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Director George C. Wolfe makes his feature directorial debut with LACKAWANNA BLUES, following his extensive success as a leading force in the renaissance of New York Theater. His work as a writer and director has been seen on Broadway, off-Broadway and on tour throughout the country. Wolfe recently directed "Caroline, or Change," written by Tony Kushner and "The Wild Party." Additional plays under his direction that have transferred to Broadway from The Public Theater include "Harlem Song," "Elaine Stritch at Liberty," Suzan-Lori Parks' 2002 Pulitzer Prize-winning play "Topdog/Underdog," starring Mos Def and Jeffrey Wright, Shakespeare's "The Tempest," which received four Drama Desk nominations, and "Bring in 'Da Noise, Bring in 'Da Funk," with Savion Glover, which earned four Tony Awards.
Wolfe made his Broadway directing and writing debut in "Jelly's Last Jam," with Ruben Santiago-Hudson, which garnered three Tony Awards and six Drama Desk Awards. He went on to direct Tony Kushner's epic two-part drama "Angels in America," earning a Tony Award for "Millennium Approaches," and a Tony nomination for "Perestroika." His other credits include Anna Deaveare Smith's "Twilight: Los Angeles, 1992" and "Blade to the Heat."
He is the author of "The Colored Museum" and "Spunk," which was based on the writings of Zora Neale Hurston, and wrote the books for "The Wild Party" and "Jelly's Last Jam." His additional directing credits include "Harlem Song," created for the Apollo Theatre, "Amistad," "Macbeth," "Caucasian Chalk Circle" and "Radiant Baby." Wolfe was declared a "Living Landmark" by the New York City Landmark Conservancy and from 1992 to 2004 was the producer of The Public Theater.
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