15 Facts About Rachel Chavkin

Rachel Chavkin was raised in the Washington suburb of Silver Spring, Maryland.

Rachel Chavkin has a BFA from New York University and an MFA from Columbia University.

Rachel Chavkin currently holds the position of Artistic Director at The TEAM, and has worked to direct and produce many pieces for The TEAM, including award-winning and internationally touring plays, such as Roosevelvis, Mission Drift, and Architecting.

Rachel Chavkin directed Three Pianos which ran off-off-Broadway at the Ontological-Hysteric Theater in March 2010 and then at the New York Theatre Workshop in December 2010 to January 2011.

Rachel Chavkin won the 2010 Obie Award, Obie Special Citation for Three Pianos.

Rachel Chavkin has worked in collaboration with actor and fellow playwright Taylor Mac across multiple projects, including The Lily's Revenge, Act 2 ; and with Chris Thorpe, including Confirmation and Status.

Rachel Chavkin directed The Royale by Marco Ramirez, off-Broadway at Lincoln Center, which opened in March 2016.

Rachel Chavkin was nominated for the 2016 Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Director of a Play for directing The Royale.

Rachel Chavkin received the 2016 Obie Award, Direction, for The Royale.

Rachel Chavkin directed the folk opera Hadestown, written by Anais Mitchell, which opened officially at the off-Broadway New York Theatre Workshop on May 23,2016.

Rachel Chavkin went on to win the Tony Award for Best Direction of a Musical.

Rachel Chavkin directed Anything That Gives Off Light at the Edinburgh International Festival in August 2016, in a co-production with The TEAM and The National Theatre of Scotland.

In 2017, Rachel Chavkin was presented with the Smithsonian Award for Ingenuity along with Dave Malloy.

Rachel Chavkin directed the world premiere of Dave Malloy's Moby-Dick, which opened at the American Repertory Theater of Harvard University on December 11,2019.

On February 22,2023, it was announced that Rachel Chavkin would be directing the Broadway-aimed Gatsby musical, which will premiere in 2024 at American Repertory Theater in Cambridge, Massachusetts.