
Evan Yionoulis (Director) previously directed Naomi Iizuka's
36 Views and Jon Robin Baitz's
Ten Unknowns for the Huntington. She recently directed a new adaptation of Gozzi's
The King Stag at Yale Repertory Theatre, with music by Mike Yionoulis (her brother). She directed Richard Greenberg's
The Violet Hour on Broadway at the Biltmore Theatre, after having directed its premiere at South Coast Repertory, and received an OBIE Award for her direction of his
Three Days of Rain (Manhattan Theatre Club). She has also directed Mr. Greenberg's
Everett Beekin (Lincoln Center Theater, South Coast Repertory),
The AmericanPlan (Manhattan Theatre Club), and
The Author's Voice (Ensemble Studio Theatre, Drama Dept.); Warren Leight's
Glimmer, Glimmer, and Shine (Mark Taper Forum, Manhattan Theatre Club); and Nicky Silver's
The Maiden's Prayer and Elizabeth Egloff's
Phaedra (Vineyard Theatre). Her regional credits include productions for Denver Center Theatre Company, Actors Theatre of Louisville, Dallas Theater Center, Portland Stage Company, and PlayMakers Repertory Company, among others. This year she directed her first short film,
Lost and Found, a collaboration with Mike Yionoulis. Ms. Yionoulis teaches at the Yale School of Drama in the Department of Acting (which she chaired from 1998-2003) and is a resident director at Yale Repertory Theatre where she directed George F. Walker's
Heaven and Brecht's
Galileo. Her upcoming project include Henry Adam’s
The People Next Door (Yale Repertory Theatre), Daisy Foote’s
Bhutan (Cherry Lane Theatre), and Howard Brenton’s
Sore Throats (Theatre for a New Audience).