Kirsten Brandt is making her MTC debut. Brandt is an award-winning playwright, director and producer. Regional credits: Arizona Theatre Company, Santa Cruz Shakespeare, San Jose Rep, Theatreworks, The Old Globe, San Diego Rep, La Jolla Playhouse, North Coast Repertory, Sierra Repertory and Diversionary Theatre. For seven years, she served as Executive Artistic Director of Sledgehammer Theatre, San Diego’s alternative theatre known for innovative and provocative world premieres and reinterpretations of classics. Notable productions include and . She is the author of the award-winning plays , and . She is the co-adaptor of new version of Ibsen’s and a co-author of the new musical Brandt lectures in UCSC’s Theatre Arts Department. She is a member of SDC and a proud alumna of UC San Diego. www.kirstenbrandt.com