BIOGRAPHY
Octopus Theatricals
Founded by Tony® and Grammy® winning producer Mara Isaacs, Octopus Theatricals collaborates with artists and organizations to foster an expansive range of compelling theatrical works for local and global audiences. Projects include: Hadestown by Anaïs Mitchell (lead producer Broadway, West End, National Tour; 8 Tony Awards including Best Musical; Grammy Award, Best Musical Theater Album); Gypsy starring Audra McDonald (lead producer Broadway); Goddess conceived and directed by Saheem Ali, music and lyrics by Michael Thurber (The Public Theater); Patrick Page’s All the Devils are Here (Lucile Lortel, Outer Critics and Drama Desk Awards, Off-Broadway, US Tour); Bhangra Nation by Rehana Lew Mirza, Mike Lew, and Sam Willmott; Kunene and the King by John Kani; (…Iphigenia), a new opera by Wayne Shorter and esperanza spalding; In the Same Tongue created by choreographer Dianne McIntyre with music by Diedre Murray; Bill Irwin’s On Beckett; And So We Walked by DeLanna Studi; Theatre for One (in person and virtual); and many more.