David F. Wheeler (director)

David Wheeler
Born	David Findley Wheeler c. 1925 Belmont, Massachusetts
Died	January 4, 2012 (aged 86) Boston, Massachusetts
Occupation	Theatre director, teacher
Years active	1955–2012
Employer	American Repertory Theater (Associate Artist)
Website	American Repertory Theater page

David Findley Wheeler (c. 1925 – January 4, 2012) was an American theatrical director. He was the founder and artistic director of the Theater Company of Boston (TCB) from 1963 to 1975. He served as its artistic director until its closure in 1975. Actors including Al Pacino, Robert DeNiro, Dustin Hoffman, Robert Duvall, Jon Voight, , James Woods, Blythe Danner, Larry Bryggman, John Cazale, Hector Elizondo, Spalding Gray, Paul Guilfoyle, Ralph Waite and Paul Benedict were part of the company.

Wheeler also taught directing and theatre at Harvard University, Boston University, and Brandeis University. He was an Associate Artist at the American Repertory Theater from 1982 until his death in January 2012. Following his death, Pacino described him as "one of the lights of my life".

Wheeler directed twice on Broadway, staging David Rabe's Vietnam play The Basic Training of Pavlo Hummel (1977), for which Al Pacino won a Tony Award and Drama Desk Award for Best Actor, and Shakespeare's Richard III (1979), also with Pacino. Both productions originated at Theatre Company of Boston and were remounted on Broadway.