Reginald L. Douglas is a director, producer, and advocate dedicated to creating new work and supporting new voices. His passion and acumen for new play development and re-investigating the classics has led him to theaters across the country, including work at Eugene O’Neill Center, TheaterWorks Hartford, Contemporary American Theatre Festival, Everyman Theatre, Weston Playhouse, Theatre Squared, Playwrights Center, Kennedy Center, NNPN, Pittsburgh CLO, McCarter, Florida Rep, Luna Stage, Harlem Stage, Wild Project, Signature Center, Drama League, The Lark, and New York Theatre Workshop, where he was an inaugural 2050 Directing Fellow. Recent directorial highlights include the world premiere productions of Cori Thomas’ Citizens Market, Amy Evans’ The Champion, and Angelica Cheri’s Berta Berta; August Wilson’s Two Trains Running; Dominique Morisseau’s Pipeline; and Jen Silverman’s The Roommate starring film star Tamara Tunie. Upcoming and recent work includes productions of Ngozi Anyanwu’s Good Grief; Kemp Powers’ One Night in Miami; Angelica Cheri’s Berta, Berta; Herb Newsome’s Break It Down; and a diversity-forward production of Oklahoma!; and the world premiere of Matt Schatz’s musical Untitled: A Musical Comedy About Serious Drama.
Since 2015, Reginald has served as the Artistic Producer of City Theatre Company in Pittsburgh, where he line-produces, helps curate, and directs in the theater’s six-show season and new play development activities; builds artistic initiatives and community engagement partnerships; plays a vital role in fundraising, strategic planning, and marketing efforts; and is championing the organization’s Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion initiatives. He currently serves on the Board of Directors of the National New Play Network; regularly serves on the selection committees for local and national fellowships and grants; has spoken at several national conferences and festivals; and is a guest lecturer at the O’Neill’s National Theatre Institute. Reginald is a proud graduate of Georgetown University and member of SDC.
UNTITLED: A New Musical Comedy About Serious Drama* (upcoming)
Matt Schatz | Pittsburgh CLO
Berta, Berta (upcoming)
Angelica Chéri | Everyman Theatre
Break It Down (upcoming)
Herb Newsome | New Horizon Theatre
One Night in Miami…
Kemp Powers | City Theatre
Good Grief (upcoming)
Ngozi Anyanwu | Pittsburgh Playhouse
Berta, Berta
Angelica Chéri | National Black Theatre Festival
Oklahoma!
Rodgers & Hammerstein | Weston Playhouse
The Roommate
Jen Silverman | City Theatre
Pipeline
Dominique Morisseau | City Theatre
Two Trains Running
August Wilson | Weston Playhouse
Berta, Berta*
Angelica Chéri | CATF
Citizens Market*
Cori Thomas | City Theatre
Little Shop of Horrors
Ashman and Menken | University of Pittsburgh
The Champion*
Amy Evans | Theatre Squared
Wild With Happy
Colman Domingo | City Theatre
Big Love
Charles Mee | Point Park University
Sunset Baby
Dominique Morisseau | TheatreWorks Hartford
2016 Young Playwrights Festival*
Various Writers | City Theatre
2015 Young Playwrights Festival*
Various Writers | City Theatre
Paradox of the Urban Cliché*
Craig muMs Grant | Wild Project
Lines in the Dust*
Nikkole Salter | Luna Stage
Mother’s Day*
Colin Drucker | NYC Fringe Festival
Seeds of Abraham*
Angelica Chéri | Billie Holiday Theatre
The Sweat*
Jon Spano | Variations Theater Group
Prison Play*
Archie Maddocks | New Light Theater Project
Master Harold…and the Boys
Athol Fugard | Luna Stage
Conviction*
Derek Turnbo | Voices Inside/Out
Gravity*
Josh Wilder | The Fire This Time Festival
Lorimer Street Station*
Kevin Armento | INTAR Theatre
Ruby Place Nest on the Ground*
Angelica Chéri | Pershing Square Signature Center
Turn this Motha Out*
Kevin R. Free | Harlem School of the Arts
You Can’t Die Here aka Not Normal*
Paul Notice | Culture Project
A Raisin in the Sun
Lorraine Hansberry | The Gallery Players
The Lost Light*
Jackie Danziger | Center for Performance Research
Scared of Sarah*
Laura Brienza | LaMama First Floor Theatre
Amari’s Tomorrow*
Shamsuddin Abdul-Hamid | McCarter Theatre
The Body Washer
Rosemary Frisino Toohey | The Access Theatre
…And Jesus Moonwalks the Mississippi*
Marcus Gardley | Georgetown University
VANYE* (upcoming)
Tearrance Arvelle Chisholm | City Theatre
Incendiary
Dave Harris | City Theatre
Burnbabyburn*
a.k. payne | City Theatre
