Gideon Lester
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Gideon Lester (b. 1972) is the American Repertory Theatre's Acting Artistic Director.[1]
He was born in London in 1972. Gideon Lester studied English Literature at Oxford University. In 1995 he came to the States on a Fulbright grant and Frank Knox Memorial Scholarship to study dramaturgy at the A.R.T. Institute for Advanced Theatre Training at Harvard. He teaches dramaturgy at the American Repertory Theatre/Moscow Art Theatre Institute for Advanced Theatre Training and playwriting at Harvard.[2]
He was Associate Artistic Director from 2002 until 2006, and before that served as Resident Dramaturg for five years. His recent translations include Marivaux’s Island of Slaves (directed by Robert Woodruff at the A.R.T. in 2006) and La Dispute, Brecht’s Mother Courage, Büchner’s Woyzeck, and two texts by the French playwright Michel Vinaver, King and Overboard. His play Amerika or the Disappearance, adapted from Franz Kafka’s first novel, was staged at the American Repertory Theatre in 2005, directed by Dominique Serrand. His other adaptations include Wings of Desire (A.R.T. and Toneelgroep Amsterdam, 2006), Anne Frank and Enter the Actress, a one-woman show that he devised for Claire Bloom.
[edit] References
- ^ American Repertory Theatre's History
- ^ Gideon Lester's biography on the American Repertory Theatre's website
Category:Dramaturgs
