Directing
Rachel Chavkin
Born
1980-07-20 (46)
Place of birth
Washington, D.C., U.S.
Known for
Directing
Credits
4 titles
Rachel Chavkin (/tʃæˈv.kɪn/; born July 20, 1980) is an American stage director best known for directing the musicals Natasha, Pierre, & The Great Comet of 1812 and Hadestown, receiving nominations for a Tony Award for Best Direction of a Musical for both and winning for Hadestown in 2019.
Known for
NRWinter, 1985. 75-year-old Meryl ditches ice-cold Milwaukee for sunny Los Angeles, hell-bent on becoming a movie star. She’s got big dreams, a little money, and a whole lot of nerve. But will the world ever know her for who she really is? Starring two-time Academy Award winner Dianne Wiest as Meryl, and directed by Tony Award-winning director Rachel Chavkin, John J. Caswell, Jr.’s play is a wildly theatrical, hilarious, and genre-twisting gallop through the experience of a woman reborn.
Scene Partners
2023
NRA poetically fractured meditation about a woman trying to stay connected to herself and her young children as her marriage dissolves.
Remind Me
2019
Charismatic African-American boxer Jay “The Sport” Jackson has a burning desire to become the undisputed heavyweight champion of the world. Jackson’s fight begins long before the match, though; it takes careful negotiations to convince the white reigning titleholder to even recognize him as a worthy opponent and enter the ring.
The Royale
2021
Remake of the 2014 Juanfer Andres-Esteban Roel Spanish movie.
Shrew's Nest
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Behind the camera
NRWinter, 1985. 75-year-old Meryl ditches ice-cold Milwaukee for sunny Los Angeles, hell-bent on becoming a movie star. She’s got big dreams, a little money, and a whole lot of nerve. But will the world ever know her for who she really is? Starring two-time Academy Award winner Dianne Wiest as Meryl, and directed by Tony Award-winning director Rachel Chavkin, John J. Caswell, Jr.’s play is a wildly theatrical, hilarious, and genre-twisting gallop through the experience of a woman reborn.
Scene Partners
2023
NRA poetically fractured meditation about a woman trying to stay connected to herself and her young children as her marriage dissolves.
Remind Me
2019
Charismatic African-American boxer Jay “The Sport” Jackson has a burning desire to become the undisputed heavyweight champion of the world. Jackson’s fight begins long before the match, though; it takes careful negotiations to convince the white reigning titleholder to even recognize him as a worthy opponent and enter the ring.
The Royale
2021
Remake of the 2014 Juanfer Andres-Esteban Roel Spanish movie.
Shrew's Nest
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