Outstanding Director - Play at the Drama Desk Awards.
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