Dan Fishbach is an American theater director and producer. He was the Executive Director of

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Theater in Los Angeles from 2006 to 2008.

Career

Fishbach holds a degree from

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in Ohio and attended the National Theater Institute in Connecticut.Dan Fishbach - School of Dramatic Arts - USC
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. During Fishbach's tenure at The Groundlings, the improv company inked a New Media deal with

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for short digital sketches. Fishbach's directing credits include ''One Night Stand: An Improvised Musical,'' produced by

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, Executive Producer of

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. The show premiered at the

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in 2007. Other credits include Steven Dietz's ''Private Eyes'', Nicky Silver's ''The Maiden's Prayer'', '' Spring Awakening'', ''

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'', ''

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'', Bat Boy: The Musical, '' South Pacific'', ''

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'', ''The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie'', and '' Little Shop of Horrors''. In 2013, he collaborated with James Rado on a production of ''

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'' that included new scenes by the author. Fishbach's company Page One Productions produced

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's play ''

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'' at The Odyssey Theatre in Los Angeles, featuring

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and

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. In 2015, he directed Stephen Sondheim and John Weidman's musical ''

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'' in Los Angeles. For that production, he was nominated by BroadwayWorld.com for Best Director. In 2017 he directed the musical ''

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'' in Los Angeles. Fishbach is the co-founder of the Los Angeles Musical Theatre Studio, a training ground for musical theatre performers. He is currently on the faculty at

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School of Dramatic Arts. He has taught courses at

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, Cal Poly Pomona, Santa Monica College, and the American Musical and Dramatic Academy, where he developed and taught courses in the History of Musical Theatre. He is also co-president of Page One Productions.

References

External links

Los Angeles Musical Theatre Studio
American theatre directors Kenyon College alumni Living people University of Southern California faculty Year of birth missing (living people) {{theat-director-stub