Petrarca, David 1962-

PERSONAL

Born November 10, 1962, in Warwick, RI. Education: New York University, B.F.A., 1983. Avocational Interests: Collecting folk art.

Addresses:

Agent—Creative Artists Agency, 2000 Avenue of the Stars, Los Angeles, CA 90067. Manager—Rosalie Swedlin, Industry Entertainment, 955 South Carrillo Dr., 3rd Floor, Los Angeles, CA 90048.

Career:

Director and producer. Limbo Theatre, New York City, artistic director, 1982-85; Cincinnati Playhouse, Cincinnati, OH, artistic associate, 1984-85; Chelsea Theatre Center, New York City, associate artistic director, 1985-86; Goodman Theatre, Chicago, IL, resident director, 1987—. Faculty member at North Carolina School of the Arts and Northwestern University. National Endowment for the Arts, onsite evaluator, 1990—.

Member:

Society of Stage Directors and Choreographers, Dramatists Guild.

Awards, Honors:

Helen Hayes Award nomination, Washington Theatre Awards Society, 1986, for As Is; directing fellowship, Theatre Communication Group and National Endowment for the Arts, 1987; Joseph Jefferson Award nomination, 1990, Outer Critics Circle Award nomination, and London Fringe Award nomination, all for Marvin's Room; Joseph Jefferson award, c. 1995, for The House of Martin Guerre; named Chicagoan of the year, Chicago Tribune, 1996.

CREDITS

Stage Director:

The Tooth of Crime, Hartford Stage Company, Hartford, CT, 1986.

As Is, 1986.

Lloyd's Prayer, Remains Theatre, Chicago, IL, 1988.

Three Postcards, Northlight Theatre, Evanston, IL, 1988.

Mill Fire, Goodman Theatre, Chicago, IL, then Apple Corps Theatre, New York City, 1989.

Nothing Sacred, Northlight Theatre, 1989.

Peacekeeper, 1990.

Marvin's Room, Goodman Theatre, 1990, then Hartford Stage Company, 1991, Playwrights Horizons Theatre, New York City, 1991-92, Minetta Lane Theatre, New York City, 1992, and Comedy Theatre, New York City, 1993, later John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, Washington, DC, and Hampstead Theatre Club, London.

The Visit, Goodman Theatre, 1991.

Deep in a Dream of You, Goodman Theatre, then Public Theatre, New York City, both 1991.

A Midsummer Night's Dream, Dallas Theatre Center, Dallas, TX, 1991.

Richard II, Goodman Theatre, 1993.

Sin, Goodman Theatre, 1994, then Second Stage, McGinn-Cazale Theatre, New York City, 1995.

The House of Martin Guerre, Goodman Theatre, 1995, then Canadian Stage Company, Bluma Appel Theatre, Toronto, Ontario, Canada, 1997.

The Water Children, Playwrights Horizons Theatre, 1997.

Dinah Was, Workshop of the Players Art, Gramercy Theatre, New York City, 1998, then Kreeger Theatre, Arena Stage, Washington, DC, 2000.

Red, Long Wharf Theatre, New Haven, CT, and Manhattan Theatre Club Stage II, New York City, 1999.

Fuddy Meers, Manhattan Theatre Club Stage II, 1999-2000, then Minetta Lane Theatre, 2000.

Current Events, Manhattan Theatre Club Stage II, 2000.

The Man Who Would Be King, Goodman Theatre, 2000.

Schoolgirl Figure, Goodman Theatre, 2000.

A Year with Frog and Toad (musical), Children's Theatre, Minneapolis, MN, 2002, then Cort Theatre, New York City, 2003.

Kimberly Akimbo, Manhattan Theatre Club Stage I, 2003.

Juvenilia, Playwrights Horizons Theatre, 2003.

Also directed productions of Away, Northlight Theatre, Chicago, IL; Dark Rapture, American Conservatory Theatre, San Francisco, CA; Design for Living, Goodman Theatre, Chicago; Down the Shore; Light Up the Sky, Goodman Theatre; Northeast Local, Trinity Repertory Theatre and Seattle Repertory Theatre, Seattle, WA; Peacekeeper, American Blues Theatre, Chicago; The Skin of Our Teeth, Goodman Theatre; and Somebody Else's House.

Major Tours:

Director of Dinah Was, U.S. cities.

Television Director; Series:

Dawson's Creek, The WB, multiple episodes, 2000-2002.

Everwood (also known as Our New Life in Everwood), The WB, multiple episodes, between 2002 and 2006.

Television Director; Episodic:

"The Coldest Night of the Year," Nothing Sacred, ABC, 1998.

"Hung Jury," Cupid, ABC, 1998.

"Pseudos, Sex, and Sidebars," Jack & Jill, The WB, 1999.

"Lovers and Other Strangers," Jack & Jill, The WB, 2000.

"Hope in a Jar," Popular, The WB, 2000.

"Paris Is Burning," Gilmore Girls (also known as Gilmore Girls: Beginnings), The WB, 2001.

"Seriously, All Coma Proposals Aside," Jack & Jill, The WB, 2001.

"Caution: Parents Crossing," Jack & Jill, The WB, 2001.

"Hostile Environment," Pasadena, 2001.

"The Last Thanksgiving," Felicity, The WB, 2001.

"Bringeth It On," Joan of Arcadia, CBS, 2003.

"Big Waves," Summerland, The WB, 2004.

"And Justice for All," Jack & Bobby, The WB, 2004.

"The First Lady," Jack & Bobby, The WB, 2004.

"Chess Lessons," Jack & Bobby, The WB, 2005.

"A New Frontier," Jack & Bobby, The WB, 2005.

"The Long Lead Story," Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip (also known as Studio 60), NBC, 2006.

"Helpy Helperpants," State of Mind, Lifetime, 2007.

"Family Day," Brothers & Sisters, ABC, 2007.

"Surstromming or a Slice," Six Degrees, ABC, 2007.

"Objects in the Mirror," Six Degrees, ABC, 2007.

Also directed episodes of Early Edition, CBS, and Glory Days (also known as Demontown), The WB.

Television Work; Other:

Producer, Everwood (series; also known as Our New Life in Everwood), The WB, 2004, 2005.

Film Director:

Save the Last Dance 2 (also known as Steppin' Up), Paramount Home Video, 2006.