Ari Roth
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Ari Roth is an American theatrical producer and director. He is the Artistic Director of Theater J in Washington, D.C. Roth grew up in Chicago and is a graduate of the University of Michigan.[1]
The Washington Post describes Roth as a “maverick artistic director” noted for staging premiers of new works byboth “established and budding playwrights.” [2]
The New York Times called Roth's play "Born Guilty" a "searing drama." [3]
Roth is also a playwright.
- Still Waiting (companion to Waiting for Lefty)
- Goodnight Irene
- Life In Refusal
- Love & Yearning in the Not-for-Profits
- Born Guilty
- Peter and the Wolf
- Oh, The Innocents
Roth has won:
- National Endowment for the Arts playwriting grants (1998 and 2003)
- the Helen Eisner Award
- the Avery Hopwood award
- the Mertyl Wreath Award from Hadassah
[edit] References
The Premier Theater for Premieres,By Trey Graham, New York Times, May 15, 2005 [2]
[edit] Notes
- ^ Ari H. Roth Wed to Kate Sara Schecter - New York Times
- ^ Akbar Ahmed's 'Noor,' a Paean to Religious Tolerance - washingtonpost.com
- ^ "The Sins of the Nazi Fathers," By Wilborn Hampton, New York Times, January 28, 1993, [1]