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Rob Ruggiero Director
Hartford, CT robrugg@aol.com www.robruggiero.com
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Agent: Penny Luedtke The Luedtke Agency
1674 Broadway, Suite 7A
New York, NY 10019
212.765.9564
BROADWAY
HIGH (with Kathleen Turner)
Booth Theater
LOOPED (with Valerie Harper in a Tony nominated performance.)
Lyceum Theater
OFF-­BROADWAY
MAKE ME A SONG (London Production) The Music of William Finn
Conceived by Rob Ruggiero
New Players Theater
MAKE ME A SONG The Music of William Finn
Conceived and Directed by Rob Ruggiero (Drama Desk Award Nominee for "Outstanding Revue" and Outer
Critics Circle Award nominee for "Outstanding New Off-­Broadway
Musical")
New World Stages
ALL UNDER HEAVEN
(with Valerie Harper)
Century Theater
TOURS
LOOPED (staring Stephanie Powers)
First National Tour
HIGH (with Kathleen Turner)
First National Tour
ELLA
First National Tour
ALL UNDER HEAVEN (with Valerie Harper)
Florida Theaters
The Ivar, LA Queens Theater in the Park
Helen Hayes Theatre
White Plains Performing Arts Center
ISLAND OF THE BLUE DOLPHINS (National)
TheatreworksUSA
REGIONAL PLAYS
I LOVED, I LOST, I MADE SPAGHETTI
World Premiere at TheaterWorks, Hartford;; George
St. Playhouse;; Asolo Repertory Theater, Cincinnati
Playhouse in the Park
THE OTHER PLACE
Repertory Theater of St. Louis;; TheaterWorks,
Hartford
CHRISTMAS ON THE ROCKS (World Premiere)
TheaterWorks, Hartford
TIME STANDS STILL
TheaterWorks, Hartford
OTHER DESERT CITIES
Pittsburgh Public Theater
THE MOUNTAIN TOP
TheaterWorks, Hartford
THE SANTALAND DIARIES
TheaterWorks, Hartford
VENUS IN FUR
TheaterWorks, Hartford
I LOVED, I LOST, I MADE SPAGHETTI
World Premiere at TheaterWorks, Hartford
TIGERS BE STILL
Cincinnati Playhouse in the Park
THE UNDERSTUDY
Theaterworks, Hartford
HIGH (with Kathleen Turner, World Premiere)
TheaterWorks, Hartford
Cincinnati Playhouse in the Park
Repertory Theater of St. Louis
SHAKESPEARE'S R&J
TheaterWorks, Hartford
LOOPED (with Valerie Harper and Jay Goede)
Arena Stage
LAST TRAIN TO NIBROC
Cincinnati Playhouse in the Park
DEAD MAN'S CELL PHONE
TheaterWorks, Hartford
LOOPED (with Valerie Harper and Chad Allen)
Cuillo Center for the Arts
THE LITTLE DOG LAUGHED (with Chad Allen) (Winner of 5 Kevin
Kline Awards, including "Outstanding Director" of a Play and
"Outstanding Production of a Play")
Repertory Theater of St. Louis
NO CHILD...
TheaterWorks, Hartford
LOOPED (with Valerie Harper and Chad Allen)
World Premiere at Pasadena Playhouse
RABBIT HOLE
TheaterWorks, Hartford
RABBIT HOLE
Pittsburgh Public Theater
THE LITTLE DOG LAUGHED (with Chad Allen)
TheaterWorks, Hartford
DRIVING MISS DAISY (with Rosemary Prinz)
TheaterWorks, Hartford
TAKE ME OUT
TheaterWorks, Hartford
TAKE ME OUT
(*Winner of 4 2005 KEVIN KLINE AWARDS, including “Best Play”
and “Best Director of a Play”)
Repertory Theatre of St. Louis
THE EXONERATED (*Winner of Connecticut Critics Award “Best Ensemble”)
TheaterWorks, Hartford
KIMBERLY AKIMBO
(with Rosemary Prinz)
TheaterWorks, Hartford
ANNA IN THE TROPICS
Pittsburgh Public Theater
WONDER OF THE WORLD
Barrington Stage Company
TUESDAYS WITH MORRIE
TheaterWorks, Hartford
THE GOAT
TheaterWorks, Hartford
THE SUBJECT WAS ROSES
Pittsburgh Public Theater
THE DAZZLE
TheaterWorks, Hartford
LOBBY HERO
TheaterWorks, Hartford
Barrington Stage Company
Pittsburgh Public Theater
FOUR
(*Hartford Courant's "Best Shows of the Decade.")
TheaterWorks, Hartford
DINNER WITH FRIENDS
TheaterWorks, Hartford
THE CREDEAUX CANVAS
TheaterWorks, Hartford
THREE DAYS OF RAIN
TheaterWorks, Hartford
THE LARAMIE PROJECT (*Winner of two Connecticut Critics Circle Awards “Best Director of
a Play” and “Best Ensemble”;; Hartford Courant's "Best Shows of
the Decade.")
