1. Version 1/14/2017
TERRENCE CHRISTGAU – Dwight School Directing History
MAIN STAGE PLAYS
1997 Don Juan by Moliere………………………………………………..Central Baptist Church
1998 The Dining Room by AR Gurney……………………………………………..Tycher Studio
1998 Waiting for Godot by Beckett…...…………………………………………………….St John’s
1999 Scenes and Revelations by Elan Garonzik………………………………………..St John’s
2000 Camino Real by Tennessee Williams………………………….Central Baptist Church
2001 Twelfth Night by Shakespeare…………………………………...Central Baptist Church
2002 Alphabetical Order by Michael Frayn…………………………Central Baptist Church
2003 Six Characters in Search of an Author by Pirandello………..The Producer’s Club
2004 The Imaginary Invalid by Moliere……………………………………………..Theater Row
2005 The Importance of Being Earnest by Oscar Wilde…..……………The Lamb Theater
2006 The Comedy of Errors by Shakespeare…………………………………....DiCapo Theater
2007 The Pregnant Pause and The Proposal by Feydeau/Chekov…...Marjorie S Deane
2008 The Servant of Two Masters by Goldoni………………………………..Marjorie S Deane
2009 Antigone by Sophocles………………………………………………………..Marjorie S Deane
2010 Aria Da Capo, and The Bald Soprano…………………………………....Marjorie S Deane
2011 The Way……………………………………………………………………………..Marjorie S Deane
2012 The Laramie Project……………………………………………………………Marjorie S Deane
2013 Out of the Frying Pan…………………………………………………………..Marjorie S Deane
2014 Is He Dead?......................................................................................................Marjorie S Deane
2015 Almost, Maine……………………………………………………………………..Marjorie S Deane
2016 The Crucible……………………………………………………………………….Dwight Commons
MAIN STAGE MUSICALS
1998 Godspell.……………………………………………………………..St John’s School Auditorium
1999 Once Upon a Mattress………………………………………….St John’s School Auditorium
2000 Side by Side by Sondheim……………………………………..St John’s School Auditorium
2001 Threepenny Opera……………………………………………………….Central Baptist Church
2001 Working……………………………………………………………………...Central Baptist Church
2003 The Boy Friend…………………………………………………………….Central Baptist Church
2004 Jacques Brel is………………………………………………………..Laurie Beechman Theater
2005 ADHDU Ed On Meds (*original co-written musical parody ).....Edinburgh Fringe
2005 The Fantasticks……………………………………………………………………….Theater at 311
2006 Leader of the Pack……………………………………………………………..…..DiCapo Theater
2007 Grease…………………………………………………………………………..……....DiCapo Theater
2008 Damn Yankees……………………………………………………………………..St Luke’s Theater
2009 Checkmate (*student written story with songs)................................DiCapo Theater
2010 Away We Go (*original story with songs)……………………………..Marjorie S Deane
2011 Pippin…………………………………………………………………..……………….DiCapo Theater
2012 Legally Blonde………………………………………………………………...St Clements Theater
2013 Wonderful Town…………………………………………………………………….DiCapo Theater
2014 Fiddler…………………………………………………………………………………..DiCapo Theater

2. 2015 Love’s Labour’s Lost, the Musical………………………………………...Theater at St
Jean’s
2016 Bye, Bye Birdie……………………………………………………………………..Marjorie S Deane
*A LITTLE INFO ABOUT THE ORIGINAL WORKS
● 2005 ADHDU Ed on Meds a musical parody co-written by faculty members,
experts and student cast dealing with the harmful potential of over
medicating children for attention issues. This won honorable mention at the
Edinburgh Festival Fringe 2005.
● 2009 Checkmate a musical ‘anti-Fairytale’; the idea and entire book by two
students using popular songs, standards and show tunes
● 2010 Away we Go a musical revue; book by Terry Christgau, songs from
musical theater, popular music and world music.
● 2012 The Way by Terry Christgau An original story incorporating twelve
verses selected from the Tao Te Ching inspiring twelve original pieces
devised by the cast
ON OTHER STAGES
Carnegie’s Weill Recital Hall; Mr Christgau was executive producer for twelve years
of Montage our annual music concert
Dwight Dance: Mr Christgau was also the executive producer for five seasons for the
annual Performances at the Mid Manhattan Movement and Arts Center (MMAC).
Scene Night In addition to the main stage performances every year there have been
two showcases, one in Autumn and one in the Spring. These are designed to bring
curriculum to life for a public audience of the whole school community by
incorporating scenes from classical theater, dramatic realism, comedy, farce,
absurdism, devised works, and improvisation in many forms such as theatresports,
long form and wildly original and open forms improv.