Bruce Coughran
Director
SDC
brucecoughran@gmail.com www.brucecoughran.com 310-430-9744
Current Position: Artistic Director, Indra’s Net Theater, Berkeley, CA (2012-present)
Duties include Artistic planning, fundraising, grant-writing, strategic planning, budgeting, board development and leadership, external liaisons, house management, etc.
Directing Experience
Theater(full productions):
Copenhagen (2018)**+++++ Michael Frayn Indra’s Net Theater, Berkeley
a Time for Hawking*++++ Bruce Coughran Indra’s Net Theater, Berkeley
Partition Ira Hauptman Indra’s Net Theater, Berkeley
Darwin in Malibu Crispin Whittell Indra’s Net Theater, Berkeley
What Do Women Want?* Vicki Siegel Actors Ensemble of Berkeley
The Secret of Life*+++ Bruce Coughran Indra’s Net Theater, Berkeley
Delicate Particle Logic*++ Jennifer Blackmer Indra’s Net Theater, Berkeley
QED+ Peter Parnell Indra’s Net Theater, Berkeley
Copenhagen Michael Frayn Indra’s Net Theater, Berkeley
Life of Galileo Bertolt Brecht Masquers Playhouse, Pt.Richmond,CA
A Hot Day in Ephesus* Vicki Siegel Actors Ensemble of Berkeley
Hickory Miles * Paul Heller Novato Theatre Company
Carwash Lou Phillips Novato Theatre Company
Antigone Jean Anouilh Actor’s Ensemble of Berkeley
Bad Connections?? * Michael Levesque West Valley Theater, Saratoga,CA
Spittin’ Image (two-act version) Stephen Metcalfe Bitter Truth Playhouse, LA
Lunchtime (workshop) Leonard Melfi Playhouse West, LA
Lynette has Beautiful Skin(2-act ver)Jane Anderson San Diego Actors Festival
Theater(staged readings-selected list):
Copenhagen (exerpt) M. Frayn Eugene O’Neill Festival, Danville
Lungs D. Macmillian Z Space, Z Below, San Francisco
In the Matter of J. Robert Oppenheimer H. Kipphardt Indra’s Net Theater, Berkeley
The Secret of Life B. Coughran Indra’s Net Theater, Berkeley
The Daughters of Urth* L. Addison Craneway/Nexxus Center, Richmond
Copenhagen M. Frayn Actors Ensemble of Berkeley, Berkeley
The Way of the World W. Congreve Subterranean Shakespeare, Berkeley
The Winter’s Tale W. Shakespeare Rossmoor Shakespeare Society
Falstaff and Hal* B. Coughran Subterranean Shakespeare, Berkeley
Sea of Tranquility H. Korder Actor’s Ensemble of Berkeley
Midsummer Night’s Dream W. Shakespeare Subterranean Shakespeare, Berkeley
Measure for Measure W. Shakespeare Subterranean Shakespeare, Berkeley
Midsummer Night’s Dream W. Shakespeare Rosmoor Shakespeare Society
Zombie Wedding* R.C. Staub/D. Sturman Exit Theater, SF
Henry IV part 1 W. Shakespeare Berkeley City College, Berkeley
Dr. Faustus C. Marlowe Subterranean Shakespeare, Berkeley
The Winter’s Tale W. Shakespeare Subterranean Shakespeare, Berkeley
Much Ado About Nothing W. Shakespeare Subterranean Shakespeare, Berkeley
Midsummer Night’s Dream W. Shakespeare Berkeley City College, Berkeley
Measure for Measure W. Shakespeare Subterranean Shakespeare, Berkeley
Henry IV part 1 W. Shakespeare Subterranean Shakespeare, Berkeley
Denouement* Jack Raymond First Stage LA, Hollywood
* World Premiere
**US Premiere
+ TBA Award Nominee – Best Actor in a Leading Role in a Drama
++ TBA Award Nominee in 5 categories including Best Direction of a Play, and Outstanding World Premiere Play
+++BATCC Award Nominee in 4 categories including Best Overall Production in the Bay Area, and Best World Premiere Play
++++BATCC Award: Best Overall Production in the East Bay (under 100 seats); 3 other nominations
+++++BATCC Awards: Best Overall Production in the Entire Bay Area (under 100 seats), Best Overall Production in the East Bay (under 100 seats), Best Principle Actress in a Play (Nancy Carlin); 1 other nomination
Assistant Directing Experience (Theater):
Most Wanted* (Michael Greif, dir) La Jolla Playhouse, La Jolla
Brainpeople* (Chay Yew, dir.) ACT, San Francisco
This Beautiful City (Steve Cosson, dir) Kirk Douglas Theatre, LA
Measure for Measure (Paul Mullins, dir) Old Globe, San Diego
L’Elisir D’Amore (Bobby Weinapple, dir) Berkeley Opera, Berkeley
Film (Directing):
‘Undone’ (7 min, HD, Color) 2013 PlayGround FF
‘Passing Through’ (30 min, DV, Color) 2003 Platinum Award, Houston FF
‘Love for Love’ (5 min, 35mm, Color) 2001 dist. Halcyon/Big Film Shorts
‘My Friend’s Love Affair’ (25 min.,16mm, Color) 2000 Bronze Award, Houston FF
Film (Producing):
‘Undone’ (7 min, HD, Color) 2013 PlayGround FF
‘East of Sunset’ (89 min, DV, Color) 2005 * dist. Westlake Ent.
*Multiple award winner including: Best Actress (MethodFest 2005), Maverick Award for Production Quality in a Low Budget Film (2005)
Other Representative Experience:
- Seminar/Panel Manger, Palm Springs Intl Film Festival
- Programming Film Administrator, Palm Springs Intl Film Festival
- Panel Coordinator, American Film Market
- New Play reader – Edgemar Center for the Arts, Santa Monica, CA
Training:
- Playhouse West (Bob Carnegie, Mark Pellegrino, Jeff Goldblum) (4 years)
- Larry Moss Studio (Michele Danner) (1 year)
- UCLA Short Fiction Film Program (Director’s track)
- AFI Conservatory (LA); UCLA Extension (short courses)
- Private Study (Directing): Danny Simon, Ted Post, Sydney Pollack
- TV Observations: CSI (Danny Cannon), Monk (Randy Zisk), King of Queens
Fellowships/Awards:
- Directors Lab West (2008)
- Directors Lab Chicago (2006/2013)
- SDCF Observership (Chay Yew)
- TBA ATLAS Directing Fellow 2012 (SF)
- TBA Titan Award finalist 2012
- TBA Award finalist – Best Direction of a Play 2015
Professional Affiliations:
- Member of Society of Stage Directors and Choreographers (full member)
- Member – Theatre Bay Area (TBA Adjudicator)
General Education:
- M.A. California State University, Dominguez Hills (History)
- B.A. UCSD (Biology)
- Dipl. Grove School of Music (Arranging and Composition)
Professional References:
Available on Request