CHARLES NEWELL, together with Angel Ysaguirre, accepted the 2022 Regional Theatre Tony Award on behalf of Court staff and artists. Recent directorial credits include The Gospel at Colonus, co-directed with Mark J.P. Hood; The Tragedy of Othello, The Moor of Venice, co-directed with Gabrielle Randle-Bent; Oedipus Rex; The Adventures of Augie March . Charlie has directed at Goodman, Guthrie, Arena Stage, Long Wharf, and many others. Awards received include the SDCF Zelda Fichandler Award, four Jeff Awards, and seventeen Jeff nominations. Charlie is a co-founder of the Civic Actor Studio, a leadership program of the University of Chicago’s Office of Civic Engagement.
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Bio as of 2/2024