Jeremy B. Cohen

Jeremy is thrilled to return to the Alliance, and is in his sixth season as producing artistic director of the Playwrights’ Center in Minneapolis, having previously served as associate artistic director/director of new play development at Hartford Stage, where he directed several premieres. Other directing credits include productions at Actors Theatre of Louisville, Alley Theatre, Alliance, Centerstage, Dorset Theatre, George Street Playhouse, Goodman, Kansas City Rep, McCarter, Mixed Blood, New Victory, Open Fist, Repertory Theatre of St. Louis, Royal George, Steppenwolf, Theater J, Theatre Latte Da, Victory Gardens and Workhaus Collective. Workshops: At the O’Neill Playwrights’ Conference, New York Stage & Film, Pasadena Playhouse, Denver Center, New Harmony, Bay Area Playwrights Festival and Woolly Mammoth. As founding artistic director of Naked Eye Theatre Company in Chicago, Cohen developed/directed more than 15 plays, including several premieres. He has received numerous directing awards, an NEA/ TCG Directors Fellowship and a Northwestern University grant for his play 12 Volt Heart. Last season he directed the world premiere of a new musical off-Broadway (the Duke on 42nd Street) by singer/songwriter Jonatha Brooke called My Mother Has Four Noses, which is touring the United States. This season he directs four world premieres, including Bad Dog (Olney), Lullaby (Theatre Latte Da) and the rolling world premiere of Le Switch (The Jungle).