C. Michael Wright
Director, Dickens in America
Since 2005, Michael has served as Producing Artistic Director of Milwaukee Chamber Theatre, where he has directed numerous productions including UNDERNEATH THE LINTEL, COLLECTED STORIES (a collaboration with Forward Theater Company), HEROES, DRIVING MISS DAISY, THE LION IN WINTER, PICNIC, BROOKLYN BOY, THE DALY NEWS and DICKENS IN AMERICA. Since moving to Wisconsin in 1988, he has been responsible for well over 75 productions. Other favorites have been A NIGHT IN NOVEMBER at Next Act Theatre, Madison Repertory Theatre and Riverside Theatre, THE SYRINGA TREE for APT, Renaissance Theaterworks and Delaware Theatre Company and LOBBY HERO for Madison Repertory Theatre. Michael has also been acting professionally for 36 years and has appeared in regional theatres all across the country including a season here at APT in 2004. Later this summer he’ll be appearing with Brian Mani in a production of ‘ART’ at Milwaukee Chamber Theatre.