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Theatre, Film, and Television Biographies
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Brigitte Nielsen to Bill Owen
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
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CREDITS
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Stage Assistant Director
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You Can't Take It with You, APA Phoenix Repertory Company, LyceumTheatre, New York City, 1967
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War and Peace, APA Phoenix Repertory Company, Lyceum Theatre, 1967
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Pantagleize, APA Repertory Company, Lyceum Theatre, 1967
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The Cherry Orchard, APA Phoenix Repertory Company, Lyceum Theatre,1967
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Pantagleize, APA Phoenix Repertory Company, Lyceum Theatre, 1968
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The Cocktail Party, APA Phoenix Repertory Company, Lyceum Theatre,1968
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Hamlet, APA Phoenix Repertory Company, Lyceum Theatre, 1969
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Hamlet, National Shakespeare Festival, Old Globe Theatre, San Diego, CA, 1969
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Stage Associate Artistic Director
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The Three Sisters, Billy Rose Theatre, New York City, 1973
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Stage Director
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Cock-a-Doodle Dandy, APA Phoenix Repertory Company, Lyceum Theatre, New York City, 1969
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Merry Wives of Windsor, National Shakespeare Festival, Old Globe Theatre, San Diego, CA, 1972
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Dido and Aeneas (opera), Dallas Civic Opera, Dallas, TX, 1972
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The Tavern, Lake Forest Playhouse, 1972
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Much Ado about Nothing, National Shakespeare Festival, Old Globe Theatre, 1975
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The Abduction from the Seraglio (opera), San Francisco Spring Opera, San Francisco, CA, 1975
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The Magic Flute (opera), San Francisco Opera, San Francisco, 1975
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The Time of Your Life, Harkness Theatre, New York City, 1975
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As You Like It, National Shakespeare Festival, Old Globe Theatre,1976
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Our Town, Old Globe Theatre, 1976
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Porgy and Bess, Houston Grand Opera, Uris Theatre, then Mark Hellinger Theatre, both New York City, 1976
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Il Cordovano (opera), American Opera Center, 1976
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Nefertiti, Blackstone Theatre, Chicago, IL, 1977
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Hamlet, National Shakespeare Festival, Old Globe Theatre, 1977
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Street Scene, New York City Opera, State Theatre, New York City, 1977
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A Midsummer Night's Dream, National Shakespeare Festival, Old Globe Theatre, 1978
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Tosca (opera), Santa Fe Opera, Santa Fe, NM, 1978
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Aida (opera), Houston Grand Opera, Houston, TX, 1979
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A Man for All Seasons, Center Theatre Group, Ahmanson Theatre, LosAngeles, 1979
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The Most Happy Fella, Majestic Theatre, New York City, 1979
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Romeo and Juliet, National Shakespeare Festival, Old Globe Theatre, 1980
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Cosi Fan Tutti (opera), Texas Opera Theatre, 1980
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King Lear, National Shakespeare Festival, Old Globe Theatre, 1981
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The Country Wife, National Shakespeare Festival, Old Globe Theatre, 1981
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Mary Stuart, Center Theatre Group, Ahmanson Theatre, 1981
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The Gin Game, Old Globe Theatre, 1982-83
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The Tempest, Old Globe Theatre, 1982-83
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Yankee Wives, Old Globe Theatre, 1982-83
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Porgy and Bess, Radio City Music Hall, New York City, 1983
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The Skin of Our Teeth, Old Globe Theatre, 1983
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Twelfth Night, Old Globe Theatre, 1983
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Macbeth, Old Globe Theatre, 1983
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Othello, Old Globe Theatre, 1984-85
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Season's Greetings, Old Globe Theatre, 1984-85
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The Torch-Bearers, Old Globe Theatre, 1984-85
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A Midsummer Night's Dream, Old Globe Theatre, 1985
- (With Tom Moore) Fallen Angels, Old Globe Theatre, 1985
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The Lighthouse (opera), San Diego Chamber Opera, San Diego, CA, 1986
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Emily, Old Globe Theatre, 1986-87
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The Incredibly Famous Willy Rivers, Old Globe Theatre, 1986-87
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The Cocktail Hour, Old Globe Theatre, 1988, then Promenade Theatre, New York City, 1989
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Up in Saratoga, Old Globe Theatre, 1989
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Driving Miss Daisy, Old Globe Theatre, 1989-90
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Uncle Vanya, Old Globe Theatre, 1989-90
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Jake's Women, Old Globe Theatre, 1989-90
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Breaking Legs, Old Globe Theatre, 1989-90
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The Cocktail Hour, Center Theatre Group, Ahmanson Theatre, then John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, New York City, both 1990
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The Snow Ball, Hartford Stage Company, Hartford, CT, then Huntington Theatre Company, Boston, MA, both 1991
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Hamlet, 1991
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Two Shakespearean Actors, Cort Theatre, New York City, 1992
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Bargains, Old Globe Theatre, 1992
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Interior Decoration, Old Globe Theatre, 1992-93
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The Winter's Tale, Old Globe Theatre, 1992-93
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Ghosts, Old Globe Theatre, 1992-93
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Damn Yankees, Old Globe Theatre, 1993, then Marquis Theatre, New York City, 1994
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Hapgood!, Mitzi E. Newhouse Theatre at Lincoln Center, New York City, 1994-95
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The Doctor Is Out, Old Globe Theatre, 1995
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Getting Away with Murder (formerly known as The Doctor Is Out), Broadhurst Theatre, New York City, 1996
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Time and Time Again, Old Globe Theatre, 1996
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Pride's Crossing, Old Globe Theatre, 1997, then Mitzi E. NewhouseTheatre, 1998
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The Little Foxes, Vivian Beaumont Theatre, New York City, 1997
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More to Love: A Big Fat Comedy, Eugene O'Neill Theatre, New York City, 1998
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Labor Day, Old Globe Theater, then City Center Stage I, New York City, 1998
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The Full Monty, Eugene O'Neill Theatre, 1998
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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.
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Major Tours
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Porgy and Bess, U.S. and European cities, 1977-78, then in fourteen opera company consortium, 1986-87
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Stage Producer
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Street Scene, New York State Theatre, New York City, 1990
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Television Director
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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
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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.
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WRITINGS
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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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