Theater Faculty
Heather McDonald
Heather (MFA, New
York University's Tisch
School of the Arts, 1984) a professional director and playwright,
Ms. McDonald has taught Playwriting for the Theater Department
for seven years. In the spring of 1999, she directed the GMU Players
production of her 1986 play, Rivers and Ravines, which
was commissioned by the Arena Stage. Her play, An Almost Holy
Picture was named Best New Play of the Year by the Los Angelos
Times and opened on Broadway at The Roundabout Theatre in February
2002 starring Kevin Bacon and directed Michael Mayer. Additionally,
Heather was a guest at the 2001 Sundance Festival. Heather's play
When Grace Comes In premiered at The La Jolla Playhouse
in the summer of 2002 and was produced by at the Seattle Repertory
Theatre in September 2002.
Latest News: Heather wrote the libretto for
The End of the Affair. This Opera was comissioned by
Houston Grand Opera and it premiered in there in March 2004. It
has upcoming productions at Madison Opera, Opera Pacifica, the
Pittsburg Opera, and Sydney. She also recently acceped a commision
from Madison Repertory Theatre to adapt Gerda Lerner's memoir
Firewood.
Course List:
THR 380 Playwriting Workshop
THR 381 Advanced Playwriting
THR 490 The Screenplay
THR 571 Adv. Playwriting Workshop
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