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Allison Narver

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Allison Narver has directed the world premieres of BUST, written and performed by Lauren Weedman; 1984 adapted by Wayne Rawley; Vera Wilde by Chris Jeffries; G-d Doesn't Pay Rent Here (25 Questions for a Jewish Mother) by Judy Gold and Kate Moira Ryan; Texarkana Waltz by Louis Broome; and Valley of the Dolls adapted by Burton Curtis, Jason Cannon and Allison Narver; all at Seattle's Empty Space Theatre, where she was Artistic Director for five seasons.

Previously she served as the Artistic Director of Seattle's Annex Theatre. While at Annex, her productions included the world premieres of The Fatty Arbuckle Spook House Revue, Radio Pirates, The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari and I See London, I See France, all by Chris Jeffries. Also at Annex, Allison directed the world premiere of Glen Berger's Bessemer's Spectacles.

In New York, she was Resident Director for Julie Taymor's Broadway production of The Lion King and directed the off-Broadway productions of Texarkana Waltz (Kirk Theater) and Leaving Queens (Women's Project).

Upcoming and recent regional directing credits include: The Clean House at ACT Theatre (Seattle WA); Memory House and Bad Dates, both at The Seattle Repertory Theatre; The Hundred Dresses at Seattle Children's Theatre; BUST at Boise Contemporary Theater; Little Women at Book-It Repertory Theatre (Seattle WA); and Leaving Queens at Portland Stage Company (Portland ME).

She earned her MFA in directing from Yale University where she also served as the Artistic Director of The Yale Cabaret.

Contact:
Bruce Miller
Washington Square Arts
310 Bowery, 2nd Floor
New York, NY 10012
(212) 253-0333 x36