ANNA C. BAHOW - DIRECTOR
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WEBSITE:  annabahow.com
 
PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS
  • 2011- 2012 Michael Maggio Directing Fellow, Goodman Theatre
  • Associate Artist: International Voices Project, Chicago Dramatists 
  • Ensemble Promethean Theatre
  • Alumni NY and Chicago Directors Lab
EDUCATION
Master of Liberal Studies with distinction, September 2018                                                 
DePaul University, Chicago, Illinois
Interdisciplinary degree centering on diversity and inclusion.
Thesis: Counter-narratives and Jonas Hassen Khemiri’s  play INVASION!:
Storytelling that fractures the Orientalist Narrative.
 
Bachelor of Arts, Miami University, Oxford, Ohio
Double Major: Theater, Communications and Theater
Focus: Directing, Production, Arts Management, Photography
CONTINUED TRAINING AND MASTER CLASSES:
  • Frantic Assembly NYC September 2018
  • La Mama Directing Symposium Umbria, Italy July- August 2016 with: Marianne Weems, Yoshiko Chuma, Tian Mansha, and Martha Clarke
  • Additional training in Chicago with: Mary Zimmerman, Chicago Shakespeare, SITE Company and Mary Overlie
 
DIRECTOR – RECENT WORK AND SELECTED PLAYS
Detour Guide                                         Karim Nagi                                Silk Road Rising            
March - April 2019                                                                                   (World Premiere)

BLISS (Or Emily Post is Dead!)           Jami Brantley                                Promethean Theatre Ensemble
July - August 2018                                                                                    (rolling World Premiere)

We Talk , We Swim , We Go To War   Mona Mansour                           Silk Road Rising
September  2017                                                                                       (developmental workshop)

Silk Road Ensemble                            R. Malley & Jennie O.Brown       Silk Road Rising at Ragdale
July 2017                                                                                                        (World Premiere)

ALMOST EQUAL                               Jonas Hassen Khemiri                International Voices Project
June 2017                                                                                               (stage reading)

Urge for Going                                     Mona Mansour                          Silk Road Rising
February 2017                                                                                         (stage reading)

My Sweet Land                                    Amir Nizar Zuabi                       Silk Road Rising
2016/2017                                                                                             Nour Festival -London UK, Agha Khan
Museum -Toronto & Vancouver C              

Zirab: Song Bird of Adelusia                Ronnie Malley                            Silk Road Rising
2016/2017/2019                                     edited by Anna C. Bahow                (World Premiere) and college tour

A Nice Indian Boy                               Madhuri Shekar                          Rasaka Theatre
Feb -  March 2015                                                                                    at Victory Gardens
(Midwest Premiere)                        

INVASION!                                         Jonas Hassen Khemiri                Silk Road Rising
August - September 2013                                                                            (Midwest Premiere)
Top shows of 2013 Chicago Tribune- Kerry Reid                                                                         

Brewed                                                 Scott Barsotti                              Ruckus/Tympanic
Feb - March 2013                                                                                     (World Premiere) 

Comrades Mine                                   Maureen Gallagher                     City Lit
April - May 2013                                                                                     (World Premiere)
Jeff Recommended                                                                                                      

The Rocks                                           Mark Young                              The Side Project 
April – May 2009                                                                                    (World Premiere)  

Rewind                                                Laura Eason                              The Side Project 
Nov - Dec 2009                                                                                       (World Premiere)                                                                 

Odin Horse                                          Robert Koon                             Infamous Commonwealth
September - Oct 2008                                                                                 (World Premiere)  
Winner National Eco-Drama Award, Top 5 2008 Chicago Tribune, Jeff Recommended                                                                                                                                                                
Sweet Confinement                              Anna Carini                             Sinnerman Ensemble
May- June 2008                                        edited by Anna C. Bahow                 (World Premiere) 
AFTER DARK AWARDS 2008 New Work, Direction, Ensemble & Scenic Design

Gray City                                             Keith Huff                                Premiere Theatre & Performance
Feb - March 2007                                                                                     (World Premiere)                         

New Orleans                                        Mark Young                              The Side Project
November - December 2006                                                                          (World Premiere) 
Top 5 fringe shows of 2006 Chicago Tribune                                        
Martin Furey’s Shot
May - June 2005                                      Maureen Gallagher                     TimeLine Theatre
Joseph Jefferson Special Citation use of Multimedia                            (World Premiere)    
St. Colm’s Inch                                    Robert Koon                             Chicago Dramatists
                                                                                                            (World Premiere)  
Vintage Red and The Dust Of The Road Robert Koon                         Visions & Voices Theatre
November – December 2002                                                                         (World Premiere)  
*Joseph Jefferson Committee Award Best New Play Chicago            
*American Theatre Critics Assoc. *Steinberg Award Nominee best new play produced outside of New York
ASSISTANT AND OBSERVERSHIPS POSITIONS
Camino Real 2012                    Calixto Bieito                 Goodman Theatre          Assistant           
The Ice Man Cometh 2012       Robert Falls                   Goodman Theatre            Observership
Chinglish 2011                         Leigh Silverman             Goodman Theatre            Observership    
Red 2011                                  Robert Falls                   Goodman Theatre             Observership
Bus Stop 2006                          Rick Snyder                   Goodman Theatre      Observership
Mamet Fest 2006                      Steve Scott/ Rick Snyder Goodman Theatre       Observership
Electricidad 2004                      Henry Godinez              Goodman Theatre            Observership                
Undesirable Elements 1999      Ping Chong                    Ping Chong and Co.       Assistant
ONE ACTS AND FESTIVALS
  • Rhinofest, Estrogenfest, Strangetree, ATC, Collaberaction Sketchbook, The Side Project.
READINGS AND DEVELOPMENTAL WORKSHOPS
  • Goodman Theatre, Victory Gardens, Chicago Dramatists, Stage Left, American Theatre Company, Silk Road Rising, Chicago Cultural Center, Infusion, The Side Project, WTA, International Voices Project.
CURATORIAL AND LITERARY MANAGEMENT
  • Co-Curator, International Voices Project - 2011, Associate Artist – 2012-2017
Directed and assisted in coordinating reading of international scripts at consulates and other culture institutions under the artistic direction of Patrizia Acerra.
  • Director/Associate Producer, Access Project Cripslam New Play Showcase, Victory Gardens, 2007-2015, 2018Showcase of short new works. Open to writers and audiences who are differently abled.
  • Literary Staff, Victory Gardens Theater, 2002- 2006
Read and critiqued scripts.
  • Program Director and Women’s Theatre Alliance - New Play Festival and Workshop, 1998-2003 Curated, develop and showcase early career women playwrights
  • Teaching Artist
Playwriting in the Chicago Public schools for Chicago Dramatists,
Conducted workshops at Lake Forest College with Victory Gardens Theatre,
Guest Artist at Southern Illinois University