Bradford to lead Connecticut Repertory Theatre
Connecticut Repertory Theatre has named Michael Bradford the new artistic director beginning in August.
Bradford, who lives in New London, will succeed Vincent J. Cardinal, who is departing at the conclusion of the Nutmeg Summer Series to become the The Arthur and Martha Hearron Endowed Professor of Musical Theatre, Chair of the Department of Musical Theatre and Professor of Music, School of Music Theatre and Dance at the University of Michigan. Bradford will also serve as the Department Head of Dramatic Arts at UConn.
Bradford is a playwright and has served on the faculty at UConn since 2001. His play "Living in the Wind" premiered in 2000 at The American Place Theatre with Chad L. Coleman (TV's "The Wire," "The Walking Dead"), and received 10 AUDELCO Theatre nominations. Bradford's play "Olives and Blood: was produced at Connecticut Repertory Theatre in October 2014. The play premiered in New York City in 2012 and was produced at Brixton East in London in 2013.
Connecticut Repertory Theatre is a resident professional company that serves as the professional producing arm of UConn's Department of Dramatic Arts. Bradford's duties will include administrative leadership of the department as well as artistic leadership of the theatre company. He will work alongside the theatre's managing director, Matthew J. Pugliese.