RUBEN SANTIAGO-HUDSON most recently staged the world premieres of Dominique Morriseau’s Paradise Blue at The Williamstown Theater Festival and his own Your Blues Ain’t Sweet Like Mine at The Two River Theater Co. Other directing credits include The Piano Lesson (OBIE, Lucille Lortel, Joseph A. Callaway, Audelco), The Happiest Song Plays Last (Second Stage Theater), My Children My Africa, Seven Guitars and The First Breeze of Summer all at The Signature Theater Company. Select Regional theater credits include: A.C.T. San Francisco, The McCarter Theater and The Kennedy Center. His screenplay adaptation of his autobiographical play Lackawanna Blues garnered numerous awards including The Humanitas Prize, National Board of Reviews, NAACP Image Award and The Christopher Award as well as Emmy, Golden Globe and WGA nominations. As an actor, Mr. Santiago-Hudson is the recipient of a Tony Award®, OBIE Award, Clarence Derwent and Helen Hayes Awards among others. Ruben holds a BA from Binghamton University and an MFA from Wayne State University.