TheaterWorks, Hartford
THE LONESOME WEST
TheaterWorks, Hartford
SNAKEBIT
TheaterWorks, Hartford
THE BEAUTY QUEEN OF LEENANE
TheaterWorks, Hartford
HOW I LEARNED TO DRIVE
TheaterWorks, Hartford
THREE TALL WOMEN
TheaterWorks, Hartford
FULL GALLOP
(with Tovah Feldshuh)
TheaterWorks, Hartford
ITALIAN AMERICAN RECONCILIATION
Barrington Stage Company
LOVE LETTERS
TheaterWorks, Hartford
CLOUD TECTONICS
TheaterWorks, Hartford
MOLLY SWEENEY
TheaterWorks, Hartford
THE DRAGON & THE PEARL
(with Valerie Harper)
TheaterWorks, Hartford Hasty Pudding, Cambridge
VALLEY SONG
TheaterWorks, Hartford
Barrington Stage Company
Emelin Theater
THE GOLDEN AGE (with Elizabeth Franz)
TheaterWorks, Hartford
THREE VIEWINGS (with Rosemary Prinz and John Fiedler)
TheaterWorks, Hartford Barrington Stage Company
The Orpheum
A PERFRECT GANESH
(with Rosemary Prinz and Dolores Sutton)
TheaterWorks, Hartford
'NIGHT, MOTHER
TheaterWorks, Hartford
FOUR DOGS AND A BONE
TheaterWorks, Hartford
A CHRISTMAS CAROL
Great Lakes Theater Festival
THE SWAN
TheaterWorks, Hartford
THE LAST YANKEE
Great Lakes Theater Festival
PATIENT A
TheaterWorks, Hartford
FRANKIE AND JOHNNY IN THE CLAIRE de LUNE
TheaterWorks, Hartford
IMAGINING BRAD
TheaterWorks, Hartford
REGIONAL MUSICALS / MUSICAL PLAYS
SOUTH PACIFIC
Asolo Repertory Theater (Fall 2014)
FIDDLER ON THE ROOF
Goodspeed Musicals (Summer 2014)
HELLO DOLLY
The Muny (Summer 2014)
SOUTH PACIFIC
Paper Mill Playhouse
THE MOST HAPPY FELLA
Goodspeed Musicals
SOUTH PACIFIC
The MUNY
THE KING & I
The MUNY
CAROUSEL
Goodspeed Musicals
SUNDAY IN THE PARK WITH GEORGE
Repertory Theatre of St. Louis
SHOW BOAT
(Named as "Best Musical Revival" nationwide in 2011, Wall Street
Journal)
(Best Musical and Directing Award, Connecticut Critics Circle
Award, 2011-­12) Goodspeed Musicals;; Asolo Repertory Theater
ANNIE GET YOUR GUN
Goodspeed Musicals
CAMELOT
Goodspeed Musicals
BIG RIVER
Goodspeed Musicals
1776 (*Winner of four Connecticut Critic Circle Awards including
"Best Director of a Musical")
Goodspeed Musicals
ELLA Book by Jeffrey Hatcher Conceived by Rob Ruggiero and Dyke
Garrison (*Winner of three Joseph Jefferson Awards including "Outstanding
Director -­ Revue";; Winner of 3 Kevin Kline Awards, including
"Outstanding Director of a Musical")
Actors Theater of Louisville
Arena Stage
Arizona Theatre Company Asolo Repertory Theatre
Cincinnati Playhouse in the Park
Cleveland Playhouse Dallas Theater Center
Florida Stage
Geva Theater
Guthrie Theater Hartford Stage
Laguna Playhouse
Long Wharf Theater Northlight Theater
Pittsburgh Public Theater Repertory Theater of St. Louis
Riverside Theater San Diego Repertory Theater
San Jose Repertory Theatre Virginia Stage URINETOWN, THE MUSICAL
(*Winner of seven 2006 Kevin Kline Awards, including “Best
Musical” and “Best Director of a Musical”)
MAKE ME A SONG: THE MUSIC OF WILLIAM FINN
(World Premiere)
Conceived and Directed by Rob Ruggiero (*Winner, 2007 Connecticut Critics Circle Award, "Best Director of
a Musical") Repertory Theatre of St. Louis
TheaterWorks, Hartford ELLA-­OFF THE RECORD
(World Premiere)
TheaterWorks, Hartford
ELEGIES
Barrington Stage Company
THE MUSIC MAN
The MUNY
SWEET CHARITY
Barrington Stage Company
THE LAST 5 YEARS
TheaterWorks, Hartford
FALSETTOS
Barrington Stage Company
NO WAY TO TREAT A LADY
Barrington Stage Company
TheaterWorks, Hartford
WHEN PIG'S FLY
(Boston Premiere)
Lyric Stage
SPUNK
Barrington Stage Company
GODSPELL
The Orpheum
GOBLIN MARKET
TheaterWorks, Hartford
The Orpheum
LADY DAY AT EMERSON'S BAR & GRILL
TheaterWorks,Hartford
Barrington Stage Company
The Orpheum
National Black Arts Festival
Merrimack Rep Theater
Peterborough Players
American Stage Festival
Stoneham Theatre
CONCERT DRAMA
SISTER MENDELSSOHN
(with Tovah Felshuh)
Chamber Music Plus
DAUGHTER SCHUMANN
(with Sharon Gless)
Chamber Music Plus
MESMERIC MOZART
(with Ron Liebman and Jessica Walter)
Chamber Music Plus
CONFIDENTIALLY CHAIKOVSKI
(with Harvey Fierstein and Rosemary Prinz)
Chamber Music Plus
COPLAND AND ME
(with Philip Bosco)
Chamber Music Plus
SISTER MOZART
(with Hayley Mills)
Chamber Music Plus
GUEST DIRECTING AT UNIVERSITIES
A STREETCAR NAMED DESIRE
North Carolina School of the Arts
CRAZY FOR YOU
Hartt School, Univ. of Hartford
SEVEN BRIDES FOR SEVEN BROTHERS
Hartt School, Univ. of Hartford
THE LARAMIE PROJECT
Hartt School, Univ. of Hartford
RAGTIME
Hartt School, Univ. of Hartford
WEST SIDE STORY
Hartt School, Univ. of Hartford
VANITIES
North Carolina School of the Arts
WORKING
North Carolina School of the Arts
GOOD
North Carolina School of the Arts
Shaw's MAN OF DESTINY
North Carolina School of the Arts
BLOOD RELATIONS
Cleveland State University
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