Directors Listing

Listed Alphabetically by First Name - Click Names/Titles for Detailed Info
Name Image Productions
Abena Joan Brown
• Shango Diaspora (1981-82)   
Ajene D. Washington
• Adam (2016-17)   • American Menu (2002-03)   • The Meeting (2021) (2020-21)   
Al Freeman, Jr.
• Suspenders (1979-80)   • Time Out of Time (1986-87)   
Allie Woods
• Cotillion (1975-76)   • When the Chickens Came Home to Roost (1980-81)   • Dreams Deferrred (1981-82)   
Amiri Baraka
Amiri Baraka • Sidnee Poet Heroical (1974-75)   
Anderson Johnson
• Section D (1975-76)   • Toe Jam (1975-76)   • Birdland (1978-79)   • Steal Away (1981-82)   • Black Girl (1995) (1995-96)   
Andre Mtume
• Twenty Year Friends (1983-84)   
Ann Bowen
• Valentine’s Day (1997-98)   
Arthur French, Jr.
• Branches from the Same Tree (1980-81)   
Arthur Strimling
• Every Day a Visitor (2000-01)   
Awoye Timpo
• Hospice (2021) (2020-21)   
Bette Howard
• Oh! Oh! Obesity (1983-84)   • Parting (1983-84)   • Long Time Since Yesterday (1984-85)   • Long Time Since Yesterday (1985-86)   
Bill Charles
• Charlie Can’t Win No Wars on the Ground & Misjudgement (1970-71)   
Bill Duke
• Dudder Love (1972-73)   
Billie Allen
• Bargaining Thing (1975-76)   
Brad Brewer
• Brewery Puppets (1979-80)   
Bryna Wartman
• Lillian Wald: At Home on Henry Street (1986-87)   
Buddy Butler
• In the House of Blues (1985-86)   
Carl Lee
• The Connection (1980-81)   
Carlos Gobera
• Becoming Garcia (1983-84)   
Carlos Pinza
• The Commitment (1973-74)   
Charles Maryan
Charles-Maryan • In White America (2015-16)   • Crazy Horse Have Jenny Now (1979-80)   
Charles Nelson Reilly
• One Good Nerve: A Visit with Ruby Dee (1997-98)   
Charles Turner
Charles Turner • In Splendid Error (A Black Retrospective 2) (1978-79)   
Chuck Patterson
• James Baldwin: A Soul on Fire (1999-00)   • The River Crosses Rivers: Short Plays by Women of Color (2009-10)   
Chuck Smith
• The Hooch (1983-84)   • Knock Me a Kiss (2010-11)   
Claude Purdy
• Good Black Don’t Crack (1988-89)   
Clayton Riley
• Gilbeau (1975-76)   
Cliff Roquemore
• Selma (1983-84)   
Clinton Turner Davis
• Divine Comedy (1976-77)   • Joe Turner’s Come and Gone (1996-97)   • The Conjure Man Dies (2000-01)   • The River Crosses Rivers: Short Plays by Women of Color (2009-10)   • Harriet’s Return: Based Upon the Legendary Life of Harriet Tubman (2017-18)   • Two Can Play (2019-20)   • Widows (2021) (2020-21)   
David Chambers
• Medal of Honor Rag (1975-76)   
Dean Irby
• Mondongo (1975-76)   • Boogie Woogie & Booker T (1986-87)   • The Spirit Moves (1993-94)   • Puberty Rites (2011-12)   • Medal of Honor Rag (2020) (2020-21)   
Denise Hamilton
• Things of the Heart (1980-81)   
Dennis Rosa
• Portrait of Jennie (1982-83)   
Dennis Scott
• The Defense (1976-77)   
Dennis Zacek
• Sovereign State of Boogedy Boogedy (1986-87)   • Jelly Belly (1990-91)   
Dianne Kirksey
• Trial of Adam Clayton Powell, Jr. (1983-84)   
Dianne McIntyre
• It Hasn’t Always Been This Way (2006-07)   
Dick A. Williams
• In New England Weather (1970-71)   • One (1970-71)   
Don Evans
• Adam (1982-83)   
Douglas Turner Ward
• Rose McClendon: Harlem’s Gift to Broadway (1998-99)   
Dwight R. B. Cook
• Bessie Speaks (1994-95)   
Ed Cambridge
• Macbeth (1976-77)   
Ed Rombola
• Greatest Man on Earth (1975-76)   
Ed Smith
• From the Mississippi Delta (1987-88)   • A Last Dance for Sybil (2002-03)   • Cool Blues (2010-11)   • From the Mississippi Delta (2020) (2020-21)   
Edward Love
• A Thrill a Moment (1988-89)   
Eileen Morris
• Ma Rose (2020-21)   
Elaine Kansas
• Grand Street (1980-81)   
Elizabeth Van Dyke
• Zora (1980-81)   • Games (1983-84)   • Great Men of Gospel (2003-04)   • Sweet Mama Stringbean (2007-08)   
Ellen Sebastian Chang
• In Search of My Father… Walkin’ Talkin’ Bill Hawkins (2007-08)   
Eric Coleman
• Josh: The Black Babe Ruth (2007-08)   • Satchel: A Requiem for Racism (2007-08)   
