David Ira Goldstein
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Mr. Goldstein has been Artistic Director of Arizona Theatre Company since 1992, a period that has seen unprecedented growth in artistic programming, educational programs and state-wide support. This season, Mr. Goldstein will direct The Pirates of Penzance and the world premiere of For Better Or Worse. He has directed over 30 mainstage productions for ATC ranging from classics to new plays to musicals including Oh, Coward, Much Ado About Nothing, My Fair Lady, Valley Song, H.M.S. Pinafore, Side Man, The Mystery of Irma Vep, How I Learned to Drive, Scapin, The Two Gentlemen of Verona, The Illusion, A Midsummer Night’s Dream, Other People’s Money, The Boys Next Door, as well as the world premieres of Inventing van Gogh, Rocket Man, Private Eyes, Over The Moon and Dracula by Steven Dietz. As Artistic Director, he has produced over 125 other mainstage plays, workshops and presentations including two acclaimed appearances by the Royal National Theatre of Great Britain. He received the 2003 Governor’s Arts Award as Individual Artist, for his contributions to the arts in Arizona.
He has been a guest director at theatres all across the country including Kansas City Repertory Theatre, Berkeley Rep, Repertory Theatre of St. Louis, Alaska Rep, The Empty Space Theatre, Mixed Blood, Seattle Rep, The Children’s Theatre Company of Minneapolis, Quicksilver Stage, Illusion Theatre, Portland Rep and Tacoma Actors Guild.
Before coming to Arizona, Mr. Goldstein was associate artistic director of ACT Theatre in Seattle. His many productions included Glengarry Glen Ross, Hapgood, Lloyd’s Prayer, the world premieres of God’s Country by Steven Dietz, Willi by John Pielmeier and a joint Soviet-American production of The Falcon. He was associate artistic director at Actors Theatre of St. Paul from 1983-86.
Mr. Goldstein holds an MFA from the University of Minnesota. He has been a visiting instructor and director at Arizona State University, University of Washington, University of Minnesota and University of Northern Iowa. He has served as a panelist for the National Endowment for the Arts, Theatre Communications Group, Arts Midwest, and the Arizona, Minnesota, Oregon and Washington State Arts Commissions. He was a co-founder of Minnesota Young Playwrights and has been a site reporter for the National Endowment for the Arts for over twenty years. He is married to KJZZ radio announcer Michele Robins. They share their home with their cats: Joey, Cary and Reggie.
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