Kirsten Brandt

 
 

Kirsten Brandt is an award winning director and playwright.  From 1999-2005 she served as the Artistic Director of San Diego’s leading alternative theatre Sledgehammer. She was the Associate Artistic Director of San Jose Repertory Theatre from 2007-2009.  She serves as the Associate Artistic Director of Vox Nova Theatre Company and is a lecturer at the University of California, Santa Cruz.


Contact: 

agent Phyllis Wender,

The Gersh Agency

pbwender@aol dot com

  1. (212)634-8190


or

Kikibrandt@mac dot com


UCSC students please contact me thru:

kirstenb@ucsc.edu

 

Welcome

Recent reviews:

Little Women

by Jacqueline Goldfinger


“Kirsten Brandt... brings whimsey and poignancy to the piece.”  “Best Bet!” - San Diego News Network


Groundswell by Ian Bruce

directed by Kirsten Brandt


  1. -SF Chronicle  Click here for review


“..tautly directed... this is a volatile 100 minute tale..”

  1. -San Jose Mercury News

click here for review


“Under the direction of the Rep's former associate artistic director, Kirsten Brandt, the tension between the play's trio of troubled characters is palpable, slowly building in complexity and intensity during the single act until it explodes and emotions come out like knives.”

- The Metro click here for review


The Waves by Kirsten Brandt

directed by Ruff Yeager

“an absorbing drama... clever, perceptive writing...”

-San Diego.com.

click here to read full review


 

COMING UP NEXT:

La Ronde by Arthur Schnitzler

directed by Kirsten Brandt

Shakespeare Santa Cruz, August 2010


Legacy of Light by Karen Zacarias

directed by Kirsten Brandt

San Jose Repertory Theatre, March 2011