List of productions at the Mark Taper Forum explained
The following is a list of productions at the Mark Taper Forum in Los Angeles, California.
1960s
1967 (Premiere Season)
- The Devils by John Whiting (West Coast Premiere); Director by Gordon Davidson
- The Sorrows of Frederick by Romulus Linney (World Premiere); Directed by Albert Marre
- The Marriage of Mr. Mississippi by Friederich Dürrenmatt (West Coast Premiere); Directed by Malcolm Black
- Who's Happy Now by Oliver Hailey (World Premiere); Directed by Gordon Davidson
- Muzeeka by John Guare (World Premiere); Directed by Edward Parone.
1968
1969
- The House of Atreus by Aeschylus; Directed by Tyrone Guthrie
in repertory with:
1970s
1970
- Murderous Angels by Conor Cruise O'Brien (World Premiere); Directed by Gordon Davidson
- Crystal & Fox by Brian Friel (American Premiere); Directed by Hilton Edwards
- Paul Sills' Story Theatre devised and directed by Paul Sills
- The Dream on Monkey Mountain (World Premiere) by Derek Walcott; Directed by Michael A. Schultz
- Rosebloom (World Premiere) by Harvey Perr; Directed by Gordon Davidson
1971
Note that James Whitmore in Will Rogers' U.S.A. was recorded at the Mark Taper Forum on January 15 & 16, 1971
1972
1973
- Mass (West Coast Premiere) by Leonard Bernstein; Directed by Gordon Davidson.
- The Mind with the Dirty Man (World Premiere) by Jules Tasca; Directed by Edward Parone.
- Forget-Me-Not Lane (West Coast Premiere) by Peter Nichols; Directed by Arvin Brown.
- The Hot l Baltimore (West Coast Premiere) by Lanford Wilson; Directed by Marshall W. Mason.
- Brecht: Sacred & Profane (West Coast Premiere) (The Mahagonny Songplay by Bertolt Brecht, music by Kurt Weill, and The Measures Taken by Bertolt Brecht Music by Hanns Eisler); Directed by Edward Payson Call
1974/1975
1975 Special Spring Celebration
- Me and Bessie (World Premiere) Book by Will Holt; Concept by Linda Hopkins; Directed by Robert Greenwald Sizwe Banzi is Dead and The Island (West Coast Premiere) by Athol Fugard, Winston Ntshona and John Kani; Directed by Athol Fugard
1975/1976
in repertory with:
Four Plays in Repertory:
- Ashes (American Premiere) by David Rudkin; Directed by Edward Parone
- Cross Country (World Premiere) by Susan Miller; Directed by Vickie Rue
- And Where She Stops Nobody Knows (World Premiere) by Oliver Hailey; Directed by Gordon Davidson.
- Three Sisters by Anton Chekhov; Directed by Edward Parone
1976/1977
in repertory with:
- The Importance of Being Earnest by Oscar Wilde; Directed by Edward Parone.
10th Anniversary Repertory Festival
- A History of the American Film (West Coast Premiere) by Christopher Durang; Directed by Peter Mark Schifter.
- Angel City by Sam Shepard; Directed by Robert Calhoun
- Leander Stillwell (World Premiere) by David Rush; Directed by John Dennis.
- Bugs/Guns by Doris Baizley; Music by Harry Aguado; Directed by John Dennis
1977/1978
1978/1979
1979/1980
1980s
1980/1981
- The Lady and the Clarinet (World Premiere) by Michael Cristofer; Directed by Gordon Davidson
- Billy Bishop Goes To War (West Coast Premiere) by John Gray in collaboration with Eric Peterson; Directed by John Gray
- Hoagy, Bix and Wolfgang Beethoven Bunkhaus (American Premiere) by Adrian Mitchell; Directed by Steven Robman
- Tintypes (West Coast Premiere) by Mary Kyte with Mel Marvin and Gary Pearle; Directed by Gary Pearle
- Chekhov in Yalta (World Premiere) by John Driver and Jeffrey Haddow; Directed Ellis Rabb and Gordon Davidson
in repertory with:
- Twelfth Night by William Shakespeare; Directed by Ellis Rabb and Diana Maddox
1981/1982
1982/1983
1983/1984
- Cat on a Hot Tin Roof by Tennessee Williams; Directed by José Quintero
- An American Comedy (World Premiere) by Richard Nelson; Directed by John Madden
- Quilters (West Coast Premiere) by Molly Newman and Barbara Damashek; Music, lyrics and entire production directed by Barbara Damashek.
