Obie-award winning director Melia Bensussen, is the artistic director of Hartford Stage. Last year she succeeded Darko Tresnjak, and become the first woman to hold the position in the theater’s 55 year history. In her career she has directed productions across the county, including at Huntington Theatre Company, Shakespeare & Company, La Jolla Playhouse, Baltimore Center Stage, Oregon Shakespeare Festival, Long Wharf Theatre, Cincinnati Playhouse, Actors Theatre of Louisville, and Playwrights Horizons, among many more.