Dan Bonnell was Co-Artistic Director of EST-LA from 2006 - 2008. His work has been seen in LA at Pacific Resident Theatre, Open Fist, the Matrix, the Met, Cornerstone, [Inside] @ The Ford, ASK Theater Projects, Highways, Moving Arts, the HBO Workspace (Sarah Silverman’s pilot project and the live theatrical version of Mr. Show with Bob and David) and the Odyssey Theatre Ensemble. He’s the recipient of the Los Angeles Drama Critics Circle Directing Award, the LA Weekly Directing Award, the NAACP Directing Award, the GLAAD Media Award and has been nominated for Theater Communications Group “Alan Schneider Award”. Prior to LA, Dan was a Resident Director at Circle Repertory Company in NY and staged plays for LORT companies including: Long Wharf, the Asolo, Alliance Theater and Pioneer Theater Company. Internationally, Dan has directed at the Bronfman Center in Montreal and Theatre Les Dechargeurs in Paris. He’s been a member of EST since 1985.