- The Genius (American Premiere) by Howard Brenton; Directed by Ben Levit
Three plays in repertory:
1984/1985
- Viva Vittorio! (American Premiere) conceived and directed by Vittorio Gassman
- The Hands of Its Enemy (World Premiere) by Mark Medoff; Directed by Gordon Davidson
- Passion Play (West Coast Premiere) by Peter Nichols; Directed by Gwen Arner
- Traveler in the Dark (West Coast Premiere) by Marsha Norman; Directed by Gordon Davidson
- In the Belly of the Beast by Jack Henry Abbott; Adapted by Adrian Hall; Further adapted by Robert Woodruff; Directed by Robert Woodruff
- Undiscovered Country (West Coast Premiere) by Arthur Schnitzler in a version by Tom Stoppard; Directed by Ken Ruta in repertory with
- Measure for Measure by William Shakespeare; Directed by Robert Egan
1985/1986
- The Beautiful Lady (West Coast Premiere) by Elizabeth Swados and Paul Schmidt; Music, lyrics and direction by Elizabeth Swados.
- Romance Language (West Coast Premiere) by Peter Parnell; Directed by Sheldon Larry
- 'night, Mother by Marsha Norman; Directed by Tom Moore
Three plays in repertory:
1986/1987
- Asinamali! (Special Event) written and directed by Mbongeni Ngema
- The Immigrant—A Hamilton County Album (West Coast Premiere) by Mark Harelik; Directed by Randal Myler
- Ghetto (English Language Premiere) by Joshua Sobol; Directed by Gordon Davidson
- Burn This (World Premiere) by Lanford Wilson; Directed by Marshall W. Mason
- The Traveler (World Premiere) by Jean-Claude van Itallie; Directed by Steven Kent
- Roza (West Coast Premiere) book and lyrics by Julian More; Music by Gilbert Becaud; based on La Vie Devant Soi by Romain Gary; Directed by Harold Prince
- Loot by Joe Orton; Directed by John Tillinger; in repertory with
- Entertaining Mr. Sloane by Joe Orton; Directed by John Tillinger
1987/1988
1988/1989
1989/1990
- Our Country's Good (American Premiere) by Timberlake Wertenbaker; Based on the novel The Playmaker by Thomas Keneally; Co-directed by Max Stafford-Clark and Les Waters
- Mystery of the Rose Bouquet (American Premiere) by Manuel Puig; Translated by Allan Baker; American adaptation by Jeremy Lawrence; Directed by Robert Allan Ackerman
- A Midsummer Night's Dream by William Shakespeare; Directed by Kenneth Branagh; in repertory with
- King Lear by William Shakespeare; Directed by Kenneth Branagh (The American debut of The
Renaissance Theatre Company's productions
1990s
1990/1991
- Hope of the Heart (World Premiere) by Adrian Hall; Adapted from the writings of Robert Penn Warren; Directed by Adrian Hall.
