Reginald Douglas
A Director with a Vision
As a director and new play development producer with a passion for strong storytelling and works exploring the diversity of the human and American experience, I believe that theater has the power to create conversations that build community and spark change. Check out my portfolio for a glimpse into my work. Thanks for visiting!
Latest News and Updates
Reginald is honored to be named the new Artistic Director of Mosaic Theater Company in Washington, DC! He begins his tenure in February 2022.

Biography

Reginald L. Douglas (he/him/his) is a director, producer, and advocate dedicated to creating new work and supporting new voices. He was recently named the Artistic Director of Mosaic Theater in Washington DC, following two years of service as the Associate Artistic Director of Studio Theatre.

Reginald has developed and directed plays and musicals by August Wilson, Dominique Morisseau, Suzan-Lori Parks, Cori Thomas, Angelica Chéri, Lynn Nottage, Nikkole Salter, Dael Orlandersmith, Kemp Powers, Jen Silverman, Idris Goodwin, Ngozi Anyanwu, Brian Quijada, Matt Schatz, R. Eric Thomas, Amy Evans, Zakiyyah Alexander, Imani Uzuri, Dave Harris, Francisca Da Silveira, Khalil Kain, Chisa Hutchinson, Tearrance Arvelle Chisholm, Josh Wilder, Larry Powell, Kareem Fahmy, Harrison David Rivers, Donja R. Love, Brent Askari, Nick Malakhow, Herb Newsome, Craig “muMs” Grant, Korde Arrington Tuttle, a.k. payne, Jessica Dickey, Laura Brienza, Kevin R. Free, Micah Ariel Watson, and several others. He has directed work at the Eugene O’Neill Center, TheaterWorks Hartford, Contemporary American Theatre Festival, Everyman Theatre, Weston Playhouse, La Jolla Playhouse, Audible, Bard at the Gate, Profile Theatre, Playwrights Realm, Kennedy Center, Pittsburgh CLO, Arizona Theatre Company, Barrington Stage Company, Ford’s Theatre, Cape Cod Theatre Project, Negro Ensemble Company, Theatre Squared, Cygnet Theatre, Palm Beach Drama Works, Playwrights Center, NNPN Showcase at B Street Theatre, Capital Repertory Theatre, McCarter Theatre, Florida Rep, Third Rail, Luna Stage, Harlem Stage, Wild Project, Signature Center, Drama League, The Lark (where he was the Van Lier Directing Fellow), New York Theatre Workshop (where he was an inaugural 2050 Directing Fellow), and City Theatre Company in Pittsburgh, where he served as the Artistic Producer from 2015-2020.

As a producer, Reginald has directly developed, dramaturged, and/or produced over 70 new and
contemporary plays, musicals, and multimedia projects by noteworthy playwrights including
Dominique Morisseau, Brian Quijada, Isaac Gomez, Ike Holter, Ifa Bayeza, Pig Pen Theatre Company, Martyna Majok, Carla Ching, Lauren Yee, Lauren Gunderson, Sean Daniels, Matt Schatz, Liza Birkenmeier, Benjamin Benne, Jill Sobule, Kimberly Belflower, Kemp Powers, Sharon Washington, Brittany K. Allen, Jessica Dickey, Anna Ziegler, Stephen Belber, Steven Dietz, Lindsay Joelle, Keith Reddin, James McManus, Eric Micha Holmes, Caroline McGraw, Claire Kiechel, Catherine Trieschmann, Tammy Ryan, Shua Potter, Rachel Bonds, Theresa Rebeck, Molly Smith Metzler, Michael Hollinger, Mike Bartlett, and Benjamin Scheuer; and nationally-recognized directors including Chay Yew, Marti Lyons, Stuart Carden, Adrienne Campbell-Holt, Joanie Schultz, Jade King Carroll, Awoye Timpo, Steve H. Broadnax III, Sheryl Kaller, Lisa Peterson, Talvin Wilks, Michael John Garces, Psalmayene 24, Laura Savia, Joshua Kahan Brody, Maria Mileaf, Caitlin Sullivan, Anya Martin, Kyle Haden, Tome Cousin, Eric Ruffin, Jose Carasquillo, and Christian Parker.

A proud member of Stage Directors and Choreographers Society, Reginald currently serves on the Executive Committee of the Board of Directors of the National New Play Network and was the recipient of the National Theatre Conference’s 2020 Emerging Professional Award.

Selected Works

Directing Experience

 SELECTED PRODUCTIONS 

Bars and Measures (upcoming)

Idris Goodwin | Mosaic Theater Company

Radio Golf (upcoming)

August Wilson | Round House Theatre

Lambs to Slaughter*

Khalil Kain | Negro Ensemble Company at the Cherry Lane

Crying on Television*

R. Eric Thomas | Everyman Theatre

Sweat

Lynn Nottage | Georgetown University

White Noise

Suzan-Lori Parks | Studio Theatre

Untilted*

Matt Schatz | City Theatre

Until the Flood**

Dael Orlandersmith | Studio Theatre

Mlima’s Tale***

Lynn Nottage | Profile Theatre

Rita**

Josh Wilder | Weston Playhouse: One Room Series

The Gaze…No Homo (Episode 5)**

Larry Powell

UNTITLED: A New Musical Comedy About Serious Drama*

Matt Schatz | Pittsburgh CLO

Berta, Berta

Angelica Chéri | Everyman Theatre

Break It Down

Herb Newsome | New Horizon Theatre

One Night in Miami…

Kemp Powers | City Theatre

Good Grief

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

 SELECTED READINGS & WORKSHOPS 

How to Raise A Freeman (upcoming)

Zakiyyah Alexander | McCarter Theatre/Bard at the Gate

Andy Warhol in Iran* (upcoming)

Brent Askari | Barrington Stage

not-for-profit* (upcoming)

Francisca Da Silveira | La Jolla Playhouse

Roadkill* (upcoming)

Amy Evans | Cape Cod Theatre Project

Affinity Lunch Minutes* (upcoming)

Nick Malakhow | Eugene O’Neill Center National Playwright’s Conference

Roadkill***

Amy Evans | Audible

American Fast*

Kareem Fahmy | Capital Repertory Theatre

Fireflies

Donja R. Love | Ford’s Theatre

Lambs to Slaughter*

Khalil Kain | Negro Ensemble Company

The Wiring and the Switches*

Angelica Chéri | Cygnet Theatre

not-for-profit (or the diversity, equity, and inclusion play)*

Francisca Da Silveira | Playwrights Realm

Somewhere Over the Border*

Brian Quijada | Arizona Theatre Company

White Party*

Brent Askari | Florida Rep

Detroit ’67

Dominique Morisseau | Third Rail Repertory Theatre

Paradise Blue

Dominique Morisseau | Third Rail Repertory Theatre

Crumbs from the Table of Joy

Lynn Nottage | Palm Beach Dramaworks

Becoming Forgotten

Josiah Turner | Kennedy Center

ALAIYO*

Micah Ariel Watson | Kennedy Center/NNPN

Shitty Shitty Terrible Bad Remorse

Dave Harris | Studio 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

* Denotes Premiere

** Denotes Film

*** Denotes Audio Work

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