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 Visiting Professor of Theater
Office: 106 Hopkins Center
E-mail: Jerry.Zaks@dartmouth.edu
Courses
JERRY ZAKS (Director) has directed the New York productions of: THE CAINE
MUTINY COURT MARSHALL, LA CAGE AUX FOLLES, LITTLE SHOP OF HORRORS, A BAD
FRIEND, THE MAN WHO CAME TO DINNER, GUYS AND DOLLS, SIX DEGREES OF SEPARATION,
LEND ME A TENOR, THE HOUSE OF BLUE LEAVES, ANYTHING GOES, THE FRONT PAGE, A
FUNNY THING HAPPENED ON THE WAY TO THE FORUM, SMOKEY JOE'S CAFE, 45 SECONDS
FROM BROADWAY, LAUGHTER ON THE 23rd FLOOR, ASSASSINS, THE FOREIGNER, WENCESLAS
SQUARE, THE MARRIAGE OF BETTE AND BOO, SISTER MARY IGNATIUS..., BABY WITH THE
BATHWATER, and BEYOND THERAPY. He also directed the Old Vic’s production
of THE PHILADELPHIA STORY in London. He also directed the award-winning
film MARVIN'S ROOM starring Meryl Streep and Diane Keaton. Mr. Zaks
served as Resident Director at Lincoln Center Theater from 1986 -1990 and is a
founding member of the Ensemble Studio Theatre. He has received four Tony
awards, four Drama Desks, two Outer Critics Circle Awards, an Obie, and an
NAACP Image Award nomination for his national tour of THE TAP DANCE KID. He has
also directed episodes for the long running hit comedies EVERYBODY LOVES
RAYMOND and FRASIER. A graduate of Dartmouth with an MFA from Smith, he
received the George Abbott Award for Lifetime Achievement in the Theater in
1994 and an honorary Doctorate of Fine Arts from Dartmouth in 1999. Since
1990 he has been proudly affiliated with Jujamcyn Theaters.
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