Addie Gorlin-Han

Addie is a freelance director, producer, and educator invested in the regional theater movement, the development of new plays and musicals, and theater for all-ages. She's in her fifth season as Associate Producer at the Guthrie Theater.

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Addie grew up in the Twin Cities acting in children's theater. She attended Dartmouth College, the National Theater Institute, and then committed to Teach for America where she obtained her K-12 teaching credential and taught English and Drama in the Bay Area.

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Meanwhile, Addie pursued fellowships in theater directing and artistic administration: she spent a year at Cutting Ball Theater in San Francisco and two seasons with Minneapolis' Mixed Blood Theatre where she was the National New Play Network Producer-in-Residence.

 

A graduate of Brown University/ Trinity Rep's MFA Directing program, Addie's productions have been described as "imaginative, playful, and elegant," "politically poignant," and "sophisticated while radiating the humanity, passion, and heart you'd find in the young adult section of the library."

 

Recent directing highlights A Christmas Carol at the Guthrie (2023-2026), Fun Home at Theater Latté Da, The Root Beer Lady at History Theatre (remounted three times over the past four years, will embark on its second Midwest tour), several new plays at Mixed Blood Theatre, And Then They Came for Me... at Alabama Shakespeare Festival, and Into the Woods at Arkansas Rep which famously featured Hillary Clinton as Lady Giant.

 

Addie's currently in development with collaborators Christopher Anselmo and Jared Corak for an original musical about the Minnesota State Fair's Princess Kay of the Milky Way butter sculpture competition at Children's Theatre Company. She has developed work at Magic Theatre, Actor’s Express, The Playwrights Center, The Lark, Mixed Blood, Hudson Stage Company, Riverside Theater, Ivoryton Playhouse, Goodspeed and Rhinebeck Writers Retreat. She has served as associate director with Anne Bogart, at The Guthrie, The Public, Trinity Rep, and A.R.T., among others.

 

She was in the 5th cohort of The National Director's Fellowship (NDF), is a proud member of SDC (Stage Director's and Choreographer's Union) and was recently named one of American Theatre's 'People to Watch' and a finalist for the Zelda Fichandler award.

 

Addie is represented by Sam Barickman at CAA. She lives in Minneapolis with her two kids, husband, and golden retriever dog.