Becca Wolff is a California-based director of theater & film. Her work has been seen at theaters across the country including ACT San Francisco, The Public, Theatreworks and Long Wharf. Her films have screened at festivals including Comic Con, the Brooklyn International Film Festival and Outfest. She is co-founder and artistic director of SCOTUS Theater. MFA Yale School of Drama. Member SDC.

Get tickets for Shakespeare in the Park, “All’s Well That Ends Well”, directed by Becca!

What is your chosen artistic medium?

Theater

Who/What/When are your muses?

The small towns I grew up in (Mancos, CO & Felton, CA.)

Art by artists that cross lines between the imaginary and the documentary & mythological: Agnes Varda, Charles Burnett, Lonnie Holly, Lucas Hnath, Reza Abdoh

Teen movies

The 90s

Hannah Arendt

What are your prep or practice rituals to get you into the artistic headspace?

Reading and studying text -- the text I'm working on of course, but also locating a section of the library with relevant subject matter and just scanning the shelves til I find something a book that sounds or vibrates like what I'm looking for. Sitting in the stacks and opening to random pages. Making discoveries and noting them in longhand or by taking photographs on my phone.

What is your favorite awkward growth moment or barrier-breaking time?

When the set for a production I directed got lost on its way to its NYC premier, and the producer asked me "what do you want to do?"

What inspires you and/or keeps you engaged and moving forward?

The audience! I was so especially excited to come to Telluride because of what I know about Telluride Theater's connection to its audience. The idea that artists here encounter people around town who want to talk to you about your work is incredibly moving and inspiring. I live by those times when the people who come to see the show really want to engage about what it said to them.

What is your favorite quote or saying?

"What makes the engine run? Desire, desire, desire." -Stanley Kunitz

Tell us about your upcoming events, new releases, or anticipated projects:

We are anticipating that OUR COUNTRY at the 2023 Under the Radar Festival at the Public Theater in NYC (costumes by Telluride Theatre's own Melissa Trn!) We were featured in the festival in 2022, but it got cancelled due to the first Omicron surge.

Any other details you would like to share?

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