Daniel Max Aukin (born 1970/1971) is a British-American

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. He won the

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in 2024 for ''

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''.

Early life

From North London, Aukin was born to English father

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and American-born mother

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, who both work in theatre. His paternal grandparents were Jewish immigrants, his grandfather from Belarus and his grandmother born in Germany of Polish parentage. Aukin studied comparative religion abroad at the

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. During university, he became interested in student theatre.

Career

Aukin became the artistic director of the

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theatre in 1999. Aukin's directorial debut on Broadway was the 2015 revival of the

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play '' Fool for Love''.

Awards

References

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