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Michael Kahn Biography ((?)-)

Born September 9, in New York, NY; son of Frederick Joseph and Adele (maidenname, Gaberman) Kahn. Addresses: Office: The Shakespeare Theatre, 4507th St. NW, Washington, DC 20004-2207 and 516 8th St. SE, Washington, DC 2003-2834.

Nationality

American

Gender

Male

Occupation

Stage director

Birth Details

September 9,

New York, New York, United States

Famous Works

• CREDITS
• Stage Director
• The Love Nest, Writers' Stage, New York City, 1963
• Funnyhouse of a Negro, East End Theatre, New York City, 1964
• The New Tenant and Victims of Duty (double-bill), Writers'Stage, 1964
• That 5 A.M. Jazz, Astor Place Playhouse, New York City, 1964
• Helen, Bouwerie Lane Theatre, 1964
• America Hurrah, Cafe La Mama, New York City, 1964
• The Owl Answers, Theater de Lys, New York City, 1964
• Measure for Measure, New York Shakespeare Festival, Delacorte Theatre, 1966
• The Long Christmas Dinner, Queens of France, and The Happy Journey to Trenton and Camden (triple-bill), Cherry Lane Theatre, NewYork City, 1966
• The Rimers of Eldritch, Cherry Lane Theatre, 1967
• The Cavern, Playhouse in the Park, Cincinnati, OH, 1967
• The Merchant of Venice, American Shakespeare Theatre, Stratford, CT, 1967
• The Freaking Out of Stephanie Blake, Eugene O'Neill Theatre, 1967
• Here's Where I Belong, Billy Rose Theatre, 1968
• Richard II, American Shakespeare Theatre, 1968
• Love's Labour's Lost, American Shakespeare Theatre, 1968
• The Death of Bessie Smith, Billy Rose Theatre, 1968
• Camino Real, Playhouse in the Park, 1968
• Crimes of Passion, Astor Place Theatre, 1969
• Henry V, American Shakespeare Theatre, 1969
• The Three Sisters, American Shakespeare Theatre, 1969
• Othello, American Shakespeare Theatre, 1970
• All's Well That Ends Well, American Shakespeare Theatre, 1970
• The Merry Wives of Windsor, American Shakespeare Theatre, 1971
• Mourning Becomes Electra, American Shakespeare Theatre, 1971
• Hough in Blazes, Harold Prince Theatre, Philadelphia, PA, 1971
• Julius Caesar, American Shakespeare Theatre, 1972
• Women Beware Women, City Center Acting Company, Good Shepherd-Faith Church, New York City, 1972
• Tartuffe, Philadelphia Drama Guild, Walnut Street Theatre, Philadelphia, 1972
• Antony and Cleopatra, American Shakespeare Theatre, 1972
• Old Times, Goodman Theatre, Chicago, IL, 1972
• Macbeth, American Shakespeare Theatre, then Kennedy Center, Washington, DC, both 1973
• Friend, American Shakespeare Theatre, then Theater de Lys, both 1973
• Measure for Measure, American Shakespeare Theatre, then Kennedy Center, both 1973
• (With Larry Carpenter) Better Dead Than Sorry, American Shakespeare Theatre, Studio Workshop, 1973
• Shakespeare and the Performing Arts, Kennedy Center, 1973
• Romeo and Juliet, American Shakespeare Theatre, 1974
• Beyond the Horizon, McCarter Theatre, Princeton, NJ, 1974
• 'Tis Pity She's a Whore, Goodman Theatre, 1974
• The Tooth of Crime, Goodman Theatre, 1974
• Cat on a Hot Tin Roof, American Shakespeare Theatre, then ANTA Theater, New York City, both 1974-1975
• Our Town, American Shakespeare Theatre, 1975
• Mother Courage, McCarter Theatre, 1975
• A Grave Undertaking, McCarter Theatre, 1975
• Section Nine, McCarter Theatre, 1975
• The Winter's Tale, American Shakespeare Theatre, 1975 and 1976, McCarter Theatre, 1976
• The Heiress, McCarter Theatre, 1976
• The Crucible, American Shakespeare Theatre, 1976
• As You Like It, American Shakespeare Theatre, 1976
• A Streetcar Named Desire, McCarter Theatre, 1976
