Julianne Boyd

Julianne Boyd (born December 22, 1944) is an American theater director.

Boyd received a BA in Theater and Education in 1966 from Beaver College in Pennsylvania (now known as Arcadia University). She earned a doctorate in Theater from the City University of New York [ [http://web.gc.cuny.edu/Theatre/alumni/AlumsWhatThey'reDoingNow.html Theatre Ph.D. Program: Alumni ] ] .

Boyd is perhaps best known for founding the Berkshire-based Barrington Stage Company in 1995 [ [http://www.nytimes.com/2005/07/24/theater/newsandfeatures/24berg.html?_r=1&oref=slogin Williamstown Theater Festival - Barrington Stage Company - Berkshires - Theater - New York Times ] ] ; the company, which was originally based in Sheffield, Massachusetts, moved to Pittsfield, Massachusetts in 2006 [ [http://www.pittsfield-ma.org/Detail.asp?sid=100 City Of Pittsfield: Details ] ] . Barrington Stage Company produced the world premiere of William Finn and Rachel Sheinkin's new musical, the "25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee" in 2004, before the show was transferred to the Second Stage Theatre in New York City. Subsequently, the show moved to Broadway's Circle in the Square Theater, where it garnered six Tony Award nominations, of which it won two [ [http://www.nytimes.com/2005/07/24/theater/newsandfeatures/24berg.html?_r=1&oref=slogin Williamstown Theater Festival - Barrington Stage Company - Berkshires - Theater - New York Times ] ] .

Boyd has also directed on Broadway - notably a 1978 production of "Eubie!", a musical revue based on the works of Eubie Blake which she also conceived [ [http://www.nytimes.com/2005/07/24/theater/newsandfeatures/24berg.html?_r=1&oref=slogin Williamstown Theater Festival - Barrington Stage Company - Berkshires - Theater - New York Times ] ] . The production starred Gregory Hines and Maurice Hines, and received three Tony Award nominations. Boyd has also directed at regional theaters nationwide [ [http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9C04E7DE1438F931A1575BC0A96F958260 THEATER; War Brides, Grooms - New York Times ] ] . She served as a member of the board of the Society of Stage Directors and Choreographers for over 15 years, and as the president of that union from 1992-1998. [ [http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9E0CE6DF1038F935A35752C1A964958260 On Stage, and Off - New York Times ] ] She also conceived A... My Name Is Alice with Joan Micklin Silver. [http://www.nytimes.com/2005/07/24/theater/newsandfeatures/24berg.html?_r=1&pagewanted=all&oref=slogin# Why Williamstown Needs to Watch Out. By Joseph Berger, for "The New York Times", published July 24, 2005.]

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