DIRECTING
Grant Goodman is a professional director and was a founder of New York's Compass Rose Theatre Company - serving as its Artistic Director from 2000 until 2003 and as its Managing Director from its inception in 1998 until assuming artistic directing duties in the spring of 2000. An Equity theatre company after only one season of operation, Compass Rose was created with a mission to perform works of Elizabethan and Jacobean drama with a minimalist modern style and point of view.
Grant has directed productions by playwrights ranging from Shakespeare to David Mamet to Georg Büchner and has helmed successful productions on both the professional and educational level. An innovative storyteller with an imaginative aesthetic, Grant brings an experienced practitioner's perspective to his direction, counting Declan Donnellan’s Cheek by Jowl and Théâtre de Complicité as major influences on his work.
Grant has directed productions by playwrights ranging from Shakespeare to David Mamet to Georg Büchner and has helmed successful productions on both the professional and educational level. An innovative storyteller with an imaginative aesthetic, Grant brings an experienced practitioner's perspective to his direction, counting Declan Donnellan’s Cheek by Jowl and Théâtre de Complicité as major influences on his work.
RESUME
DIRECTING Full Productions
Macbeth - William Shakespeare - Indiana University
Romeo & Juliet - William Shakespeare - The Touring Company - New York City, NY
The Taming of the Shrew - William Shakespeare - Compass Rose Theatre Company - New York
Much Ado About Nothing - William Shakespeare - Compass Rose Theatre Company - New York
As You Like It - William Shakespeare - Compass Rose Theatre Company - New York
Romeo & Juliet - William Shakespeare - Compass Rose Theatre Company - New York
DIRECTING Staged Readings
Measure for Measure - William Shakespeare - Compass Rose Theatre Company - New York City, NY (Concert Reading)
The Winter's Tale - William Shakespeare - Compass Rose Theatre Company - New York City, NY (Concert Reading)
DIRECTING Workshops
Hamlet - William Shakespeare - Nouveau Arts Classical Theatre - New York City, NY
DIRECTING Educational
Henry the Fourth, Part I - William Shakespeare - Marin Shakespeare Young Company
Romeo & Juliet - William Shakespeare - CRTC Educational - for Deerfield Academy, Deerfield MA
Death of a Salesman - Arthur Miller - Butler University Theatre Dept. - (Student Productions)
ASSISTANT DIRECTING Selective
Oleanna - David Mamet - John Castro, Sedentary Productions - Washington, D.C.
The Dumb Waiter - Harold Pinter - John Castro, Sedentary Productions - Washington, D.C.
The Comedy of Errors - William Shakespeare - Brian Crowe, Pages to Players, Shakespeare Theatre of New Jersey
ASSISTANT DIRECTING Workshops
Aunt Dan & Lemon - Wallace Shawn - SPT - Washington, D.C.
The Shawl - David Mamet - SPT - Washington, D.C.
Leonce & Lena - Georg Büchner - SPT - Washington, D.C.
SCHOOL TOUR MANAGEMENT
Romeo & Juliet - ShakespeareLive! - Actor/Manager - Shakespeare Theatre of New Jersey
Macbeth - ShakespeareLive! - Actor/Manager - Shakespeare Theatre of New Jersey
A Midsummer Night's Dream - ShakespeareLive! - Actor/Manager - Shakespeare Theatre of New Jersey
Macbeth - William Shakespeare - Indiana University
Romeo & Juliet - William Shakespeare - The Touring Company - New York City, NY
The Taming of the Shrew - William Shakespeare - Compass Rose Theatre Company - New York
Much Ado About Nothing - William Shakespeare - Compass Rose Theatre Company - New York
As You Like It - William Shakespeare - Compass Rose Theatre Company - New York
Romeo & Juliet - William Shakespeare - Compass Rose Theatre Company - New York
DIRECTING Staged Readings
Measure for Measure - William Shakespeare - Compass Rose Theatre Company - New York City, NY (Concert Reading)
The Winter's Tale - William Shakespeare - Compass Rose Theatre Company - New York City, NY (Concert Reading)
DIRECTING Workshops
Hamlet - William Shakespeare - Nouveau Arts Classical Theatre - New York City, NY
DIRECTING Educational
Henry the Fourth, Part I - William Shakespeare - Marin Shakespeare Young Company
Romeo & Juliet - William Shakespeare - CRTC Educational - for Deerfield Academy, Deerfield MA
Death of a Salesman - Arthur Miller - Butler University Theatre Dept. - (Student Productions)
ASSISTANT DIRECTING Selective
Oleanna - David Mamet - John Castro, Sedentary Productions - Washington, D.C.
The Dumb Waiter - Harold Pinter - John Castro, Sedentary Productions - Washington, D.C.