Somewhere Over the Border*
Brian Quijada | Pittsburgh CLO
Amerikin
Chisa Hutchinson | National New Play Network Showcase
Djarum Vanilla*
Cary Simolwitz | Kennedy Center/NNPN
The Burdens
Matt Schatz | City Theatre
P.Y.G. or The Mis-Edumacation of Dorian Belle
Tearrance Arvelle Chisholm | City Theatre
Berta, Berta*
Angelica Chéri | Florida Rep
An Untitled New Play by Justin Timberlake*
Matt Schatz | Pittsburgh CLO/City Theatre
Amerikin
Chisa Hutchinson | City Theatre
And All the Dead Lie Down
Harrison David Rivers | City Theatre
Reluctant to Burn
Korde Arrington Tuttle | Lark Play Development Center
Citizens Market
Cori Thomas | City Theatre
Lilies Bloom
Josh Wilder | Eugene O’Neill Center’s National Theatre Institute
Forever Sunset
Tobias Forrest | City Theatre
Girl Shakes Loose
Zakiyyah Alexander & Imani Uzuri | Eugene O’Neill Center’s National Music Theatre Conference
The Champion
Amy Evans | Theatre Squared, BRIC Arts Media
Feeding the Dragon
Sharon Washington | City Theatre
Leftovers
Josh Wilder | Eugene O’Neill Center’s National Playwrights Conference
To The Light
Bil Wright | Harlem Stage
The Human Court
Jessica Dickey | City Theatre
The Sting of White Roses
Angelica Chéri | The Fire This Time Festival
Gravity
Josh Wilder | The Fire This Time Festival
Leftovers
Josh Wilder | Rattlestick, Drama League, Alchemical
Dessalines
William Edgar Easton | New Brooklyn Theater
To The Light
Bil Wright | Ripley Grier
Lilies Bloom
Josh Wilder | Playwrights’ Center
The Three Es
Jason Aaron Goldberg | New York Theatre Workshop
The Stone Will Roll
Josh Wilder | New York Theatre Workshop
The Power Play
Susan Kathryn Hefti | New York Theatre Workshop
Ivory
Karima A. Robinson | Abingdon Theatre Company
Fireflies the Musical
Dmitry Koltunov | DR2/Lark Play Development Center
Old Love/New Love
Laura Brienza | Luna Stage
City Theatre
Artistic Producer, 2015-present
New York Theater Workshop
2050 Directing Fellow, 2013-2014
Lark Play Development Center
Inaugural Van Lier Fellow in Directing, 2011 – 2013
Planet Connections Theatre Festivity 2012
Co-Artistic Director, 2011 – 2012
McCarter Theatre Center
Directing and Producing Assistant, 2009 – 2010
* Denotes Premiere
“The refreshing Weston production, directed by Reginald L. Douglas, added new spins and turns, including new choreography, but underscoring its essence rather than changing it. It was an exciting and beautiful night.” – The Rutland Herald
Check out the rave review Reginald’s production of Oklahoma! here!
“To me, this is the magical power of theater. In this sacred space, we can come together as one Weston community and reflect upon our world as it is and as we dream for it to be!” – Reginald L. Douglas
Check out the program note for Reginald’s production of Oklahoma! here!
Check out this special video interview about Oklahoma! at Weston Playhouse!
“I wanted to tell a story in 2019 that’s rooted in history” – Reginald L. Douglas in conversation with the Rutland Herald
Read the full preview article here!
“Featuring a wonderfully diverse cast of actors and musicians, our production of the classic musical re-imagines what the fabric of a community can look, sound, and feel like with vigor, ingenuity, and an abundance of joy!” – Reginald L. Douglas
Check out the official announcement of Reginald’s production of Oklahoma! here!
“The characters are so vivid and lived-in, the acting so powerful, the script so funny and lively, the play doesn’t need to reinvent the wheel in its plot. The innovation happens elsewhere.”
Praise for The Roommate in City Paper!
Check out this great review of The Roommate at City Theatre here!
“When Jen [Silverman] wrote the play, she wanted to write roles into the theatrical canon for women who she knew but wasn’t seeing onstage, and that’s a real City Theatre mantra, to put all kinds of people—real diversity of our world—onstage for our audience,” he says. “And that includes women over fifty who may or may not sell drugs.” – Reginald L. Douglas
Check out this special feature in Pittsburgh Current for The Roommate!
“Pipeline is a superbly crafted play. Place this award-winning playwright’s efficient knot of action, characterization and poetic language in the capable hands of City Theatre’s artistic team and audiences get 90 minutes of powerful theatre that is realistic and relevant.” – Pittsburgh In The Round
Check out the full rave review here!
