Penny Metropulos

Penny Metropulos

Director, Virgins to Villains: My Journey with Shakespeare's Women

In 21 seasons at OSF: Associate Artistic Director: (1996–2007); Director: Great Expectations; Henry IV, Part One; The Comedy of Errors; Tracy’s Tiger; Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde; The Philanderer; Humble Boy; Lorca in a Green Dress; Antony and Cleopatra; As You Like It; The Tempest; The Night of the Iguana; The Good Person of Szechuan; The Three Musketeers (’96); A Midsummer Night’s Dream; Death of a Salesman; Timon of Athens; Cabaret Verboten; The Merry Wives of Windsor; Restoration; Lips Together, Teeth Apart. Other theatres: Director: Chicago Shakespeare Theater, Hudson Valley Shakespeare, Denver Center Theatre Company, Arena Stage, Rogue Theater Company, Westport Country Playhouse, The Acting Company, Guthrie Theater, Syracuse Stage, Portland Center Stage, Intiman Theatre, Arizona Theater Company, Berkeley Repertory Theatre, California Shakespeare Festival. Other credits: Co-adapter (w/ Linda Alper) Great Expectations; The Comedy of Errors, A Musical; Tracy’s Tiger; The Three Musketeers (‘96 production). Quinn Martin Directing Fellow (University of California San Diego); Joseph Jefferson and Salt Awards for Outstanding Direction; Acting company (OSF); Acting company and Director of Outreach (Arizona Theater Company); Instructor / Lecturer / Director at numerous universities and theatre programs. Education: London Academy of Music and Dramatic Arts; Dallas Theater Center Academy.