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Carl Forsman |
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CARL FORSMAN is new Artistic Director of the Dorset Theatre Festival, where he initiated The Kaufman Collection, DTF's endeavor to produce the entire dramatic output of George S. Kaufman, which began last summer with his production of Kaufman's first comedy, Dulcy. He is the Artistic Director and Founder of Keen Company, a New York theater devoted to the production of sincere plays. His directions for Keen include the world premieres of John Belluso's Pyretown, Keith Reddin's Can't Let Go and David Auburn's adaptation The Journals of Mihail Sebastian, the American premiere of Conor McPherson's The Good Thief (Obie Award for Brian d'Arcy James), the New York premiere of Matthew Burnett's Theophilus North based on Thornton Wilder's novel, and revivals of Heinar Kipphardt's In The Matter Of J. Robert Oppenheimer, Somerset Maugham's The Breadwinner, Thornton Wilder's The Happy Journey to Trenton and Camden (Drama Desk Nomination, Best Revival), John van Druten's Voice of the Turtle (Drama Desk nomination, Best Director), PG Wodehouse's Good Morning Bill, Gertrude Tonkonogy's Three-Cornered Moon, Tina Howe's Museum, and SN Behrman's The Second Man. Keen Company received the 2005 Drama Desk Special Award, "for moving and enlightening audiences with plays that build upon our theatrical heritage." Other directing credits include Michael Murphy's Sin (A Cardinal Deposed) (OBIE Award, Production, Drama Desk nominations, Best Play & Best Actor) and Seth Zvi Rosenfeld's Everything's Turning Into Beautiful for the New Group, and Tina Howe's new translations of Ionesco's The Bald Soprano & The Lesson for the Atlantic Theater Company. Upcoming productions include the world premieres of David Hay's The Maddening Truth and Michael Murphy's The Conscientious Objector. BA: Middlebury College.
Bio as of October, 2007.
Theatre Intern Group Panelist - 2008
Internet Broadway Database Listing (IBDB.com)
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