Jessica Kubzansky is an American

theatre director A theatre director or stage director is a professional in the theatre field who oversees and orchestrates the mounting of a theatre production such as a play, opera, dance, drama, musical theatre performance, etc. by unifying various endeavors a ...

and current artistic director of the

Boston Court Pasadena Theatre Company __NOTOC__ Boston Court Pasadena (also known as The Theatre at Boston Court) is a regional theatre noted for its productions of new works. Located in Pasadena, California, it houses a 99-seat theatre for its mainstage productions, as well as an ...

Life and career

Kubzansky has directed extensively throughout Southern California and was the 2004 recipient of the Los Angeles Drama Critics Circle Margaret Harford Award for Sustained Excellence. Kubzansky is a graduate of

Harvard University Harvard University is a Private university, private Ivy League research university in Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States. Founded in 1636 and named for its first benefactor, the History of the Puritans in North America, Puritan clergyma ...

Johns Hopkins University The Johns Hopkins University (often abbreviated as Johns Hopkins, Hopkins, or JHU) is a private university, private research university in Baltimore, Maryland, United States. Founded in 1876 based on the European research institution model, J ...

, and the

California Institute of the Arts The California Institute of the Arts (CalArts) is a Private university, private art school in Santa Clarita, California. It was incorporated in 1961 as the first degree-granting institution of higher learning in the US created specifically for ...

. Kubzansky has worked extensively across Southern California theatre, directing works with the

Laguna Playhouse Laguna Beach (; ''Laguna'', Spanish for "Lagoon") is a city in Orange County, California, United States. Located in Southern California along the Pacific Ocean, this seaside resort city has a mild year-round climate, scenic coves, and environm ...

Geffen Playhouse The Geffen Playhouse is a not-for-profit theater company founded in Los Angeles, California by Gilbert Cates in 1995. It produces plays in two theaters in Geffen Playhouse, which is owned by University of California Los Angeles. The Playhous ...

East West Players East West Players is an Asian American theatre organization in Los Angeles, founded in 1965. As the nation's first professional Asian American theatre organization, East West Players continues to produce works and educational programs that give ...

Pasadena Playhouse Pasadena Playhouse is a Tony Award-winning historic performing arts venue located 39 S. El Molino Avenue in Pasadena, California. The 686-seat auditorium produces a variety of cultural and artistic events, professional shows, and community engag ...

, the

Pacific Resident Theatre Pacific Resident Theatre (PRT) is a 501(c)(3) non-profit theatre company located at 703 Venice Boulevard in Venice, California. It was founded as an actors cooperative in Venice's arts district in 1985 and is dedicated to producing both classic ...

, and the

Los Angeles Theatre Center The Los Angeles Theatre Center is a performance complex of several theaters that first opened in Downtown Los Angeles Downtown Los Angeles (DTLA) is the central business district of the city of Los Angeles. It is part of the Central Los Ang ...

. Her 2003 Colony Theatre Company production of Lillian Hellman's '' Toys in the Attic'' was named "Best Play" by the Los Angeles

Ovation Awards The Ovation Awards were a Southern California award for excellence in theatre, established in 1989. They were given out by the non-profit arts service organization LA Stage Alliance and are the only peer-judged theatre awards in Los Angeles. Win ...

Directing credits

References

External links

Boston Court Pasadena: Jessica Kubzansky
{{DEFAULTSORT:Kubzansky, Jessica American theatre directors American women theatre directors Living people Johns Hopkins University alumni California Institute of the Arts alumni Harvard College alumni Year of birth missing (living people)