- The Dragon's Trilogy by Marie Brassard, Jean Casault, Lorraine Côté, Marie Gignac, Robert Lepage, Marie Michaud; directed by Robert Lepage (Special Event - Los Angeles Festival, Macgowan Hall, UCLA)
- The Lisbon Traviata (West Coast Premiere)by Terrence McNally; Directed by John Tillinger
- The Wash by Philip Kan Gotanda; Directed by Sharon Ott
- Jelly's Last Jam (World Premiere)book by George C. Wolfe, Music by Jelly Roll Morton, Musical Adaptation and Additional Composition by Luther Henderson, Lyrics by Susan Birkenhead; Directed by George C. Wolfe
- Julius Caesar by William Shakespeare; Directed by Oskar Eustis
- The Fever written and performed by Wallace Shawn at MOCA's Ahmanson Auditorium (Special Event) May 21-June 1, 1991
- Sex, Drugs, Rock & Roll written and performed by Eric Bogosian; Directed by Jo Bonney (Special Event)
- Widows (World Premiere) based on the novel by Ariel Dorfman; Adapted for the stage by Ariel Dorfman and Tony Kushner; Directed by Robert Egan
- Chola Con Cello: A Homegirl In The Philharmonic written and performed by María Elena Gaitán, the first staged version of a conceptual performance on immigrant human rights. Directed by Diane Rodriguez, produced by Josephine Ramirez. Performed as part of the Taper's OUT IN FRONT post Rodney King Riot performances.
1991/1992
- Spunk (West Coast Premiere) by Zora Neale Hurston; Adapted and directed by George C. Wolfe; Music by Chic Street Man
- Henceforward... (West Coast Premiere) by Alan Ayckbourn; Directed by Tom Moore
- The Kentucky Cycle by Robert Schenkkan; Directed by Warner Shook
- Richard II by William Shakespeare; Directed by Robert Egan
- Unfinished Stories (World Premiere) by Sybille Pearson; Directed by Gordon Davidson
- Fire in the Rain...Singer in the Storm written and performed by Holly Near; Conceived and developed by Timothy Near and Holly Near; Directed by Timothy Near
1992/1993
1993/1994
Fall Festival:
- The Persians by Aeschylus; A Modern Version by Robert Auletta (American Premiere); Music composed and performed by Hamza El Din; Directed by Peter Sellars
- Pounding Nails in the Floor With My Forehead written and performed by Eric Bogosian; Directed by Jo Bonney
- Carpa Clash written and performed by Culture Clash—Richard Montoya, Ric Salinas and Herbert Siguenza; Directed by Jose Luis Valenzuela with
- Mimi's Monologue written and performed by Marga Gomez; Directed by Jose Luis Valenzuela
Subscription Season:
1994/1995
- Floating Islands, Part One - The Family Business: The Modern Ladies of Guanabacoa and In the Eye of the Hurricane (World Premiere) by Eduardo Machado; Directed by Oskar Eustis
- Floating Islands, Part Two - After the Revolution: Fabiola and Broken Eggs (World Premiere) by Eduardo Machado; Directed by Oskar Eustis
- Black Elk Speaks (West Coast Premiere) adapted by Christopher Sergel. Based on the book by John G. Neihardt; Directed by Donovan Marley
- Three Hotels by Jon Robin Baitz; Directed by Joe Mantello
- Master Class (West Coast Premiere) by Terrence McNally; Directed by Leonard Foglia
- Hysteria (American Premiere) by Terry Johnson; Directed by Phyllida Lloyd
1995/1996
- Slavs! (West Coast Premiere Production) by Tony Kushner; Directed by Michael Greif
- The Family Business (West Coast Premiere) written, directed and choreographed by Ain Gordon and David Gordon
- Edward Albee's Three Tall Women; Directed by Lawrence Sacharow
- Blade to the Heat (West Coast Premiere) by Oliver Mayer; Directed by Ron Link
- Psychopathia Sexualis by John Patrick Shanley; Directed by Daniel Sullivan
- Changes of Heart by Pierre Carlet de Chamblain de Marivaux; Translated, adapted and directed by Stephen Wadsworth
1996/1997
- Having Our Say by Emily Mann; Adapted from the book by Sarah L. Delany and A. Elizabeth Delany with Amy Hill Hearth; Directed by Walter Dallas
- Molly Sweeney by Brian Friel; Directed by Gwen Arner
- Arcadia by Tom Stoppard; Directed by Robert Egan
- Valley Song written and directed by Athol Fugard
New Theatre For Now on the Mainstage, A 30th Anniversary Festival:
- Demonology (West Coast Premiere) by Kelly Stuart; Directed by David Schweizer
- The Joy of Going Somewhere Definite (West Coast Premiere)by Quincy Long; Directed by David Schweizer
- The Street of the Sun (World Premiere) by José Rivera; Directed by David Esbjornson
- Mules (American Premiere) by Winsome Pinnock; Directed by Lisa Peterson
- Nine Armenians by Leslie Ayvazian; Directed by Gordon Davidson
1997/1998
novel by John Irving; Conceived and directed by Tom Hulce and Jane Jones
1998-1999
1999/2000
2000s
2000/2001
- August Wilson's King Hedley II Directed by Marion McClinton.
