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Steven Woolf directed 47 plays during a long tenure as artistic director for the Repertory Theatre of St. Louis.
Steven Woolf, who led the Repertory Theatre of St. Louis as its artistic director for 33 years, died Monday of advanced chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. He was 75.
The Rep produced more than 300 different plays during his tenure. He directed 47 of them. Woolf often turned to well-known 20th-century works by American and British playwrights, including Edward Albee and Arthur Miller. But he also commissioned new works and directed high-profile contemporary plays like Stephen Karam’s “The Humans” and Joshua Harmon’s “Admissions.”
Woolf died Monday after an illness left him hospitalized. He was 75.
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Steven Woolf, the longtime artistic director of the Repertory Theatre of St. Louis, died Monday, July 12. He was 75. Author: Sam Clancy Updated: 9:49 PM CDT July 12, 2021
ST. LOUIS Steven Woolf, the longtime artistic director of the Repertory Theatre of St. Louis, died Monday after an illness left him hospitalized. He was 75.
Woolf led more than 300 different shows onto the Rep s stages over his 33 years as artistic director before retiring in May 2019.
“Steve always had his finger on the pulse of the St. Louis community, programming plays that resonated in the here and now, and showcasing the work of outstanding directors, designers and actors,” Mark Bernstein, managing director at the Rep, said in a statement. “St. Louis audiences responded by filling the seats, night after night, week after week, year after year.”
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