Rachel Chavkin

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She directed Three Pianos which ran off-off-Broadway at the Ontological-Hysteric Theater in March 2010Horwitz, Andy. Three Pianos culturebot.org, March 7, 2010 and then at the New York Theatre Workshop in December 2010 to January 2011.Grode, Eric. "Taking Schubert for a Wild Joy Ride" The New York Times, December 1, 2010 She won the 2010 Obie Award, Obie Special Citation for Three Pianos. Three Pianos lortel.org, accessed May 18, 2016Gans, Andrew. " 'Circle Mirror Transformation', 'Aliens', Metcalf and More Win OBIE Awards" Playbill, May 17, 2010

Chavkin has worked in collaboration with actor and fellow playwright Taylor Mac across multiple projects, including The Lily’s Revenge, Act 2 (HERE); and with Chris Thorpe, including Confirmation and Status

Chavkin directed Dave Malloy's Natasha, Pierre & The Great Comet of 1812, which ran off-Broadway in 2013–2014. Natasha, Pierre & The Great Comet of 1812 received the 2013 Obie Award, Special Citation. Natasha, Pierre & The Great Comet of 1812 lortel.org, accessed May 18, 2016 Under her direction, the musical opened on Broadway at the Imperial Theatre on November 14, 2016. At the 71st Tony Awards, the musical received twelve nominations, the highest number for the 2016–17 season, including a nomination for Chavkin for Best Director of a Musical.

She directed The Royale by Marco Ramirez, off-Broadway at Lincoln Center, which opened in March 2016. The Royale lortel.org, accessed May 18, 2016 The Royale lct.org, accessed May 18, 2016 She was nominated for the 2016 Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Director of a Play for directing The Royale. She received the 2016 Obie Award, Direction, for The Royale.Gans, Andrew. "Winners Announced for 61st Annual Obie Awards" Playbill, May 23, 2016

Chavkin directed the folk opera Hadestown, written by Anaïs Mitchell, which opened officially at the off-Broadway New York Theatre Workshop on May 23, 2016.Clement, Olivia. " Hadestown Opens Tonight at New York Theatre Workshop" Playbill, May 23, 2016 Following productions in Edmonton and London, Hadestown opened on Broadway in April 2019 at the Walter Kerr Theatre. She went on to win the Tony Award for Best Direction of a Musical. She directed Anything That Gives Off Light at the Edinburgh International Festival in August 2016, in a co-production with The TEAM and The National Theatre of Scotland. "Edinburgh" theteamplays.org, accessed May 18, 2016

In 2017, Chavkin was presented with the Smithsonian Award for Ingenuity along with Dave Malloy.

In 2018, she directed Lempicka, which premiered on July 20 at the Williamstown Theater Festival. It transferred to Broadway and opened at the Longacre Theater on April 14, 2024, closing on May 19, 2024.

Chavkin directed the world premiere of Dave Malloy's Moby-Dick, which opened at Harvard's American Repertory Theater in Cambridge, Massachusetts on December 11, 2019.

The Thanksgiving Play made its Broadway debut at the Hayes Theater in 2023, directed by Chavkin. It was the first play by a female Native American playwright (Larissa FastHorse) produced on Broadway.

On February 22, 2023, it was announced that Chavkin would be directing the Broadway-aimed Gatsby , which premiered on June 5, 2024 at the American Repertory Theater.

Chavkin will direct the upcoming world premiere of The Lunchbox, a musical The Lunchbox, at Berkley Repertory Theatre in May 2026. The Lunchbox features a book and lyrics by the film's director/writer Ritesh Batra, with music and additional lyrics by The Lazours.

• Columbia biography page
• The TEAM official website