Eric Ruffin
• Gutta Beautiful (2007-08)   
Erick Santamaria
• Flamingo Flomongo (1978-79)   
Ernestine Johnson
• Anna Lucasta (1978-79)   
Ernie McClintock
• Raisin in the Sun (A Black Retrospective 3) (1978-79)   
Frances Foster
• Hospice (1983-84)   
Freedome Bradley-Ballentine
• Amarie (2008-09)   
G. William Oakley
• Basin Street (1983-84)   
Gabrielle Kurlander
• Dr. Du Bois and Miss Ovington (2013-14)   • Dr. Du Bois & Miss Ovington (2020) (2020-21)   
Gennaro Montanino
• Tea (1975-76)   
George Faison
• Accept “Except” LGBT NY (2014-15)   
George Ferencz
• Boy & Tarzan Appear in a Clearing (1981-82)   • Day Out of Time (1981-82)   
Geri Lipshultz
• Once Upon the Present Time (1985-86)   
Gideon Y. Schein
• Fraternity (1983-84)   
Gilbert Moses
• Taking of Miss Janie (1974-75)   • Don’t Let it Go to Your Head (1977-78)   • Louis (1981-82)   
Glenda Dickerson
• Glorious Monster in the Bell of the Horn (1979-80)   • Black Media (1978-79)   • No (1980-81)   
Gordon Edelstein
• Wilderness of Shur (1982-83)   • December 7th (1985-86)   
Harold Dewindt
• The Candidate (1973-74)   
Harold Scott
• Child of the Sun (1981-82)   
Helaine Head
• Aid to Dependent Children (1974-75)   
Ifa Bayeza
• Drink Water (1974-75)   
Imani Douglas
• Chain | Late Bus to Mecca (1991-92)   • The River Crosses Rivers: Short Plays by Women of Color (2009-10)   
Irving Lee
• Hot Dishes! (A Black Retrospective 1) (1978-79)   
Irving Vincent
• A Recent Killing (1975-76)   • In My Many Names and Days (1972-73)   • Christchild (1992-93)   
Jackie Alexander
• Plenty of Time (2012-13)   
Jamie Richards
• The River Crosses Rivers: Short Plays by Women of Color (2009-10)   
Jay Broad
• The Brothers Berg (1999-00)   • Defending the Light (1999-00)   • Conflict of Interest (2000-01)   
Jerry Mofokeng
• Survival (1989-90)   
Joan Kemp-Welch
• Shades of Brown (1983-84)   
John Kani
• Gorée (1989-90)   
John Lone
• Dance and the Railroad (1980-81)   • Paper Angels (1981-82)   
John Pynchon Holmes
• Last Dance Man (1983-84)   
Jose Machado
• Puerto Rican Obituary (1979-80)   
Joseph Lizardi
• Block Party (1977-78)   
Joseph Megel
• Freight: The 5 Incarnations of Abel Green (2017-18)   
Judyann Elder
• The Meeting (1986-87)   
Ken Rubenstein
• Confession (1974-75)   • Transition (1974-75)   
Kenny Leon
• Wizard of Hip (1990-91)   
Larry Neal
• In My Many Names and Days (1972-73)   
Latanya Richardson Jackson
LaTanya Richardson Jackson • Nonsectarian Conversations with the Dead (1985-86)   • Stories About the Old Days (2020-21)   
Laurie Carlos
• Nonsectarian Conversations with the Dead (1985-86)   
Lee Gundersheimer
• Incommunicado (1997-98)   
Leo Shapiro
• Friends (1979-80)   • Thrombo (1984-85)   
Lloyd Richards
• Christopher Columbus (1997-98)   • A Last Dance for Sybil (2002-03)   
Lydia Fort
• The River Crosses Rivers: Short Plays by Women of Color (2009-10)   
Maishe Maponya
• Jika (1988-89)   
Mansoor Najee-Ullah
• Salaam Huey Newton, Salaam (2008-09)   • In the Wine Time (2013-14)   
Margaret Perry
• Every Day a Visitor (2013) (2013-14)   
Marjorie Moon
• Incandescent Tones (1983-84)   
Mary Beth Easley
• Court Martial at Fort Devens (2011-12)   
Max Mayer
• After Crystal Night (1987-88)   
Melvin Van Peebles
Melvin Van Peebles • Champeen! (1982-83)   • Waltz of the Stork Boogie (1984-85)   
Nathan George
• Trio (1982-83)   
Norman Riley
• Amiri Baraka in Concert (1979-80)   • Black People’s Party (1981-82)   • Jazz Set (1982-83)   
Novella Nelson
• Runners (1977-78)   
Ntozake Shange
Ntozake Shange • for colored girls who have Considered Suicide/When The Rainbow Is Enuf (1995) (1994-95)   
Ossie Davis
• Take it From the Top (1979-80)   
Otto Pirchner
• As Long as You’re Happy Barbara (1979-80)   
Oz Scott
• for colored girls who have Considered Suicide/When The Rainbow Is Enuf (1975-76)   • Mahalia (1977-78)   • Take a Giant Step (A Black Retrospective 4) (1978-79)   • Trinity (1987-88)   • The Matador of 1st and 1st (1994-95)   
