Member Profiles
Anna D. Shapiro
Biography
Anna D. Shapiro has directed some of the most memorable Steppenwolf productions in recent years, including August: Osage County (for which she received a Tony Award), Three Days of Rain, Drawer Boy, I Never Sang for my Father, Man from Nebraska and The Pain and the Itch. Outside of Steppenwolf, she has directed at the Atlantic Theatre Company, Manhattan Theatre Club, Huntington Theatre Company and Paper Mill Playhouse, among others. Shapiro is also head of the Graduate Directing Program at Northwestern University.
Watch & Listen
Credits & Awards
Theatre
Papermill Playhouse: The Drawer Boy
Piven Theatre Workshop: The Guys
Indiana Repertory Theatre: Agnes of God
Manhattan Theatre Club: Iron
Huntington Theatre Company: A Fair Country
Philadelphia Theatre Company: The Infidel
Atlantic Theatre Company: Trafficking in Broken Hearts
Awards
Princess Grace Award
The 2008 Tony Award for Best Direction for August: Osage County.