David Petrarca Biography

Fast Facts

• Was named Chicagoan of the Year by the Chicago Tribune in 1996
• Won the Joseph Jefferson Award for Director of a Musical Production for "The House of Martin Guerre" in 1996
• First worked as a television director on the series "Nothing Sacred" in 1998
• Has worked as a director on several HBO shows, including "Game of Thrones," "Boardwalk Empire," "Hung," and "True Blood․"
• As the resident director of the Goodman Theatre, he directed "The House of Martin Guerre," "Schoolgirl Figure," and "Sin," among others
• Best known as the director and producer of "Everwood" and as the director of "Big Love․"
• Has worked as a teacher at the University of North Carolina School of the Arts, Northwestern University, and the O'Neill Center