Birthday: Jan. 28, 1959.
Birthplace: Boston.
Occupation: I’ve been the artistic director of Court Theatre since 1994.
Current home: Hyde Park.
Marital status: Married since 1992 to Kate Collins.
Children: Jake, 6, and Luke, 3.
Working on: We’re currently doing the Midwest premiere of Tom Stoppard’s “The Invention of Love.” After that we’re doing the world premiere of Philip Glass’ “In the Penal Colony.”
The last good movie I saw: “Illuminata,” about a theatrical company at the turn of the century.
I stay home to watch: I don’t watch much television but I was addicted to the Tour de France.
The book I’ve been reading: Lance Armstrong’s “It’s Not About the Bike” (Putnam).
Favorite meal: My wife doesn’t eat fish and I don’t eat much meat, so I like when we grill steak and tuna.
Favorite performer: I’m a devout Frank Zappa fan.
Personal mentors: Garland Wright, the former artistic director of the Guthrie Theatre, and John Houseman because of his passion for theater.
If I could do it over: I’ll quote a line from “The Invention of Love”: “If I had my time again I would pay more regard to those poems of Horace which tell you you will not have your time again. Life is brief and death kicks at the door impartially. Who knows how many tomorrows the gods will grant us? Now is the time, when you are young, to deck your hair with myrtle, drink the best of wine, suck the fruit.”
I’d give anything to meet: Tom Stoppard. He explores the tension between the intellect and the emotions and he finds beautiful ways to express it.
The one thing I can’t stand: Wasting time.
If I could change one thing about myself: I would be more generous in all ways.
My most irrational act: Getting married. Why would anyone take such a foolish gamble? But thank God I did.
Most humbling experience: The birth of my first child.
The three words that best describe me: Passionate, idealistic and obsessive.
