Bartlett Sher is an American theatre director. He has been nominated for nine Tony Awards, winning a Tony Award for Best Direction of a Musical as well as a Drama Desk Award for his direction of the 2008 Broadway revival of South Pacific. He served as associate artistic director at Hartford Stage in Connecticut and company director at the Guthrie Theater in Minneapolis. He was artistic director at Intiman Theatre in Seattle and in 2008 was named resident director at Lincoln Center Theater in New York City.

Bart took some time out from his rehearsals of the now running Oslo to chat with me about the role of the Director in modern productions and . . .

How directing on Broadway wasn’t even in his game plan.

How directing a show is like conducting an orchestra.

What his rehearsal process is really like (and why it scares choreographers like this one).

What he looks for from actors when he’s auditioning.

Why it’s hard to find a good producer.

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