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John Stephan Hirsch Biography (1930-)

Born May 1, 1930, in Siofok, Hungary; emigrated to Canada, 1947; son of Joseph and Ilona (Horvath) Hirsch. Addresses: HOME--187 Hudson Drive, Toronto M4T 2K7, ON, Canada.

Nationality

Hungarian

Gender

Male

Birth Details

May 1, 1930

Siofok, Hungary

Famous Works

• Credits
• FIRST STAGE WORK--Director, The Time of Your Life, Little Theatre, Winnipeg, MB, Canada, 1951.
• FIRST BROADWAY WORK--Director, We Bombed in New Haven, Ambassador Theatre, 1968.
• Credits; PRINCIPAL STAGE WORK; DIRECTOR
• Mere Courage, Theatre du Nouveau Monde, Montreal, PQ, Canada, 1964.
• The Cherry Orchard, Stratford Shakespearean Festival, Stratford, ON, Canada, 1965.
• Yerma, Repertory Theatre of Lincoln Center, Vivian Beaumont Theatre, NewYork City, 1966.
• Henry VI, Stratford Shakespearean Festival, 1966.
• Richard III and Colors in the Dark, both Stratford Shakespearean Festival, 1967.
• Galileo, Repertory Theatre of Lincoln Center, Vivian Beaumont Theatre, 1967.
• A Midsummer Night's Dream and The Three Musketeers, both Stratford Shakespearean Festival, 1968.
• Saint Joan, Repertory Theatre of Lincoln Center, Vivian Beaumont Theatre,1968.
• The Time of Your Life, Repertory Theatre of Lincoln Center, Vivian Beaumont Theatre, 1969.
• Satyricon, Stratford Shakespearean Festival, 1969.
• Hamlet, Stratford Shakespearean Festival, then University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, both 1969.
• Tyger! Tyger! and Other Burning Things, National Theatre of the Deaf, Longacre Theatre, New York City, 1969.
• A Man's a Man, Manitoba Theatre Centre, Winnipeg, MB, Canada, then TyroneGuthrie Theatre, Minneapolis, MN, both 1970.
• The Seagull, Habimah Theatre, Tel Aviv, Israel, 1970.
• AC/DC, Chelsea Theatre Center, Brooklyn Academy of Music, Brooklyn, NY, 1970.
• Beggar on Horseback, Repertory Theatre of Lincoln Center, Vivian BeaumontTheatre, 1970.
• Playboy of the Western World and Antigone, both Repertory Theatre of Lincoln Center, Vivian Beaumont Theatre, 1971.
• What the Butler Saw, Manitoba Theatre Centre, 1971.
• A Midsummer Night's Dream, Tyrone Guthrie Theatre, 1972.
• Guys and Dolls, Manitoba Theatre Centre, 1973.
• The Three Sisters, Stratford Shakespearean Festival, 1976.
• The Dybbuk, Manitoba Theatre Center, then St. Lawrence Arts Center, Toronto, ON, Canada, both 1974, later Center Theatre Group, Mark Taper Forum, LosAngeles, CA, 1975.
• (also choreographer) Between Two Worlds, Center Theatre Group, Mark TaperForum, 1975.
• The Tempest and Number Our Days, both Mark Taper Forum, 1979.
• Saint Joan, Seattle Repertory Company, Seattle, WA, 1979.
• Three Men on a Horse, Royal Alexandra Theatre, Toronto, ON, Canada, 1987.
• American Dreams: Lost and Found, Alliance Theatre, Atlanta, GA, 1987.
• Also directed Peter Pan, Vancouver International Theatre, Vancouver, BC,Canada.
• Credits; PRINCIPAL FILM WORK
• Director, In the Shadow of the City, 1955.
• Credits; PRINCIPAL TELEVISION WORK
• Director, Fifteen Miles over Broken Glass, CBC.
• Also director, The Three Musketeers.
• Writings;STAGE
• (Adaptor) The Dybbuk, Manitoba Theatre Centre, Winnipeg, MB, Canada, 1975.
• (adaptor) Between Two Worlds, Center Theatre Group, Mark Taper Forum, LosAngeles, CA, 1975.
• Also Peter the Snowman (puppet play), first produced in 1952; Rupert theGreat (play for children); and The Dog Who Never Learned (puppet play).