Risa Brainin has directed at many theatres across the country including Alabama Shakespeare Festival, Denver Center Theatre Company, Great Lakes Theatre, Idaho Shakespeare Festival, Milwaukee Repertory Theatre and Repertory Theatre of St. Louis. She served as Resident Director and Associate Company Director at the Guthrie Theater, Associate Artistic Director at both Indiana Repertory Theatre and Kansas City Repertory Theatre, and Artistic Director at Shakespeare Santa Cruz. A graduate of the Carnegie-Mellon University Drama Program, Brainin is Chair of the Department of Theater and Dance and Artistic Director of thegroundbreaking new play development program LAUNCH PAD at UC Santa Barbara.
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Risa Brainin
