Sam Gold: podcast appearances and interviews

Sam Gold is the Executive Director of the Lower Connecticut River Valley Council of Governments. Prior to his current role, he is known for a distinguished career as a theater director and actor. Gold studied at Cornell University and the Juilliard School, and he has directed both musicals and plays on Broadway and Off-Broadway. His directing credits include the Broadway debut of Theresa Rebeck's Seminar in 2011, as well as revivals of William Inge's Picnic, Tennessee Williams' The Glass Menagerie, William Shakespeare's King Lear, and Macbeth. He also directed the plays The Realistic Joneses by Will Eno, The Real Thing by Tom Stoppard, and A Doll's House, Part 2 by Lucas Hnath. Gold received significant recognition for his work, including the Tony Award for Best Direction of a Musical for Fun Home in 2015, and a Tony nomination for Best Direction of a Play. His work has been acknowledged with nominations for four Drama Desk Awards. Throughout his career, Gold has been noted for his ability to direct a diverse range of theatrical works, from contemporary plays to classic dramas, contributing to the American theater landscape with acclaimed productions.