Our Leadership:

David Ira Goldstein, Artistic Director

Mr. Goldstein this year celebrates his sixteenth season as Artistic Director of Arizona Theatre Company. This season he will direct The Pajama Game and the world premiere of Jeffrey Hatcher’s Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde. He has directed over 30 mainstage productions for ATC ranging from classics to new plays to musicals including The Pirates of Penzance,  Much Ado About Nothing, My Fair Lady, Valley Song, The Illusion, Side Man, The Mystery of Irma Vep, How I Learned to Drive, Scapin, The Two Gentlemen of Verona, H.M. S. Pinafore and  A Midsummer Night’s Dream, as well as the world premieres of Sherlock Holmes: The Final Adventure, Inventing van Gogh, Rocket Man, Private Eyes, Over The Moon and Dracula by Steven Dietz, One Crazy Day by Roger Downey, and For Better or Worse by Geoff Hoyle.  As Artistic Director, he has produced over 150 other mainstage plays, workshops and presentations including acclaimed appearances by the Royal National Theatre of Great Britain and the Theatre Royal Bath. He received the 2003 Governor’s Arts Award as Individual Artist for his contributions to the arts in Arizona.

He has been a guest director at theatres all across the country including the Pasadena Playhouse, Berkeley Repertory Theatre, Seattle Repertory Theatre, Kansas City Repertory Theatre, Northlight Theatre, San Jose Repertory Theatre, Geva Theatre Center, Laguna Playhouse, Repertory Theatre of St. Louis, The Alaska Repertory Theatre, The Empty Space Theatre, Mixed Blood, The Children’s Theatre Company of Minneapolis, Quicksilver Stage and Illusion Theatre.  His musical A Marvelous Party: The Noël Coward Celebration has played extensively across the US, winning many awards including four Jeff Awards in Chicago (including Best Director) and the Los Angeles Drama Critics Awards for Best Production. It will play this season at Kansas City Repertory Theatre, Florida Stage and American Repertory Theatre in Boston.

Before coming to Arizona, Mr. Goldstein was Associate Artistic Director of ACT Theatre in Seattle.  His many productions there included Glengarry Glen Ross, Hapgood, Lloyd’s Prayer, the world premieres of God’s Country by Steven Dietz and Willi by John Pielmeier, as well as a joint Soviet-American production of The Falcon.  He was Associate Artistic Director at Actors Theatre of St. Paul from 1983-86.

Mr. Goldstein holds an MFA from the University of Minnesota.  He has been a visiting instructor and director at ASU, University of Washington, University of Minnesota and University of Northern Iowa.  He was the Keynote Speaker for last year’s USITT National Conference held in Phoenix. He has served as a panelist for the National Endowment for the Arts, Theatre Communications Group, Arts Midwest, and the Arizona, Minnesota, Oregon and Washington State Arts Commissions.  He was a co-founder of Minnesota Young Playwrights and has been a site reporter for the National Endowment for the Arts for over 25 years. He is married to KJZZ radio announcer Michele Robins. They share their home with their cats: Joey, Cary, Reggie and Dexter.