“You’re not likely to find a script more “of the moment” than Pipeline and Morisseau can be credited for bringing the story forward in such an urgent manner. The play is 90 minutes (without intermission) and thanks to Reginald L. Douglas’s supercharged direction the show moves with a dangerous, jittering energy.” – The Pittsburgh Current
Check out the full review for Pipeline here!
Check out this great review for Pipeline from Pittsburgh City Paper!
The title of Dominique Morisseau’s play refers to the school-to-prison pipeline that can await mostly disadvantaged or minority students as a result of zero-tolerance policies. That is the framework, certainly. But the body and soul of the work is about a family and education system in crisis, as told in a riveting production directed by Reginald Douglas for City Theatre.” – Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
Check out the rave review here!
Watch Reginald discuss Pipeline on The Pittsburgh Current‘s podcast here!
Listen to Reginald on NPR discussing DOminique Morisseau’s Pipeline here!
Check out this preview article on Pipeline from here!
“Any production of Two Trains Running can succeed only if the play’s seven actors inhabit its simple uncluttered set as a fully-blended ensemble. Gloriously, the cast of this Weston production, directed by Reginald L. Douglas, prove themselves equal to the task.” – The Chester Telegraph
Read the full rave review here!
Check out this rave review for Two Trains Running from The Berkshire Bright Focus!
“More than just creating the plot, the characters’ stories define them. In the Weston production, directed by Reginald L. Douglas, the portrayals come to life in a way that is intimate and makes them easy to care about. Without ever becoming sentimental, this a love story about everyday people, their struggles and the humor of their foibles.” – The Rutland Herald
Check out the full rave review here!
“Director Reginald L. Douglas gives full weight to the comedy Wilson embedded in the play. The production bubbles with laughter as the characters steer through their troubles with humor. But Douglas is equally adept at showing sparks of romance and building somber moments, and he has helped this ensemble work beautifully together.” – Seven Days
Read the full rave review here!
“It’s actually a wonderfully funny, rich tapestry of characters. There are lots of laughs, lots of smiles we’ve been discovering, as well as the depth of emotions.”
Check out the full article here!
Praise for Berta, Berta from WYPR’s theater critic J. Wynn Rousuck! Give the program a listen here!
“Director Reginald L. Douglas has created a stunning, unforgettable evening with two of the most talented, explosive actors – Jason Bowen and Bianca Laverne Jones – you are likely to see on this or any stage. The passion, the rage, and the heartache are laid bare in a matchless performance that will leave you speechless—and with a far deeper understanding of the challenges that face us.” – DC Metro Theatre Arts
Check out the rave review here!
“…the best theater is a conspiracy of storytelling among the playwright, the director (the very fine Reginald L. Douglas) and the actors.” – DC Theatre Scene
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“Like a good New York City supermarket that has everything its neighborhood needs, a strong play like Cori Thomas’ Citizens Market serves up multi-layered characters and their captivating personal stories. Full of laughter and life, this world premiere celebrates an ever-shifting and eclectic America that is at once diverse and reflects often painful experiences.” – Pittsburgh In The Round
Read the full rave review here!
The Pittsburgh City Paper praises Citizens Market with a great review!
The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette calls Citizens Market a “moving, funny and ultimately uplifting work.” Check out the rave review here!
A glimpse into the process of creating City Theatre’s world premiere production of Citizens Market with Broadway World!
Sunset Baby was named as one of the most Memorable Moments on Connecticut’s Stages in 2017! Check out the feature here.
“Sunset Baby at TheaterWorks was an excitable family drama with highly physicalized performers spouting revolutionary rhetoric. I thought it was the most provocative drama I saw all year.”
Reginald discusses The Champion with writer Amy Evans on KUAF Arts Beat!
Reginald discusses The Champion with the Northwest Arkansas Democrat Gazette. Check out the interview here!
Reginald will direct the world premiere of The Champion by Amy Evans at Theatre Squared in Fayetteville, Arkansas. Check out the announcement here.
Another great review for Wild with Happy from Burgh Vivant!
“Douglas’ directorial vision brings all the elements and timing together perfectly in a show that’s both fun filled and a joy to watch.”
Wild with Happy gets a rave review from the Pittsburgh in the Round!
Wild with Happy gets a rave review from the Pittsburgh Owl Scribe!
Wild with Happy gets a great review from the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette!
Celebrate Wild with Happy‘s fabulous opening night with the Pittsburgh Tribune Review!
Reginald previews Wild with Happy with the Pittsburgh Tribune Review!
Reginald discusses Wild with Happy with Sharon Eberson of the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette.
The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette gives Big Love a great review! Cheers to the talented students!
Check out this preview of Point Park’s Big Love by Charles Mee.
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