Joshua Ravetch

Joshua Ravetch is an American writer/director born in Los Angeles, California who co-created and directed Carrie Fisher's one-woman show Wishful Drinking, which had a successful run on Broadway. He also co-wrote and directed Dick Van Dyke in his first-ever one man show, "Step in Time! A Musical Memoir," which premiered at The Geffen Playhouse. Ravetch, a graduate of the Stella Adler Conservatory in Manhattan, took over Ms. Adler's signature script-interpretation classes before assuming the post as artistic director at the Stella Adler Conservatory West.

Ravetch wrote and directed The Astronomer, which was performed at The Pasadena Playhouse with Academy Award winner Shirley Jones in the title role (after receiving a workshop production at the NoHo Arts Center Theatre). The play came on the heels of the whimsical project Ravetch co-wrote with stage and screen icon Dick Van Dyke, Step in Time! A Musical Memoir. Ravetch directed the world premiere production of the play at The Geffen Playhouse with Van Dyke starring. Ravetch collaborated with actress/writer Carrie Fisher, co-creating and directing her in Wishful Drinking Ms. Fisher's one-woman-show at Los Angeles' Geffen Playhouse. It enjoyed an extended run on Broadway at Studio 54 and was adapted into a special for HBO. Mr. Ravetch was collaborating with Ms. Fisher on the sequel to Wishful Drinking that was to be titled, Wishful Drinking Strikes Back, a Geffen Playhouse commission at the time of her death.

Ravetch recently wrote and directed a workshop production of his new play, Tilting at Mem'ries: A Play With Music, collaborating with legendary lyricists Alan and Marilyn Bergman. Tyne Daly and Robert Forster starred in the production. Norman Lear said, "If there were a Tony Award for a yet-to-be-fully-produced-play, “Tilting at Mem’ries” would have my vote. In the play, Tyne Daly earns my Tony of the Decade award. This is a touching, luscious, triumphant piece of theater!”

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