Joshua Ravetch

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Joshua Ravetch is an American Writer/Director born in Los Angeles, California and a graduate of the Stella Adler Conservatory in Manhattan where he took over Ms. Adler's signature script interpretation classes before assuming the post as artistic director at the Stella Adler Conservatory West.

[edit] Work

In 2007, Ravetch collaborated with actress/writer Carrie Fisher and directed her in the smash hit, "Wishful Drinking", Ms. Fisher's world premiere one-woman-show at Los Angeles' Geffen Playhouse in the 2006/2007 season.

His other directorial credits include Clifford Odets', The Big Knife, Thomas Babe's, Prayer For My Daughter, John Patrick's, Hasty Heart and Ira Levin's, Deathtrap which garnered five Drama Logue Awards including awards for Director and Production.

Ravetch's playwrighting credits include the award winning play, Girders which launched the 1996 season at Los Angeles' Coast Playhouse starring Academy Award Nom, Robert Forster. Forster also starred in his play, Off Sides with Olympia Dukakis and the play, Beacon with Brooke Shields.

His other plays include, Invention with Stefanie Powers, and Writer's Cramp also with Robert Forster, Emmy Award Winner, Holland Taylor and Tony Award nominated, Douglas Sills at The Geffen's Audrey Skirball Kenis Theatre.

Ravetch's Television credits include CBS', Joan of Arcadia, Titan for TNT, Horseshoe Bay for Warner Brothers, and Miramax recently purchased his play Off Sides as a feature film.