Anne Gottlieb

Areas of Expertise

Acting; Collaborative Theatre; Collaborative Process


Email: gottlieb@brandeis.edu

Current Project

Anne Gottlieb’s recent project, The Wrestling Patient, a new play inspired by the letters and diaries of Dutch Jewish Writer, Etty Hillesum created in collaboration with Kirk Lynn and Katie Pearl received its World Premiere in 2009.  Her company, FortyMagnolias Productions will continue to revise the piece in preparation for other productions around the country and abroad.

Biography

Anne Gottlieb works in professional theatre as an actor, director, producer and creator of collaborative work. Most recently, she co-created, and appeared in The Wrestling Patient, produced by FortyMagnolias Productions in collaboration with SpeakEasy Stage Company and Boston Playwright’s. She has appeared in the award-winning production of The Women (Speakeasy Stage), Silence (New Repertory Theater), The Heidi Chronicles and Dinner with Friends (Gloucester Stage), and numerous productions in both the United States and in Europe. For her performances in Betrayal (The Nora Theatre) and in Antony and Cleopatra (Boston Theatre Works), she received the 2004 IRNE Award for Best Actress. She served as an Artist-in-Residence at Brandeis University where she was a Junior Fellow in the Consilience Seminar 2001-2002. She has taught voice and acting at several universities and colleges throughout New England and is the Artistic Director of the newly formed FortyMagnolias Productions. Additionally, Anne is an executive consultant working with business leaders and non-profits in the area of leadership presence and presentation for Integrative Life Practices, Mobius Executive Leadership and Seven Stones Leadership.

Education

B.A., Boston University

Representative Publications

Anam Cara: Two Women Fall into the Ancient Tale of Gilgamesh.  By Anne Gottlieb, Susan Thompson, and Judi Wilson.  Premiered at Mobius Artspace, Boston.  Produced at The Roy Hart International Centre, Malerargues, France and The Women on Top Theatre Festival, Boston.

Links

The Etty Project

Seven Stones Leadership