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Dan Knechtges
 

Dan Knechtges

Director/Choreographer

 
BROADWAY
XANADU Dir. Christopher Ashley/Helen Hayes Theater
110 IN THE SHADE Dir. Lonny Price/Roundabout Theater Company
25th ANNUAL PUTNAM COUNTY SPELLING BEE Dir. James Lapine/Broadway Circle in the Square

 

OFF BROADWAY

25th ANNUAL PUTNAM COUNTY SPELLING BEE Dir. James Lapine/Second Stage
GHOUL Dir. Jeremy Dobrish/Adobe Theatre Co.
NERDS Dir. Andy Goldberg/NY Musical Theatre Festival
 
DIRECTOR / CHOREOGRAPHER (Selected Credits)
THE WIZ Hangar Theatre/Artistic Dir. Kevin Moriarty
THE GRAND DUKE The Blue Hill Troupe/Hecksher Theatre,NYC
FOR LOVE OR FUNNY Princeton Triangle Club ‘03/Princeton University
THIS SIDE OF PARODY Princeton Triangle Club ‘02/Princeton University
CAROUSEL Opera Illinois/Fiora Contino (Conductor/Producer)
THE MERRY WIDOW Opera Illinois/Fiora Contino (Conductor/Producer)
GREASE! Virginia Musical Theatre/Artistic Dir. Jeff Meredith
SCHOOLHOUSE ROCK Paradigm Ent./Prod. Michael Dimirsky
MAME Surflight Theatre/Artistic Dir. Steve Steiner
ANGEL STREET Surflight Theatre/Artistic Dir. Steve Steiner
FUNNY THING.FORUM Surflight Theatre/ Artistic Dir. Steve Steiner
GREASE! Shawnee Playhouse/G.M. Rob Howell
CRAZY FOR YOU Shawnee Playhouse/G.M. Rob Howell
MYSTERY OF EDWIN DROOD*
*One of Columbus Dispatch’s 2002 Top 10 shows of the year.
Otterbein College/Artistic Dir. Dennis Romer
 

 

CHOREOGRAPHER (Selected Credits)

VANITIES Dir. Judith Ivey/Pasadena Playhouse
BOYS FROM SYRACUSE Dir. David Schweitzer/Centerstage Baltimore
25th ANNUAL PUTNAM COUNTY SPELLING BEE Artistic Dir. Julie Boyd/Barrington Stage Co.
VANITIES Dir. Gordon Greenburg/Theatreworks Palo Alto
GODSPELL Dir. Danny Goldstein/Papermill Playhouse
THE GIRL IN THE FRAME Dir. Jeremy Dobrish/Goodspeed Opera House
MASS (Leonard Bernstein) Dir. Michael Scarola/Dallas Symphony
CATS Dir. Wendy Dann/Hangar Theatre
MY FAIR LADY Dir. Joe Calarco/Hangar Theatre
SOUND OF MUSIC Dir. Kevin Moriarty/ Hangar Theatre
JOSEPH.DREAMCOAT Dir. Kevin Moriarty/ Hangar Theatre
DON GIOVANNI Dir. Michael Scarola/Indianapolis Opera
SALOME Dir. Michael Scarola/Shreveport Opera
HANSEL & GRETEL Dir. Michael Scarola/Capital City Opera
CANDID ATE Dir. Michael Scarola/Harrisburg Opera
WEST SIDE STORY Dir. Michael Scarola/Opera Illinois
THE GONDOLIERS Dir. F. Paul Driscoll/The Blue Hill Troupe
H.M.S. PINAFORE Dir. F. Paul Driscoll/The Blue Hill Troupe

 

MUSIC VIDEO/FILM CHOREOGRAPHY

FATBOYSLIM “It’s a Wonderful Night” Dir. Jon Watts/Waverly Films
PALINDROMES Dir. Todd Solondz/Extra Large Pictures

 

ASSISTANT CHOREOGRAPHER

Kathleen Marshall – Seussical Boston & Broadway (SSDC Observership)
Randy Skinner – Do Re Mi  Dance Assistant City Center, Encore Series
Karma Camp- Amena Cell Phone Commercial Michael Solomon/Cross Prodcutions

 

TRAINING & COMPANIES

OTTERBEIN COLLEGE Columbus, OH BFA Musical Theatre (Cum Laude 1994)
LINCOLN CENTER DIRECTOR’S LAB Dir. Anne Cattaneo
JAZZ MET/BALLET MET Columbus, OH Artistic Dir. Stella Hiatt Kane 
 
 
Representation: Julie McDonald – Tony Selznick – Andrew Jacobs
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