Robert Farley (Artistic Director)
Robert J. Farley was the 2008 recipient of a lifetime achievement award from the Pasadena
Playhouse (the State Theatre of California) for his significant contributions to the enrichment
of the American theatre over the past 40 years.
Bob began his career in the late 1960's on Broadway with the APA-Phoenix Repertory Company.
His first directing opportunity was staging five productions of the American Tribal Love-Rock Musical,
Hair, now in the midst of a major revival on Broadway
for a whole new generation of theatregoers.
He was the co-founder and Artistic Director of the acclaimed Alaska Repertory Theatre in the 70's,
and was the Artistic Director of the Tony Award-winning Alliance Theatre in Atlanta during the late 80's,
where he directed the Atlanta premiere of Driving Miss Daisy in 1988,
which went on to become the biggest hit ever in the Southeastern United States.
Since its inception in 1992, Bob has been the Artistic Director of the
Georgia Ensemble Theatre & Conservatory at the Roswell Cultural Arts Center.
In addition, he has recently directed productions at Florida Studio Theatre in Sarasota,
downtown Atlanta's Theatrical Outfit, and Marietta's Theatre in the Square.
Later this season he will direct Inherit the Wind featuring John Ammerman and Eddie Levi Lee here at Georgia Ensemble Theatre.