Timothy Johnson (
Director) is a director, performer, playwright, and educator. He most recently directed the 2020 Metropolitan Virtual Playhouse production of Willis Richardson’s unsung gem-of-a play
Compromise. For his New York City production of
On Strivers Row he received an AUDELCO nomination for Best Direction of A Play, along with three additional nominations including Best Revival.
The New York Times said in its review that “Timothy Johnson has shaped 16 striking performances here.” Additional credits include: Quick Silver Theater Company Playwrights of Color Summit directing
Bear, Woman; Assistant Director for
Cabin In The Sky, New York City Center
Encores!, Ruben Santiago-Hudson, director. Timothy is a member of the Lincoln Center Theater Directors Lab. As an actor, his performance highlights include:
Legends! starring Mary Martin and Carol Channing,
REGINA at the Scottish Opera,
A Chorus Line on Broadway and its National Tour, and
The Temptation of St. Anthony directed by Robert Wilson at the Melbourne International Arts Festival. He was a First-Place winner of the Baldwin-Wallace College Annual Concerto Competition as a flutist. His play,
Listening to the Trees, was a Eugene O’Neill National Playwrights Conference Semi-Finalist and a Quick Silver Theater Company Playwrights of Color Summit Semi-Finalist. He is currently an Associate Professor of Theatre Arts at Marymount Manhattan College.