- Closer by Patrick Marber; Directed by Robert Egan
- Glimmer, Glimmer and Shine (West Coast Premiere) by Warren Leight; Directed by Evan Yionoulis.
- QED (World Premiere) A New Play by Peter Parnell; Inspired by writings of Richard Feynman and Ralph Leighton's Tuva or Bust!; Directed by Gordon Davidson
- The Body of Bourne (World Premiere) by John Belluso; Directed by Lisa Peterson.
- In Real Life (World Premiere Production) written and performed by Charlayne Woodard; Directed by Daniel Sullivan.
in repertory with:
- Another American: Asking and Telling written and performed by Marc Wolf; Directed by Joe Mantello
2001/2002
2002/2003
2003/2004
2004/2005
- Nothing But The Truth (West Coast Premiere) by John Kani; Directed by Janice Honeyman
- The School for Scandal by Richard Brisley Sheridan; Directed by Brian Bedford
- Edward Albee's The Goat, or Who is Sylvia?; Directed by Warner Shook
- Electricidad (West Coast Premiere) by Luis Alfaro; Based on Sophocles's Electra; Directed by Lisa Peterson
- Stuff Happens (American Premiere) by David Hare; Directed by Gordon Davidson
- August Wilson's Radio Golf (World Premiere Production); Directed by Kenny Leon
2005/2006
- Romance (West Coast Premiere) by David Mamet; The Atlantic Theater Company production;Directed by Neil Pepe
- Lewis and Clark Reach the Euphrates (World Premiere) by Robert Schenkkan; Directed by Gregory Boyd
- The Cherry Orchard by Anton Chekhov; Adapted by Martin Sherman; Directed by Sean Mathias
- iWitness (American Premiere) by Joshua Sobol; Adapted by Barry Edelstein from an English Language Version by Joshua Sobol. Directed by Barry Edelstein
- Without Walls by Alfred Uhry; Directed by Christopher Ashley
- Water & Power (World Premiere); Written by Richard Montoya for Culture Clash; Directed by Lisa Peterson
2006/2007
- Doubt by John Patrick Shanley; Directed by Doug Hughes; Presented at the Ahmanson Theatre
- Nightingale (American Premiere) Written and performed by Lynn Redgrave; Directed by Joseph Hardy
- 13 (World Premiere) Music and Lyrics by Jason Robert Brown; Book by Dan Elish; Directed by Todd Graff
- Distracted (World Premiere) by Lisa Loomer; Directed by Leonard Foglia
- Yellow Face (World Premiere) by David Henry Hwang; Directed by Leigh Silverman; Presented in association with the Public Theater and East West Players
2007/2008
- The History Boys by Alan Bennett; Directed by Paul Miller; Original Direction by Nicholas Hytner; Presented at the Ahmanson Theatre.
- Sweeney Todd Music and Lyrics by Stephen Sondheim; Book by Hugh Wheeler; From an Adaptation by Christopher Bond; Music Orchestrated by Sarah Travis; Directed and Designed by John Doyle; Presented at the Ahmanson Theatre
- The House of Blue Leaves by John Guare; Directed by Nicholas Martin
- The School of Night (American Premiere) by Peter Whelan; Directed by Bill Alexander
2009
2010s
2010
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018