Caitlin Moon

Title: Founding Member

Position: Associate Artistic Director (Advisory)

Classes Taught: THE ARTISTIC JOURNEY, CLASSIC PLAYWRIGHT SERIES & DIRECTING FOR ACTORS

Professional Experience: Caitlin Moon is a freelance director, writer, and educator based in New York City and Los Angeles. Recent directing projects include the world premiere of Tio Pepe by Matthew Lopez at The Public Theater/SPF; You Got Questions, I Got Answers (Innovative Theater Award), Coyote Rep; Elizabeth Egloff’s Phaedra, Philadelphia Live Arts and Fringe Festivals; The Heidi Chronicles, Temple Theater; and an original adaptation of the international best-selling novel by Paulo Coelho, The Alchemist. Broadway projects include Assistant Director of The Coast of Utopia trilogy by Tom Stoppard, directed by Jack O’Brien at Lincoln Center, and Associate Director for the Broadway-based and ever-expanding productions of Dr. Suess’ How The Grinch Stole Christmas, The Musical! including the first national tour.

Caitlin has developed new work for: The New Group, Ars Nova, MCC, Summer Play Festival in association with The Public Theater, Seattle Repertory Theatre, Book-It Repertory Theatre, Philadelphia Live Arts and Fringe Festivals, The Mae West Festival, and the Michener Center for Creative Writing; with additional work for Seattle Shakespeare Festival, Women’s Project, and The Old Globe Theatre in San Diego. Caitlin’s film and new media work includes The Circuit (Official Selection, Bend Film Festival, Best of Shorts) as well as The Circuit webisodes series (available online February, 2009).

Caitlin is a member of the Lincoln Center Directors Lab and has recently completed her seventh adapted work for the stage. As a teaching artist and educator, Caitlin has worked all over the country-from suburban middle schools, to urban universities, to Maximum Security Correctional Facilities.

What the XRT Means To Me…: I joined XRT because I loved the people and the mission. Empowering artists is a personal mission–and this is an entire community dedicated to that purpose! I love the history and purpose of our great regional theaters–to create a lasting dialogue with the audience and community, to build a home for artists. XRT was a chance to create that home and that dialogue with an incredible group of dedicated, passionate, and talented peers.

Why I Do What I Do…: I love being a part of XRT because it brings me into contact with amazing people every day–from our acting company, staff, board, and students, to great new playwrights and designers. I get to watch their faces light up when they enter the building and I get to spend my time engaged in debate about art and meaning. My artistic boundaries are constantly being pushed by the talented people that I work with. This is an incredible job!

Did You Know? Caitlin loves to play Charades, Apples to Apples, and badminton. She cherishes her Yoga practice and is quite fond of oysters. She has traveled to Italy, London & Prague, and is looking forward to visiting Tokyo and the African Safari.