Andrei Serban Biography (1943-)

Full name, Andrei George Serban; born June 21, 1943, in Bucharest, Romania; immigrated to the United States in 1969; son of Gheorghe and Elpis (maiden name, Lichardopu) Serban; married; two children. Addresses: Office: Columbia University, School of Arts, 601C Dodge Hall, 2960 Broadway, New York, NY10027-6902.

Nationality
Romanian
Gender
Male
Occupation
Director
Birth Details
June 21, 1943
Bucharest, Romania

Famous Works

  • CREDITS
  • Stage Director
  • Arden of Faversham, Romania, 1965
  • Ubu Roi, Romania, 1966
  • Julius Caesar, Romania, 1968
  • The Good Woman of Setzuan, Young People's Theatre of Piatra Neampt, Bucharest, Romania, 1968
  • Jonah, Bucharest's Little Theatre, Romania, 1969
  • Arden of Faversham, La MaMa Experimental Theatre Club, New York City, 1970
  • Ubu Roi, La MaMa Experimental Theatre Club, 1970
  • The Fragments of a Trilogy (composed of three plays: The TrojanWomen, Medea, and Elektra), La MaMa Experimental Theatre Club, 1974-1976
  • The Good Woman of Setzuan, La MaMa Experimental Theatre Club, 1975
  • As You Like It, La MaMa Experimental Theatre Club, 1976
  • The Cherry Orchard, New York Shakespeare Festival, Vivian BeaumontTheatre, New York City, 1977
  • Agamemnon, New York Shakespeare Festival, Vivian Beaumont Theatre,then Delacorte Theatre, New York City, both 1977
  • The Ghost Sonata, Yale Repertory Theatre, New Haven, CT, 1977
  • Sganarelle: An Evening of Moliere Farces, Yale Repertory Theatre,then New York Shakespeare Festival, Public Theatre, New York City, both 1978
  • (And set designer) The Master and Margarita, New York ShakespeareFestival, Public Theatre, 1978
  • The Umbrellas of Cherbourg New York Shakespeare Festival, Public Theatre, 1979, then Phoenix Theatre, London, 1980
  • Happy Days, New York Shakespeare Festival, Public Theatre, 1979
  • The Seagull, New York Shakespeare Festival, Public Theatre, 1980
  • Eugene Onegin, Welsh National Opera, Cardiff, Wales, 1980
  • Sganarelle, American Repertory Theatre, Cambridge, MA, 1981
  • I puritani, Welsh National Opera, 1981
  • Norma, Welsh National Opera, 1981 then 1985
  • La traviata, Julliard American Opera Centre, New York City, 1981
  • The Marriage of Figaro, Tyrone Guthrie Theatre, Minneapolis, MN, 1982
  • Zastrozzi, New York Shakespeare Festival, Public Theatre, 1982
  • The Three Sisters, American Repertory Theatre, 1982
  • Uncle Vanya, La MaMa Annex, New York City, 1983
  • Alcina, New York City Opera, State Theatre, New York City, 1983
  • Orpheus Descending, Circle in the Square Theatre, New York City, 1984
  • The King Stag, American Repertory Theatre, 1984
  • Turandot, Royal Opera House, London, 1984
  • The Love of Three Oranges, American Repertory Theatre, 1984
  • The Juniper Tree, American Repertory Theatre, 1985
  • The Marriage of Figaro, Circle in the Square Theatre, 1985
  • Fidelio, Covent Garden Theatre, London, England, 1986
  • Sweet Table at the Richelieu, American Repertory Theatre, 1986
  • The Good Woman of Setzuan, American Repertory Theatre, 1986
  • I puritani, Paris Opera, Paris, 1987
  • Fragments of a Greek Trilogy (also known as Fragments of a Trilogy; composed of three plays, Medea, Elektra, and The Trojan Women), La MaMa Experimental Theatre Club, 1987
  • The Miser, 1988
  • Twelfth Night, American Repertory Theatre, 1989
  • An Ancient Trilogy (composed of three plays: Medea, TheTrojan Women, and Elektra), National Theatre, Bucharest, Romania,1990
  • Lucia di Lammermoor, Civic Opera House, Chicago, IL, 1992, then Los Angeles, later Paris
  • Elektra, War Memorial Opera House, San Francisco, CA, 1992
  • The Fiery Angel, Opera Bastille, Paris, 1992
  • Les contes d'Hoffman, Vienna State Opera, Vienna, Austria, 1994
  • I puritani, War Memorial Opera House, San Francisco, CA, 1994
  • Donizetti: Lucia di Lammermoor, Opera Bastille, 1995
  • The Taming of the Shrew, American Repertory Theatre, Loeb Drama Center, Cambridge, MA, 1997-1998
  • Cymbeline, Delacorte Theatre, 1998
  • The Merchant of Venice, Loeb Drama Center, 1998-1999
  • The King Stag, Loeb Drama Center, 2000
  • Hamlet, The Public Theatre, Newman Theatre, New York City, 2000
  • Lysistrata, Loeb Drama Center, Harvard University, 2002
  • Pericles, Loeb Drama Center, 2003
  • Also directed The Magic Flute, Paris Opera; The Serpent Woman; Rodelinda and The Merry Widow, National Welsh Opera; DonCarlos, Caballera Rusticana I Pagliacci, and The Fiery Angel, in Geneva, Switzerland; Oedipe, Romanian National Opera; PrinceIgor and I puritani, Covent Garden Theatre; Eugene Onegin,Lisbon, Portugal; Rigoletto, Venice, Italy; Don Giovanni and Les contes, Vienna, Austria; Adriana Lecouvreur, Zurich, Switzerland; What Happened in Boston, Willie?; Elektra and Thaie, Nice, France; and Peer Gynt, Columbia School of the Arts; also worked with the Shiki Company, Tokyo, Japan.
  • Opera Director
  • Movies
  • Happy Days, 1980
  • Prince Igor, 1990
  • L'italiana in Algeri, 1998
  • Film Stage Director
  • Jane Austen in Manhattan, 1980

Further Reference

ADAPTATIONS

  • (With Elizabeth Swados) Agamemnon, produced by New York Shakespeare Festival, Vivian Beaumont Theatre, then Delacorte Theatre, New York City, both 1977; The Master and Margarita, produced by New York Shakespeare Festival, Public Theatre, New York City, 1978; Fragments of a Greek Trilogy, produced by La MaMa Experimental Theatre Club, New York City, 1987.
OTHER SOURCES
    Books
    • Menta, Ed, The Magic World Behind the Curtain: Andrei Serban in the American Theatre, Lang Publishing, 1995
    • International Dictionary of Theatre, Volume 3, Actors, Directors and Designers, St. James Press, 1996
    Periodicals
    • Yale Theatre, spring, 1977