Jack O'Brien Biography (1939-)

Full name, Jack George O'Brien; born June 18, 1939, in Saginaw, MI; son of J.George (a business representative) and Evelyn Mae (maiden name, MacArthur Martens) O'Brien.

Gender
Male
Occupation
Director, producer, writer
Birth Details
June 18, 1939
Saginaw, Michigan

Famous Works

  • CREDITS
  • Stage Assistant Director
  • You Can't Take It with You, APA Phoenix Repertory Company, LyceumTheatre, New York City, 1967
  • War and Peace, APA Phoenix Repertory Company, Lyceum Theatre, 1967
  • Pantagleize, APA Repertory Company, Lyceum Theatre, 1967
  • The Cherry Orchard, APA Phoenix Repertory Company, Lyceum Theatre,1967
  • Pantagleize, APA Phoenix Repertory Company, Lyceum Theatre, 1968
  • The Cocktail Party, APA Phoenix Repertory Company, Lyceum Theatre,1968
  • Hamlet, APA Phoenix Repertory Company, Lyceum Theatre, 1969
  • Hamlet, National Shakespeare Festival, Old Globe Theatre, San Diego, CA, 1969
  • Stage Associate Artistic Director
  • The Three Sisters, Billy Rose Theatre, New York City, 1973
  • Stage Director
  • Cock-a-Doodle Dandy, APA Phoenix Repertory Company, Lyceum Theatre, New York City, 1969
  • Merry Wives of Windsor, National Shakespeare Festival, Old Globe Theatre, San Diego, CA, 1972
  • Dido and Aeneas (opera), Dallas Civic Opera, Dallas, TX, 1972
  • The Tavern, Lake Forest Playhouse, 1972
  • Much Ado about Nothing, National Shakespeare Festival, Old Globe Theatre, 1975
  • The Abduction from the Seraglio (opera), San Francisco Spring Opera, San Francisco, CA, 1975
  • The Magic Flute (opera), San Francisco Opera, San Francisco, 1975
  • The Time of Your Life, Harkness Theatre, New York City, 1975
  • As You Like It, National Shakespeare Festival, Old Globe Theatre,1976
  • Our Town, Old Globe Theatre, 1976
  • Porgy and Bess, Houston Grand Opera, Uris Theatre, then Mark Hellinger Theatre, both New York City, 1976
  • Il Cordovano (opera), American Opera Center, 1976
  • Nefertiti, Blackstone Theatre, Chicago, IL, 1977
  • Hamlet, National Shakespeare Festival, Old Globe Theatre, 1977
  • Street Scene, New York City Opera, State Theatre, New York City, 1977
  • A Midsummer Night's Dream, National Shakespeare Festival, Old Globe Theatre, 1978
  • Tosca (opera), Santa Fe Opera, Santa Fe, NM, 1978
  • Aida (opera), Houston Grand Opera, Houston, TX, 1979
  • A Man for All Seasons, Center Theatre Group, Ahmanson Theatre, LosAngeles, 1979
  • The Most Happy Fella, Majestic Theatre, New York City, 1979
  • Romeo and Juliet, National Shakespeare Festival, Old Globe Theatre, 1980
  • Cosi Fan Tutti (opera), Texas Opera Theatre, 1980
  • King Lear, National Shakespeare Festival, Old Globe Theatre, 1981
  • The Country Wife, National Shakespeare Festival, Old Globe Theatre, 1981
  • Mary Stuart, Center Theatre Group, Ahmanson Theatre, 1981
  • The Gin Game, Old Globe Theatre, 1982-83
  • The Tempest, Old Globe Theatre, 1982-83
  • Yankee Wives, Old Globe Theatre, 1982-83
  • Porgy and Bess, Radio City Music Hall, New York City, 1983
  • The Skin of Our Teeth, Old Globe Theatre, 1983
  • Twelfth Night, Old Globe Theatre, 1983
  • Macbeth, Old Globe Theatre, 1983
  • Othello, Old Globe Theatre, 1984-85
  • Season's Greetings, Old Globe Theatre, 1984-85
  • The Torch-Bearers, Old Globe Theatre, 1984-85
  • A Midsummer Night's Dream, Old Globe Theatre, 1985