• Eleanor, Ford's Theatre, Washington, DC, 1976
• Angel City, McCarter Theatre, 1977
• The Night of the Tribades, McCarter Theatre, 1977
• A Wilder Triple Bill, McCarter Theatre, 1977
• The Torch-Bearers, McCarter Theatre, 1978
• Put Them All Together, McCarter Theatre, 1978
• Grand Magic, Manhattan Theatre Club, New York City, 1978
• Julio Cesare (opera), San Francisco Opera Guild, 1978
• A Month in the Country, McCarter Theatre, then Roundabout Theatre,both 1979
• The White Devil, Acting Company, 1979
• Carmen (opera), Houston Grand Opera, 1981
• Hedda Gabler, Roundabout Theatre, 1981
• Carmen (opera), Washington Opera, 1982
• Whodunnit, Biltmore Theatre, 1982-1983
• Showboat, Uris Theater, New York City, 1983
• Merry Wives of Windsor (opera), Houston Grand Opera, 1983
• A New Way to Pay Old Debts, Acting Company, 1984
• The Glass Menagerie, Acting Company, 1985
• Ten by Tennessee (short plays), Acting Company, 1986
• The Winter's Tale, Folger Shakespeare Theatre, Washington, DC, 1986
• Romeo and Juliet, Folger Shakespeare Theatre, 1986
• All's Well That Ends Well, Acting Company, 1987
• Macbeth, Acting Company, 1988
• 'Tis Pity She's a Whore, American Repertory Theatre, 1988
• As You Like It, Folger Shakespeare Theatre, c. 1989
• Antony and Cleopatra, Folger Shakespeare Theatre, c. 1989
• Twelfth Night, 1989
• Richard III, Folger Shakespeare Festival, 1990
• King Lear, Folger Shakespeare Festival, 1991
• Much Ado about Nothing, 1992
• Measure for Measure, 1992
• Hamlet, 1993
• Mother Courage, 1993
• Henry IV, Parts I and II, Folger Shakespeare Theatre, 1994
• Richard II, Folger Shakespeare Theatre, 1994
• The Doctor's Dilemma, 1994
• Vanessa (opera), Eisenhower Theatre, Washington, DC, 1995
• Henry V, Folger Shakespeare Theatre, 1996
• Volpone, Folger Shakespeare Theatre, 1996
• Sleep Deprivation Chamber, Joseph Papp Public Theatre, New York City, 1996
• Mourning Becomes Electra, Lansburgh Theatre, Washington, DC, 1997
• Henry VI, Folger Shakespeare Theatre, 1997
• A Touch of the Poet, Arena Stage, Washington, DC, 1997
• Peer Gynt, Folger Shakespeare Theatre, 1998
• Sweet Bird of Youth, Folger Shakespeare Theatre, 1998
• A Woman of No Importance, Folger Shakespeare Theatre, 1998
• King John, Folger Shakespeare Theatre, 1999
• Merchant of Venice, Folger Shakespeare Theatre, 1999
• Camino Real, Shakespeare Theatre, Washington, DC, 2000
• Coriolanus, Shakespeare Theatre, 2000
• Don Carlos, Shakespeare Theatre, 2001
• The Oedipus Plays, Shakespeare Theatre, 2001
• The Silent Woman, Shakespeare Theatre, 2003
• Also directed Senorita from Tacna; and Showboat, Cairo, Egypt.
• Stage Executive Producer
• PS 193, Writers' Stage, New York City, 1962
• Stage Artistic Director
• Duck Variations, American Place Theatre, New York City, 1978
• Waiting for Godot, Joseph Papp Public Theater/Newman Hall, New York City, 1981
• Il Campiello, a Venetian Comedy, Joseph Papp Public Theater/NewmanTheater, 1981
• Flux, McGinn-Cazale Theatre, New York City, 1982
• Pieces of Eight, Joseph Papp Public Theater/Martinson Hall, 1984
• Also worked as artistic director, The Country Wife; Twelfth Night; The White Devil; King Lear; Mother Courage and Her Children; Ten by Tennessee; and A Midsummer Night's Dream, Joseph Papp Public Theater/Newman Theater, New York City.
• Major Tours
• Five by Tennessee, Eastern European cities, 1990
• Television Specials
• Director
• The Epic of Buster Friend, Connecticut Public Television, 1973
• Beyond the Horizon, WNET, 1975

Further Reference

OTHER SOURCES

Periodicals

• American Theatre, January, 1993, p. 48; March, 1997, p. 44