Melia Bensussen was born on September 18,1962 and is an American theatre director and producer who has been artistic director of the Hartford Stage since 2019.
10 Facts About Melia Bensussen
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Melia Bensussen won an OBIE Award for Outstanding Direction for Turn of the Screw in 1999 and is Professor of Performing Arts at Emerson College.
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Melia Bensussen studied Yiddish theatre on a fellowship to Israel and taught English in Japan before returning to New York City to work as a translator and actor.
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Melia Bensussen won an OBIE Award for directing Turn of the Screw in 1999.
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In 2000, Emerson College hired Melia Bensussen as producing director of Emerson Stage and as professor of performing arts.
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Melia Bensussen chaired the department from 2008 to 2018 and is a full professor.
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Melia Bensussen has directed theatrical productions at Huntington Theatre, Merrimack Repertory Theatre, Baltimore Center Stage, Hartford Stage, Oregon Shakespeare Festival, La Jolla Playhouse, Shakespeare in the Park, MCC Theater, Primary Stages, Long Wharf Theatre, Actors Theatre of Louisville, People's Light and Theatre Company, San Jose Repertory Theatre, Eugene O'Neill Theater Center, and other venues.
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Melia Bensussen has twice received Directing Awards from the Princess Grace Foundation-USA along with their top honor, the Statuette Award.
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Melia Bensussen serves on the executive board of the Stage Directors and Choreographers Society and chairs the Arts Advisory Board for the Princess Grace Foundation.
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Melia Bensussen became the Stage's sixth artistic director and first woman to lead the artistic side of the house.