
Directing
Sam Gold
Sam Gold is a theater director and actor. He has directed both musicals and plays, on Broadway and Off-Broadway. He won the 2015 Tony Award for Best Direction of a Musical for Fun Home. He's currently working on a film adaptation he's set to direct, of Fun Home, which will be co-starring Jake Gyllenhaal, who's producing it as well.
Acting credits
5.6Jack Gladney, professor of Hitler studies at The-College-on-the-Hill, husband to Babette, and father to four children/stepchildren, is torn asunder by a chemical spill from a rail car that releases an "Airborne Toxic Event" forcing Jack to confront his biggest fear - his own mortality.
White Noise
2022
NRActor Oscar Isaac takes on the iconic role of Shakespeare's Danish prince in an intimate look at his preparation and performance at NYC's Public Theater.
King Hamlet
2025
NRTen years ago, Fun Home entered our lives with its world premiere at The Public Theater and began its journey of touching and inspiring the lives of millions. After a critically acclaimed and sold-out run at The Public, Fun Home transferred to Broadway winning five Tony Awards including Best Musical, before going onto productions worldwide. Join Jeanine Tesori, Lisa Kron, Chris Fenwick, and Sam Gold as they reunite with original company members as well as some new faces to present a special concert of the Tony Award-winning production with proceeds benefiting the nonprofit organization, Outright International.
Fun Home: 10th Anniversary Reunion Concert
2024
Behind the camera
NRThe little-known but haunting story of the eldest sister of President John F. Kennedy, who spent a lifetime hidden from public view because of the political ambitions of her father, Joseph Kennedy.
A Letter from Rose Kennedy
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NRBased on the musical and Alison Bechdel's graphic memoir, "Fun Home" concerns Bechdel's discovery of her own sexuality, her relationship with her gay father, and her attempts to unlock the mysteries surrounding his life.
Fun Home
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