Stephen Porter (director)

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Stephen Winthrop Porter (July 24, 1925 – June 11, 2013) was an American stage and television director, producer, set designer and writer best known for directing the classics, especially

Tony Awards and two Drama Desk Awards
for his work as a director.

Biography

Stephen Porter was born in Ogdensburg, New York to Charles Talbot and Anna Martin. His father was an engineer and his mother a school teacher. Porter studied at Yale University. He died in New York City, his longtime home, on June 11, 2013.[1]

Career

Porter began his career as a teacher, director and designer for

Milwaukee, Wisconsin to work for the Fred Miller Theatre where he directed two plays: the Dark of the Moon and Our Town
.

In 1960, Porter became the Director for the

The Doctor in Spite of Himself, Major Barbara and Sodom and Gomorrah among others. During this time, Porter also directed several plays in New York City, including Scapin for the Phoenix Theatre company in 1963; three different productions of Right You Are in 1963, 1964 and 1966; Impromptu at Versailles for Phoenix Theatre in 1964; The Hostage and Man and Superman (written by Porter) in 1964; three successful Broadway revivals in a row: The Wild Duck (1965), The Show-Off (1967) and The Misanthrope (1968); Krapp's Last Tape; King Lear; Twelfth Night; another Broadway revival, Private Lives, in 1969,[2] and Harvey (1970).[3]

In 1971, Porter became the artistic director of the

Tony Awards for Best Director of a Play for his work on The School for Wives (1971) and Chemin de Fer (1974), as well as nominations for Drama Desk Awards
for Outstanding Director of a Play for his work on They Knew What They Wanted (1976) and Man and Superman (1979).

Since then, Porter has directed more than fifty more plays either on or off Broadway or at Regional theaters throughout the United States and Canada. More recent credits include the Broadway productions of The Devil's Disciple (1988) and The Miser (1990) and Getting Married (1991).[3] Porter has also directed a few Television productions, most notably PBS' 1974 production of A Touch of the Poet.[2]

References

  1. ^ "STEPHEN W. PORTER Obituary: View STEPHEN PORTER's Obituary by New York Times". Legacy.com. 2013-06-11. Retrieved 2013-06-16.
  2. ^ a b Stephen Porter Biography (1925-)
  3. ^ a b "Porter, Stephen Winthrop", American Theatre Guide
  4. ISBN 0-19-512347-6

External links
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