Dan Knechtges

Personal Information
Spelling Bee (B’way, Second Stage, Barrington Stage), Cats, The Chalk Circle, My Fair Lady, Sound Of Music, Joseph (Hangar Theatre), Mame, Angel Street, Funny Thing (Surflight Theater), Don Giovanni (Indianapolis Opera), Candide (Harrisburg Opera), Hansel & Gretel (Capital City Opera), Carousel, The Merry Widow & West Side Story (Opera Illinois), The Grand Duke, Iolanthe, Ruddigore, The Mikado, Patience, The Gondoliers, H.M.S. Pinafore & The Sorcerer (The Blue Hill Troupe). TV/Film - Fatboy Slim’s music video “It’s a Wonderful Night” Todd Solondz’s film Palindromes. BFA in musical theater from Otterbein College, member of the Lincoln Center Director’s Lab and the Society of Stage Directors and Choreographers. Dan Hails from Cleveland, Ohio. www.danknechtges.com
 
Credits

Director
Production Theatre Opened Credit
1 Pete the Cat Lucille Lortel Theatre 07/25/2017 Director
2 Clinton The Musical New World Stages/ Stage IV 04/09/2015 Director
3 Tail! Spin! Lynn Redgrave Theatre 10/01/2014 Director

Choreographer
Production Theatre Opened Credit
1 Pete the Cat Lucille Lortel Theatre 07/25/2017 Choreographer
2 Vanities Second Stage Theatre 07/16/2009 Choreographer
3 The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee Second Stage Theatre 02/07/2005 Choreographer
Awards
Award Production Function
1 NOMINATED 2005 Lucille Lortel Award, Outstanding Choreographer The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee Choreographer