Lincoln Center Theater names Bartlett Sher as Resident Director

Lincoln Center Theater (under the direction of Andre Bishop, Artistic Director, and Bernard Gersten, Executive Producer) has announced that Bartlett Sher has been named Resident Director of the Theater. As Resident Director Mr. Sher will have an office at LCT, consult with Artistic Director Andre Bishop on artistic matters and direct one LCT production each year.

Bartlett Sher, who will continue in his role as Artistic Director of Seattle�s Intiman Theatre, won the Tony, Drama Desk and Outer Critics Circle Awards for his direction of Lincoln Center Theater�s current hit production of Rodgers & Hammerstein�s South Pacific at the Vivian Beaumont Theater. He was also nominated for Tony Awards for his direction of LCT�s award winning productions of Clifford Odets� 'Awake & Sing!' (2006 revival) and the Craig Lucas-Adam Guettel musical 'The Light in the Piazza.' (2005)

Currently in its 24th year, Lincoln Center Theater, in addition to the open-ended run Rodgers & Hammerstein�s South Pacific, is currently presenting Saturn Returns, a new play by Noah Haidle, directed by Nicholas Martin, at the Mitzi E. Newhouse Theater, Horton Foote�s new play Dividing The Estate, directed by Michael Wilson on Broadway at the Booth Theater and Clay, a new hip-hop musical written performed and scored by Matt Sax, developed in collaboration with and directed by Eric Rosen, is at The Duke on 42nd Street.. Clay is the first production of LCT3, the Theater�s new programming initiative devoted to the work of emerging playwrights, directors and designers.