  • (With Tom Moore) Fallen Angels, Old Globe Theatre, 1985
  • The Lighthouse (opera), San Diego Chamber Opera, San Diego, CA, 1986
  • Emily, Old Globe Theatre, 1986-87
  • The Incredibly Famous Willy Rivers, Old Globe Theatre, 1986-87
  • The Cocktail Hour, Old Globe Theatre, 1988, then Promenade Theatre, New York City, 1989
  • Up in Saratoga, Old Globe Theatre, 1989
  • Driving Miss Daisy, Old Globe Theatre, 1989-90
  • Uncle Vanya, Old Globe Theatre, 1989-90
  • Jake's Women, Old Globe Theatre, 1989-90
  • Breaking Legs, Old Globe Theatre, 1989-90
  • The Cocktail Hour, Center Theatre Group, Ahmanson Theatre, then John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, New York City, both 1990
  • The Snow Ball, Hartford Stage Company, Hartford, CT, then Huntington Theatre Company, Boston, MA, both 1991
  • Hamlet, 1991
  • Two Shakespearean Actors, Cort Theatre, New York City, 1992
  • Bargains, Old Globe Theatre, 1992
  • Interior Decoration, Old Globe Theatre, 1992-93
  • The Winter's Tale, Old Globe Theatre, 1992-93
  • Ghosts, Old Globe Theatre, 1992-93
  • Damn Yankees, Old Globe Theatre, 1993, then Marquis Theatre, New York City, 1994
  • Hapgood!, Mitzi E. Newhouse Theatre at Lincoln Center, New York City, 1994-95
  • The Doctor Is Out, Old Globe Theatre, 1995
  • Getting Away with Murder (formerly known as The Doctor Is Out), Broadhurst Theatre, New York City, 1996
  • Time and Time Again, Old Globe Theatre, 1996
  • Pride's Crossing, Old Globe Theatre, 1997, then Mitzi E. NewhouseTheatre, 1998
  • The Little Foxes, Vivian Beaumont Theatre, New York City, 1997
  • More to Love: A Big Fat Comedy, Eugene O'Neill Theatre, New York City, 1998
  • Labor Day, Old Globe Theater, then City Center Stage I, New York City, 1998
  • The Full Monty, Eugene O'Neill Theatre, 1998
  • The Invention of Love, Lincoln Center Theatre, New York City, 2001
  • Also directed White Linen, Antony and Cleopatra, and Kiss Me, Kate, all Old Globe Theatre; St. Louis Woman, City Center Encores!; Tosca; The Snow Ball, off-Broadway production.
  • Major Tours
  • Porgy and Bess, U.S. and European cities, 1977-78, then in fourteen opera company consortium, 1986-87
  • Stage Producer
  • Street Scene, New York State Theatre, New York City, 1990
  • Television Director
  • Episodic
  • (Original stage production) "The Time of Your Life," Theatre in America, PBS, 1976
  • "The Skin of Our Teeth," American Playhouse, PBS, 1983
  • "Painting Churches," American Playhouse, PBS, 1986
  • "All My Sons," American Playhouse, PBS, 1987
  • "I Never Sang for My Father," American Playhouse, PBS, 1988
  • "An Enemy of the People," American Playhouse, PBS, 1990
  • Specials
  • "The Good Doctor," Great Performances, PBS, 1977
  • "The Most Happy Fella," Great Performances, PBS, 1980
  • Also directed "Street Scene," Live from Lincoln Center, PBS.
  • WRITINGS
  • Stage Plays
  • (Adaptor and translator) Orpheus in the Underworld, Dallas Civic Opera, Dallas, TX, and Kansas City Civic Opera, Kansas City, MO, 1968
  • (Adaptor and translator) Le Coq d'Or, Dallas Civic Opera, 1971
  • (Book with Stuart Hample and lyrics) The Selling of the President,American Conservatory Theatre, San Francisco, CA, 1971, then Shubert Theatre, New York City, 1972

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