Tony Awards
25 DAYS OF TONYS: What Makes Tony-Nominated Director Sam Gold Proudest?
The A Doll鈥檚 House, Part 2 director shares what he enjoyed most about leading Laurie Metcalf and company in this world-premiere production.
Although director Sam Gold helmed two plays this year, The Glass Menagerie and A Doll鈥檚 House, Part 2, doubling his chances for a nomination, he wasn鈥檛 expecting to hear his name called on May 2.
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鈥淚 was really shocked. I really didn't expect it this year,鈥� says Gold. 鈥淚 love our show and I knew the audience was really responding to it, but eight Tony nominations was not what I woke up expecting.鈥�
Lucas Hnath鈥檚 sequel to Henrik Ibsen鈥檚 A Doll鈥檚 House was nominated across the board: Best Play, Best Direction of a Play, Best Costume Design of a Play, Best Lighting Design of a Play, plus nods for all four of its actors.
鈥淭he thing I really tried to do, and the thing I鈥檓 most proud of, is working with ensembles, working with actors in that way where everybody shines,鈥� says Gold of the produciton. 鈥淚t鈥檚 the greatest acknowledgment of the work to know that people see that everyone鈥檚 doing a beautiful job in the show.鈥