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Fishbach holds a degree from [[Kenyon College]] in Ohio and attended the National Theater Institute in Connecticut.<ref>[https://dramaticarts.usc.edu/danfishbach/USC School of Dramatic Arts - faculty bio]</ref> He was formerly the head of Performing Arts at Los Angeles's [[Harvard-Westlake School]]. |
Fishbach holds a degree from [[Kenyon College]] in Ohio and attended the National Theater Institute in Connecticut.<ref>[https://dramaticarts.usc.edu/danfishbach/USC School of Dramatic Arts - faculty bio]</ref> He was formerly the head of Performing Arts at Los Angeles's [[Harvard-Westlake School]]. |
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During Fishbach's tenure at The Groundlings, the improv company inked a New Media deal with [[Sony]] for short digital sketches.<ref name="Garrett">{{cite web|url=http://www.variety.com/article/VR1117984382.html?categoryid=1238&cs=1|title=Groundlings going digital|last=Garrett|first=Diane|date=21 April 2008|work=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]|accessdate=11 August 2010}}</ref> |
During Fishbach's tenure at The Groundlings, the improv company inked a New Media deal with [[Sony]] for short digital sketches.<ref name="Garrett">{{cite web|url=http://www.variety.com/article/VR1117984382.html?categoryid=1238&cs=1|title=Groundlings going digital|last=Garrett|first=Diane|date=21 April 2008|work=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]|accessdate=11 August 2010}}</ref> |
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Fishbach's directing credits include 'One Night Stand: An Improvised Musical,' produced by [[Marc E. Platt]], Executive Producer of [[Wicked (musical)]]. The show premiered at the [[Edinburgh Festival Fringe]] in 2007. Other credits include Steven Dietz's Private Eyes, Nicky Silver's The Maiden's Prayer, Spring Awakening, Company, Chicago, Bat Boy: The Musical, South Pacific, The Glass Menagerie, The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie, and Little Shop of Horrors. |
Fishbach's directing credits include 'One Night Stand: An Improvised Musical,' produced by [[Marc E. Platt]], Executive Producer of [[Wicked (musical)]]. The show premiered at the [[Edinburgh Festival Fringe]] in 2007. Other credits include Steven Dietz's Private Eyes, Nicky Silver's [[The Maiden's Prayer]], [[Spring Awakening (musical)|Spring Awakening]], [[Company (musical)|Company]], Chicago, [[Bat Boy: The Musical]], South Pacific, The Glass Menagerie, The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie, and Little Shop of Horrors. In 2013 he collaborated with [[James Rado]] on a production of [[Hair (musical)|HAIR]] that included new scenes by the author. Fishbach's company Page One Productions produced [[Tim Crouch]]'s play ''[[An Oak Tree]]'' at The Odyssey Theatre in Los Angeles, featuring [[Jason Alexander]], [[Alan Cumming]], [[Alanis Morissette]], [[Peter Gallagher]] and [[Wendie Malick]]. In 2015, he directed Stephen Sondheim and John Weidman's musical [[Assassins (musical)|Assassins]] in Los Angeles. For that production he was nominated by BroadwayWorld.com<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.broadwayworld.com/los-angeles/article/BWW-Review-Rarely-Produced-ASSASSINS-a-Meaty-Hit-at-Pico-Playhouse-20150823|title=BWW Review: Rarely Produced ASSASSINS a Meaty Hit at Pico Playhouse|last=Grigware|first=Don|work=BroadwayWorld.com|access-date=2017-11-01|language=en}}</ref> for Best Director. In 2017 he directed the musical [[Jacques Brel is Alive and Well and Living in Paris]] in Los Angeles. Fishbach is the co-founder of [http://www.lamts.com The Los Angeles Musical Theatre Studio], a training ground for musical theatre performers. <ref>{{Cite news|url=http://voyagela.com/interview/meet-mark-d-kaufmann-los-angeles-musical-theater-studio-lamts-shernan-oaks-just-off-101-freeway/|title=Meet Mark D. Kaufmann of Los Angeles Musical Theater Studio (LAMTS) in Sherman Oaks - Voyage LA Magazine {{!}} LA City Guide|access-date=2017-11-01|language=en-US}}</ref> |
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Fishbach is currently on the faculty at [[The University of Southern California]] School of Dramatic Arts |
Fishbach is currently on the faculty at [[The University of Southern California]] School of Dramatic Arts. He has taught courses at [[Oklahoma City University]], [[California State Polytechnic University, Pomona]], Santa Monica College, and the [[American Musical and Dramatic Academy]], where he developed and taught courses in the History of Musical Theatre.<ref>[https://dramaticarts.usc.edu/danfishbach/USC School of Dramatic Arts - faculty bio]</ref> He is also co-president of Page One Productions. |
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Fishbach's brother, Stephen, was a runner-up on the CBS reality show ''[[Survivor: Tocantins]]''. |
Fishbach's brother, Stephen, was a runner-up on the CBS reality show ''[[Survivor: Tocantins]]''. |
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Dan Fishbach is an American theater director and producer. He was the Executive Director of The Groundlings Theater in Los Angeles from 2006 to 2008.
Fishbach holds a degree from Kenyon College in Ohio and attended the National Theater Institute in Connecticut.[1] He was formerly the head of Performing Arts at Los Angeles's Harvard-Westlake School.
During Fishbach's tenure at The Groundlings, the improv company inked a New Media deal with Sony for short digital sketches.[2]
Fishbach's directing credits include 'One Night Stand: An Improvised Musical,' produced by Marc E. Platt, Executive Producer of Wicked (musical). The show premiered at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe in 2007. Other credits include Steven Dietz's Private Eyes, Nicky Silver's The Maiden's Prayer, Spring Awakening, Company, Chicago, Bat Boy: The Musical, South Pacific, The Glass Menagerie, The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie, and Little Shop of Horrors. In 2013 he collaborated with James Rado on a production of HAIR that included new scenes by the author. Fishbach's company Page One Productions produced Tim Crouch's play An Oak Tree at The Odyssey Theatre in Los Angeles, featuring Jason Alexander, Alan Cumming, Alanis Morissette, Peter Gallagher and Wendie Malick. In 2015, he directed Stephen Sondheim and John Weidman's musical Assassins in Los Angeles. For that production he was nominated by BroadwayWorld.com[3] for Best Director. In 2017 he directed the musical Jacques Brel is Alive and Well and Living in Paris in Los Angeles. Fishbach is the co-founder of The Los Angeles Musical Theatre Studio, a training ground for musical theatre performers. [4]
Fishbach is currently on the faculty at The University of Southern California School of Dramatic Arts. He has taught courses at Oklahoma City University, California State Polytechnic University, Pomona, Santa Monica College, and the American Musical and Dramatic Academy, where he developed and taught courses in the History of Musical Theatre.[5] He is also co-president of Page One Productions.
Fishbach's brother, Stephen, was a runner-up on the CBS reality show Survivor: Tocantins.
References
- ^ School of Dramatic Arts - faculty bio
- ^ Garrett, Diane (21 April 2008). "Groundlings going digital". Variety. Retrieved 11 August 2010.
- ^ Grigware, Don. "BWW Review: Rarely Produced ASSASSINS a Meaty Hit at Pico Playhouse". BroadwayWorld.com. Retrieved 2017-11-01.
- ^ "Meet Mark D. Kaufmann of Los Angeles Musical Theater Studio (LAMTS) in Sherman Oaks - Voyage LA Magazine | LA City Guide". Retrieved 2017-11-01.
- ^ School of Dramatic Arts - faculty bio
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