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Lee Sunday Evans
Director

LEE SUNDAY EVANS (Director) is a two-time Obie Award-winning Director and the Artistic Director of Waterwell. She recently directed the world premiere of A WRINKLE IN TIME by Lauren Yee, music and lyrics by Heather Christian at Arena Stage. Notable credits include: Waterwell's THE FORD/HILL PROJECT which she co-created with Elizabeth Marvel (Woolly Mammoth, The Public Theater), DANCE NATION by Clare Barron (Playwrights Horizons, Steppenwolf), SAFETY NOT GUARANTEED by Nick Blaemire with music and lyrics by Ryan Miller (BAM), Waterwell's THE COURTROOM created with Arian Moayed which premiered in a courtroom in the 2nd Circuit Thurgood Marshall Courthouse, DETROIT RED by Will Power (ArtsEmerson), SUNDAY by Jack Thorne (Atlantic), IN THE GREEN by Grace McLean (LCT3), MILLER, MISSISSIPPI by Boo Killebrew (Long Wharf, Dallas Theater Center), and HOME by Geoff Sobelle (BAM Next Wave). She directed the film adaptation of THE COURTROOM which premiered at Tribeca Film Festival in 2022 and has had grassroots screenings around the country (www.thecourtroomfilm.com). As part of her work at Waterwell, she has partnered with the Council on Foreign Relations, the National Center for Youth Law, Labor Notes, the Dignity Not Detention Coalition and others to create original projects that make robust contributions to their work on public policy, communications, and organizing.