Alex Lippard is a director, playwright, musical
theater bookwriter, and lyricist.

He lives in New York City where he is Artistic
Director of Friendly Fire (www.friendlyfirenyc.org)

In October 2011, the Stage Directors and
Choreographers Foundation awarded Lippard
the prestigious Mike Ockrent Fellowship, named
for the late great Broadway director. The cash
award “provides young directors with the
opportunity for professional and artistic
development by allowing them to assist a
mentor director working on a Broadway
production.” Alex will assist Jeff Calhoun on
Bonnie and Clyde starring Jeremy Jordan.

In November 2011, Alex will direct Turnaround
by Patricia K. Meyer as part of the Hothouse
Series at the Pasadena Playhouse.

Alex’s December 2008 Friendly Fire production
of O’Neill’s A Touch of the Poet, starring
two-time Emmy winner Daniel J. Travanti (“Hill
St. Blues”) and Ellen Crawford (“E.R.”) was
named one of the top three revivals in the
country Wall Street Journal. Terry Teachout
wrote of this production: “[Lippard's] staging
is a bargain-basement affair acted on the
plainest of sets by a cast consisting mostly
of near-unknowns–but it packs the punch of
a bullet in the belly.”

His 2004 production of Hecuba starring
legendary voice and speech guru Kristin
Linklater was described by the Village Voice
as “disturbingly resonant.”

Recent credits include the Off-Broadway
premieres of The Last Word… starring
Daniel J. Travanti and Sake with the Haiku
Geisha at Perry St. Theater. The New York
Times called Alex’s production of Sake
“elegant and precise.” Off-off-Broadway:
Cupid and Psyche (Altered Stages), The
Misunderstanding (Flea) and Frankie (Irish
Arts Center).

Alex won an Overall Excellence in Directing
Award for his direction of Moonchild starring
two-time Emmy winner Heather Tom at the
2004 NY International Fringe Festival.

For Friendly Fire, of which he is Artistic Director,
he directed Hecuba, ‘Tis Pity She’s a Whore
starring John Douglas Thompson, and A Touch
of the Poet.

Other directing: All We Can Handle at Public
Theater/New Work Now, Machinal and Julius
Caesar at Shakespeare NJ, Hedda Gabler at
the Century Center, The Sun Also Rises
(adaptor/director) at Directors Company,
and an Off-Broadway workshop of Dog Music
starring Devon May and Kaye Walbye at AMAS
Musical Theater. L.A. Theater: Reckoning at
Santa Monica Playhouse, The Increased Difficulty
of Concentration at The Lounge, Turnaround
(upcoming) at Pasadena Playhouse. Alex
directed Raul Esparza in All We Can Handle at
Joe’s Pub and The Belt (cabaret at the Zipper
Theater).

Lippard has taught at NYU/Strasberg Studio,
NYU/Atlantic, Shakespeare NJ’s training
program, and studied directing and acting at
Columbia (M.F.A. in Directing), Juilliard, Moscow
Art Theater, and with legendary L.A. acting
teacher Milton Katselas.

Alex has directed and/or coached Michelle
Williams, Tovah Feldshuh, Rhys Coiro, Laila
Robins, Laura Heisler, Tony Roberts, Penny
Fuller, Andrew McCarthy, Angela Lin,
Cherise Boothe, John Douglas Thompson,
Raul Esparza, David Harbour, Brian Murray,
Heather Tom, Kristin Linklater, Jordan Charney,
Daniel J. Travanti, Ellen Crawford, Ching Valdes
Aran, Kristin Linklater, Cathy Curtin, Saidah
Arrika Ekulona, Jessica Wiexler, Rutina Wesley,
Michael Urie, Jordan Baker, Kevin Kilner, and
many other wonderful actors in readings,
workshops, plays and/or scene study.

Alex is currently writing a play about NYC child
protective services, for actress Saidah Arrika
Ekulona, on a grant from The Drama League.
He is also co-writing the book and lyrics for a
musical about New York real estate, for Tovah
Feldshuh, with his talented and fearless
collaborators Ron Passaro and David Lee.