Myriam Cyr
Myriam Cyr (director) is a poet Laureate, critically acclaimed writer and award winning actress who has turned her sights to directing. Last seen in New York as July Taymor’s princess in The Green Bird, Cyr currently developing a series of new plays including NPR and former editor in chief for The Atlantic Jack Beatty’s The Battle Not Begun, Munich 1938 and Michel Marc Bouchard’s The Divine: A Play for Sarah Bernhardt, originally produced at the Shaw Festival. Artistic Director of The Black Box Lab (Hamilton, MA) she has recently directed Simon Says at the Culture Project in New York to critical acclaim. Her book Letters of a Portuguese Nun was named book of the Month for The Guardian and translated into 8 languages. Myriam was a member of Steven Berkoff’s company at the Royal National Theatre under Richard Eyre and played Salome opposite Al Pacino. She is currently producing Hedda Gabler for Universal Studios in a screenplay adaptation by Oscar and Tony award winner Christopher Hampton. She will be directing two new musicals, Falling in Love with Mr. Dellamort by Jack Feldstien, produced by Fern Kershon and The Confession based on the New York Times bestselling novel by Beverly Lewis, book by Martha Bolton and Myriam Cyr, lyrics and music by Wally Nason for Blue Gates Musical in Nashville Tennessee.