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Danya Taymor

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Director b. 1988

Danya Taymor is an American theatre director. She won the Tony Award for Best Direction of a Musical for The Outsiders, and received a second consecutive nomination in 2025 for Best Direction of a Play for John Proctor is the Villain.

Also credited on2 works

The Outsiders
John Proctor is the Villain

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In the literature2 passages

  • Theatre for a New Audience Thirty-second Season Artistic Director, Jeffrey Horowitz; Board Chairman, Theodore Rogers/Henry Christensen Ill; Managing Director, Dorothy Ryan; General Manager, Theresa von Klug; Development, James L. Lynes; Education, Katie Miller; Finance, Elizabeth Lees; Capital Campaign Director, Rachel Lovett; Associate A…theatre-pdfs/Theatre World/Theatre World, 2011-12 Season, v. 68 (Willis).txt
  • 260 © OFF-BROADWAY Company Series The Broken Heart by John Ford; Director, Selina Cartmell; Sets, Antje Ellermann; Costumes, Susan Hilferty; Lighting, Marcus Doshi; Composer and Sound, David Van Tieghem; Choreography, Annie-B Parson; Voice Director, Andrew Wade; Dramaturg, Jonathan Kalb; Fight Director, J. Allen Suddeth; Casting, Deborah…theatre-pdfs/Theatre World/Theatre World, 2011-12 Season, v. 68 (Willis).txt

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  • Which of the credits above the roles on this record — director — apply to. The roles sit on the person and never on a credit, so a director who also acted looks the same here as one who did not.

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