Maria Mileaf

Maria Mileaf
Born
Maria Joy Mileaf

c. 1965 (age 59–60)
New York City
EducationYale College (BA)
UCSD (MFA)
SpouseNeil Patel
Children2

Maria Mileaf (born c. 1965 in New York City) is an American theater director.[1] She grew up in Highland Park, New Jersey.[2][3]

Mileaf received a BA in literature from Yale College and received an MFA in directing from University of California, San Diego in 1990.[4] In 1994, she was awarded a Boris Sagal and Bill Foeller Fellowship from the Williamstown Theatre Festival.[5] She lives in NYC with her husband, set designer Neil Patel,[6] and their two children.

Theater directing credits

Year Title Company Venue
1990 The Crucible Los Angeles Theatre Center Los Angeles Theatre Center
1992 Faith, Hope and Charity: A Little Dance of Death in Five Acts Sixth Avenue Playhouse Sixth Avenue Playhouse
1993 The Gut Girls Cucaracha Theatre Company Cucaracha Theatre
1994 Scar Perishable Theatre Perishable Theatre
1996 Missing Marisa and Kissing Christine Phoenix Theatre Company Performing Arts Center at Purchase
1996 Tomorrowland New Georges Walkerspace
1997 Laugh I Thought I'd Die PS 122
1998 Art Royal George Theatre
1998 How I Learned to Drive Philadelphia Theatre Company Plays and Players Theatre
1998 Fire Eater New York Stage and Film Coal Bin Theater
1999 Life Under 30: Ten-Minute Plays Actors Theatre of Louisville Pamela Brown Auditorium
1999 The Beauty Queen of Leenane Philadelphia Theatre Company Plays and Players Theatre
1999 MAID Lincoln Center
2000 Hard Feelings Women's Project Theater Women's Project Theater
1999-2000 Lobster Alice Playwrights Horizons Wilder Theatre
2000 Going to St. Ives La Jolla Playhouse La Jolla Playhouse
2000 Wit Philadelphia Theatre Company Plays and Players Theatre
2001 The Unexpected Man Geffen Playhouse Geffen Playhouse
2002 99 Histories Cherry Lane Mentor Project Cherry Lane Studio Theatre
2003 Monsieur Ibrahim and the Flowers of the Koran The Play Company McGinn/Cazale Theatre
2004 Private Jokes, Public Places Center for Architecture
2004 Nickel and Dimed Philadelphia Theatre Company Plays and Players Theatre
2004 Those Who Can, Do Clubbed Thumb HERE Arts Center
2005 The Sugar Syndrome Williamstown Theatre Festival Williamstown Theatre Festival
2005 The Story Philadelphia Theatre Company Philadelphia Theatre Company
2005 Going to St. Ives Primary Stages Theater 59E59 Theatre
2005 Sakharam Binder[7] The Play Company 59E59 Theaters
2005 The Argument Vineyard Theatre Vineyard Theatre
2005 A Nervous Smile Williamstown Theatre Festival Williamstown Theatre Festival
2006-2007 Underneath the Lintel George Street Playhouse Duchess Theatre, George Street Playhouse
2006 The Heidi Chronicles Berkshire Theatre Festival Berkshire Theatre Festival
2007 Blithe Spirit Williamstown Theatre Festival Williamstown Theatre Festival
2007 Third Geffen Playhouse Geffen Playhouse
2008 A Perfect Couple Women's Expressive Theater DR2 Theater
2008 A Body of Water Primary Stages Theater 59E59 Theaters
2009 Blood from a Stoner Ensemble Studio Theatre Ensemble Studio Theatre
2009 Ninety Vassar College and New York Stage and Film Powerhouse Theater
2010 MazelTov Cocktail... an explosive family comedy Jamie M. Fox (one-woman show) McGinn/Cazale Theatre
2011 F2M Vassar College and New York Stage and Film Powerhouse Theater
2011 Ruined Philadelphia Theatre Company Suzanne Roberts Theatre
2012 Reasons to Be Pretty Philadelphia Theatre Company Suzanne Roberts Theatre
2013 The Rainmaker Old Globe Theatre Old Globe Theatre
2013 The Great God Pan Juilliard School McClelland Drama Theater
2014 The Mulberry Bush Throughline Theatre Company 59E59 Theatre
2014 Detroit Philadelphia Theatre Company Suzanne Roberts Theatre
2015 Let There Be Love American Conservatory Theater Geary Theater
2015 HA Akim Funk Buddha Dance Theater Workshop
2015 Abyss The Play Company TheaterLab
2016 After the Wedding 59E59 Theatres
2016 Feeding the Dragon City Theatre Company City Theatre
2017 Playing God 59E59 Theatres
2018 Feeding the Dragon Primary Stages Theater, Hartford Stage Hartford Stage, Cherry Lane Theatre
2019 Here I Lie Throughline Theatre Company 59E59 Theatre

Film directing credits

Year Title Writer Notes
The House in Capricorn Chantal Billadeau Short musical film

Awards and nominations

Year Result Award Category Show
2000 Nominee[8] Barrymore Awards for Excellence in Theater Outstanding Direction of a Play Wit
2005 Winner[9] Barrymore Awards for Excellence in Theater Outstanding Direction of a Play The Story

References

  1. ^ "Theatre Alliance of Greater Philadelphia :: 2005 Barrymore Awards for Excellence in Theatre :: Nominees and Award Recipients". Archived from the original on 2008-06-03. Retrieved 2009-08-30.
  2. ^ "Here & There". Daily News. 1986-04-21. Retrieved 2021-07-12 – via newspapers.com.
  3. ^ Falkenstein, Michelle (2006-01-01). "JERSEY FOOTLIGHTS". The New York Times. Retrieved 2021-07-12.
  4. ^ Churnin, Nancy (1992-04-02). "'Faith, Hope and Charity' and a Lot of Dedication'". The Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 2021-07-12 – via newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "'Stepin Fetchit' topic of WTF Special Event". North Adams Transcript. 2004-07-20. Retrieved 2021-07-12 – via newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "American Theater Magazine". Archived from the original on 2010-06-19. Retrieved 2009-08-30.
  7. ^ "Theater". The New York Times.
  8. ^ "Barrymore Award Nominees Announced at Philly's Wilma". Playbill. 2000-08-16. Retrieved 2021-07-12.
  9. ^ "Arden Sweeney Todd is the Big Winner of 2005 Barrymore Awards". Broadway World. 2005-10-11. Retrieved 2021-07-12.


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