R.J. Tolan (co-Artistic Director)

R.J. works extensively with new works and new playwrights, both as a freelance director and as co-Artistic Director of Youngblood. Recent credits with Youngblood include: La Fete by Daria Polatin in Thicker Than Water 2008, Triage by Sharyn Rothstein and The Jamal Lullabyes by Emily Conbere, in Thicker Than Water 2007, The True Life Story of [Your Name Here] in the Brick's $ELLOUT FESTIVAL; A Bitter Taste by Kevin Christopher Snipes, in Thicker Than Water 2006; workshop of Elected by Zakiyyah Alexander in the Unfiltered festival of new works; D.C. by Daria Polatin in Thicker Than Water 2004 (published by Dramatists Play Service). Other credits include: Christmas Present by Amy Herzog in EST's Marathon 2008; Not All Korean Girls Can Fly by Lloyd Suh in Marathon 2006;Total Faith in Cosmic Love and The Most Wonderful Time of the Year by John DeVore, and Dear Dubya: Patriotic Love Letters to Whitehouse.org all at The Brick; My Special Friend by Phillip Courtney and Burning by Joe Hortua, both at Rattlestick Playwrights Theatre; Bake-Off by Sheri Wilner at the Cherry Lane Alternative; co-directed the 2000 Off-Broadway revival of Godspell; 'Tis Pity She's a Whore and Measure for Measure, with the Womens Shakespeare Company. Before moving to New York in 1997, R.J. spent two years as Artistic Director of Shadowbox Cabaret in Columbus, Ohio and was a directing intern at Ensemble Theatre of Cincinnati. R.J. lives in Park Slope with his wife Lisa and their sons, Max and Charlie.

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