SDC celebrated its 65th anniversary (1959–2024) with a social media campaign that highlighted 65 directors and choreographers whose work inspired SDC Members and transformed the American theatre. In addition to a photo and brief bio of each featured artist, each spotlight included a tribute from another SDC Member.
SDC is proud to have honored the directors and choreographers featured in the campaign—and now this book, where they are presented in alphabetical order. These artists, and three of SDC’s Founders were nominated by the Union’s Membership, signaling a passing of the torch from generation to generation.
Read the full publication here.
Table of Contents
Founders Circle
Agnes de Mille
Bob Fosse
Shepherd Traube
65 for the 65th
George Abbott
JoAnne Akalaitis
Debbie Allen
William Ball
Lou Bellamy
Michael Bennett
Patricia Birch
Anne Bogart
Lee Breuer
Peter Brook
Camille A. Brown
René Buch
Vinnette Carroll
Rachel Chavkin
Ping Chong
Martha Clarke
Graciela Daniele
Gordon Davidson
Sheldon Epps
Zelda Fichandler
Richard Foreman
Frank Galati
Michael John Garcés
Michael Greif
Tyrone Guthrie
Steven Hoggett
Michael Kahn
Elia Kazan
Woodie King, Jr.
Mark Lamos
Tina Landau
Michael Langham
Baayork Lee
Kenny Leon
Irene Lewis
Emily Mann
Joe Mantello
Kathleen Marshall
Marion McClinton
Jerry Mitchell
Mike Nichols
Trevor Nunn
Jack O’Brien
Hal Prince
José Quintero
Ellis Rabb
Lloyd Richards
Jerome Robbins
Ruben Santiago-Hudson
Alan Schneider
Susan H. Schulman
Seret Scott
Andrei Serban
Bartlett Sher
Susan Stroman
Daniel Sullivan
Julie Taymor
Twyla Tharp
Tommy Tune
George C. Wolfe
Robert Woodruff
Garland Wright
Chay Yew
Jerry Zaks
Mary Zimmerman
Members of the SDC Executive Board (1959-2025)