Sheryl Kaller is a theatrical director. She has Broadway credits that include Mothers and Sons and Next Fall by Geoffrey Nauffts, for which she was nominated for the Tony Award for Best Director. She has directed at many theatres including Roundabout Theatre Company, Lincoln Center Theater, The New Group, Pasadena Playhouse, Primary Stages, Williamstown Theatre Festival, American Conservatory Theater, New York Stage and Film, Geffen Playhouse, Philadelphia Theatre Company, and Naked Angels.
She told me her story and gave me her perspective on all things including:
- What Bob Fosse “fought for” in his direction, and how that inspired her.
- How she never felt like a female Director while she was in school . . . but only when she got into the business, and how that has changed (or not) since then.
- The day she got scolded by an Actor for being too prepared. And how that has affected her style since.
- How she got back into the business after deciding to take time off to raise her family (and how that made her a better and more successful Director).
- The process of pitching herself for a job . . . what she says to playwrights and Producers in order to earn their trust.
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