The Comedy of Errors - William Shakespeare - Brian Crowe, Pages to Players, Shakespeare Theatre of New Jersey
ASSISTANT DIRECTING Workshops
Aunt Dan & Lemon - Wallace Shawn - SPT - Washington, D.C.
The Shawl - David Mamet - SPT - Washington, D.C.
Leonce & Lena - Georg Büchner - SPT - Washington, D.C.
SCHOOL TOUR MANAGEMENT
Romeo & Juliet - ShakespeareLive! - Actor/Manager - Shakespeare Theatre of New Jersey
Macbeth - ShakespeareLive! - Actor/Manager - Shakespeare Theatre of New Jersey
A Midsummer Night's Dream - ShakespeareLive! - Actor/Manager - Shakespeare Theatre of New Jersey
FIGHT DIRECTION
Grant trained under Broadway standout Rick Sordelet and SAFD Fight Master Emeritus Drew Fracher.
His professional Fight Direction credits include:
ROOTED
By Deborah Zoe Laufer
Directed by Noah Himmelstein
Cincinnati Playhouse in the Park
MEASURE FOR MEASURE
Illinois Shakespeare Festival
ROMEO & JULIET
The Touring Company - New York City, NY
THE TAMING OF THE SHREW
Compass Rose Theatre Company - New York City, NY
MUCH ADO ABOUT NOTHING
Compass Rose Theatre Company - New York City, NY
AS YOU LIKE IT
Compass Rose Theatre Company - New York City, NY
ROMEO & JULIET
Compass Rose Theatre Company - New York City, NY
MEASURE FOR MEASURE
Compass Rose Theatre Company - New York City, NY
THE WINTER'S TALE
Compass Rose Theatre Company - New York City, NY
HAMLET
Nouveau Arts Classical Theatre - New York City, NY
HENRY THE FOURTH, PART I
Marin Shakespeare Young Company
ROMEO & JULIET
CRTC - for Deerfield Academy, Deerfield MA
OLEANNA
Sedentary Productions - Washington, D.C.
THE DUMB WAITER
Sedentary Productions - Washington, D.C.
THE COMEDY OF ERRORS
Young Co. - Shakespeare Theatre of New Jersey
Stage Combat Instruction
Yale University – co-taught class alongside Rick Sordelet
Shakespeare Theatre of New Jersey – Summer Apprentice Program
Marin Shakespeare - Summer Apprentice Program
University of Arkansas – MFA workshop
Grant has been Fight Captain for over 40 professional productions including shows at Lincoln Center, Theatre for a New Audience, Yale Repertory, Shakespeare Theatre Company (DC), The Old Globe, Hartford Stage, Cincinnati Playhouse in the Park, Cleveland Playhouse, PlayMakers Repertory, Syracuse Stage, Milwaukee Repertory, Shakespeare Theatre of New Jersey, Arizona Theatre Company and the Utah, Illinois, and Kentucky Shakespeare Festivals.
His professional Fight Direction credits include:
ROOTED
By Deborah Zoe Laufer
Directed by Noah Himmelstein
Cincinnati Playhouse in the Park
MEASURE FOR MEASURE
Illinois Shakespeare Festival
ROMEO & JULIET
The Touring Company - New York City, NY
THE TAMING OF THE SHREW
Compass Rose Theatre Company - New York City, NY
MUCH ADO ABOUT NOTHING
Compass Rose Theatre Company - New York City, NY
AS YOU LIKE IT
Compass Rose Theatre Company - New York City, NY
ROMEO & JULIET
Compass Rose Theatre Company - New York City, NY
MEASURE FOR MEASURE
Compass Rose Theatre Company - New York City, NY
THE WINTER'S TALE
Compass Rose Theatre Company - New York City, NY
HAMLET
Nouveau Arts Classical Theatre - New York City, NY
HENRY THE FOURTH, PART I
Marin Shakespeare Young Company
ROMEO & JULIET
CRTC - for Deerfield Academy, Deerfield MA
OLEANNA
Sedentary Productions - Washington, D.C.
THE DUMB WAITER
Sedentary Productions - Washington, D.C.
THE COMEDY OF ERRORS
Young Co. - Shakespeare Theatre of New Jersey
Stage Combat Instruction
Yale University – co-taught class alongside Rick Sordelet
Shakespeare Theatre of New Jersey – Summer Apprentice Program
Marin Shakespeare - Summer Apprentice Program
University of Arkansas – MFA workshop
Grant has been Fight Captain for over 40 professional productions including shows at Lincoln Center, Theatre for a New Audience, Yale Repertory, Shakespeare Theatre Company (DC), The Old Globe, Hartford Stage, Cincinnati Playhouse in the Park, Cleveland Playhouse, PlayMakers Repertory, Syracuse Stage, Milwaukee Repertory, Shakespeare Theatre of New Jersey, Arizona Theatre Company and the Utah, Illinois, and Kentucky Shakespeare Festivals.