Patricia White
• The Missing Face (2000-01)   
Paul Carter Harrison
• The Trial of One Short Sighted Black Woman vs Mammy Louise and Safreeta Mae (1999-00)   
Petronia Paley
• Kernel of Sanity (2008-09)   • Looking for Leroy (2018-19)   • She Speaks, He Speaks, Generations Speak: Black Words Matter (2020-21)   
Philip Rose
• Whose Family Values (2002-03)   
Phillip Lindsay
• The Trial of Dr. Beck (1980-81)   
Raina Von Waldenburg
• Testimony (1991-92)   
Rajendra Ramoon Maharaj
• Diss Diss & Diss Dat (2003-04)   
Ralph McCain
• When the Chickens Came Home to Roost (2021) (2020-21)   
Raúl Dávila
• La Morena (1980-81)   • La Chefa (1981-82)   
Reggie Life
• Do Lord Remember Me (1976-77)   • Perdido (1976-77)   • Do Lord Remember Me (1997) (1996-97)   • Do Lord Remember Me (2020) (2020-21)   
Rhonda Passion Hansome
• Sweet Songs of the Soul (2004-05)   • Real Black Men Don’t Sit Cross Legged on the Floor (2005-06)   
Richard Gant
• The World of Ben Caldwell (1981-82)   • Something Lost (1980-81)   
Richard Vox
• Brisburial (1973-74)   
Robbie McCauley
• My Father and the Wars (1986-87)   
Robert Kalfin
• Upper Depths (1982-83)   
Ron Milner
Ron Milner • Season’s Reason (1977-78)   • Jazz Set (1982-83)   
Ron Stacker Thompson
• Tis the Morning (1988-89)   
Rony Clanton
• The Toilet (2008-09)   
Rose Marie Guiraud
• Initiation (1977-78)   
Samm-Art Williams
• Liberty Call (1982-83)   • The Dance on Widow’s Row (1999-00)   
Selaelo Maredi
• Beautiful Things (2000-01)   
Shauneille Perry
Shauneille Perry • Love (1981-82)   • Black Girl (1971-72)   • Jamimma (1972-73)   • Prodigal Sister (1974-75)   • It’s Showdown Time (1976-77)   • African Interlude (1977-78)   • Trouble in Mind (A Black Retrospective 5) (1978-79)   • Keyboard (1981-82)   • Who Loves the Dancer (1981-82)   • Williams and Walker (1985-86)   • The Balm Yard (1990-91)   • In Bed with the Blues: The Adventures of Fishy Waters (1993-94)   • Looking Back (1993-94)   • In Dahomey (1998-99)   • Paul Robeson (2005-06)   • The Taking of Miss Janie (2006) (2006-7)   • Ladies in Waiting (1973-74)   
Shirley Parkinson-Wright
• Moon on a Rainbow Shawl (2006-07)   
Stafford Ashani
• Ma Maw Black Sheep (1985-86)   
Stanley Brechner
• God of Vengeance (1978-79)   
Stephen Brown-Fried
• The River Crosses Rivers: Short Plays by Women of Color (2009-10)   
Steven Kent
• Mr. Universe (1987-88)   
Talvin Wilks
• The River Crosses Rivers: Short Plays by Women of Color (2009-10)   
Tato Laviera
• Nuyorican Poets Cafe (1982-83)   
Tazewell Thompson
• Second Hurricane (1985-86)   
Thomas Jones II
• Zion (1991-92)   
Tom Bullard
• The Last Street Play (1996-97)   
Tommy Redmond Hicks
• Champion (2005-06)   
Trazana Beverley
• Git on Board (1980-81)   
Vantile Whitfield
• Widows (1980-81)   
Various Artists
• Great Black Plays & Playwrights Reading Series (2009-10)   • Ntozake Shange November Reading Series: 2018 (2018-19)   • Taking Back Out City: 30 Play Reading Series (2001-02)   
Walter Dallas
• Welcome to Black River (1984-85)   • Spermegga (1999-00)   
Walter Jones
• Night Song (1977-78)   
Woodie King, Jr.
Woodie King Jr • Zora Neale Hurston: A Theatrical Biography (2016-17)   • Most Dangerous Man in America (2014-15)   • Suddenly Last Summer (1970-71)   • Charlie Can’t Win No Wars on the Ground & Misjudgement (1970-71)   • What the Winesellers Buy (1972-73)   • Daddy (1979-80)   • AmeriCain Gothic (1984-85)   • Appear and Show Cause (1985-86)   • I Have a Dream (1985-86)   • God’s Trombones (1989-90)   • Robert Johnson: Trick the Devil (1992-93)   • Checkmates (1995-96)   • Urban Transition: Loose Blossoms (2002-03)   • Waitin’ 2 End Hell (2004-05)   • The Stuttering Preacher (2005-06)   • Sowa’s Red Gravy (2012-13)   • The Fabulous Miss Marie (2013-14)   • Dutchman (2014-15)