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Dan Knechtges

Dan Knechtges is the Artistic Director of Theatre Under The Stars in Houston, TX. Dan Knechtges Broadway – *Lysistrata Jones* (Direction & Choreography), *Xanadu* (directed by Chris Ashley, Tony nomination, Drama Desk nomination), *Sondheim on Sondheim* (directed by James Lapine), …

Maria Torres

Maria Torres’ extensive career as director, choreographer, instructor, and Producer began as a critically acclaimed performer, contributing choreography while performing in the film Dance, with the six-time Tony-nominated Broadway musical Swing and Me!. Torres was nominated for a 2018 Ovation …

Founded in 1965, Stage Directors and Choreographers Workshop Foundation (SDCF) exists to foster, promote and develop the creativity and craft of stage directors and choreographers. SDCF’s goals are to provide opportunities to practice the crafts of directing and choreography; to gather and disseminate craft and career information; to promote the profession to emerging talent; to provide opportunities for exchange of knowledge among directors and choreographers; to increase the awareness of the value of directors’ and choreographers’ work, and to convene around issues affecting theatre artists.

SDC Foundation is an independent, not-for-profit organization under section 501(c)3 organization of the Internal Revenue Code, SDC Foundation welcomes your charitable gift or grant to help realize our mission and support the work of aspiring and established directors and choreographers.

Dan Knechtges

Maria Torres