Igor Golyak is an internationally recognized theater director who transforms classical and contemporary works into groundbreaking productions that reach audiences in 55+ countries. Featured on Good Morning America and profiled by The New York Times for directing Mikhail Baryshnikov and collaborating with Jessica Hecht and Bill Irwin at Lincoln Center, BAM, and Baryshnikov Arts Center, Golyak has been called "among the most inventive directors working in the United States" (New York Times, 2 Critics' Picks) and earned The Wall Street Journal's Best Theater of 2024. Winner of 4 Lucille Lortel Awards—the most of any production that year—this Ukrainian refugee, who discovered his Jewish heritage at age 7, creates what Tony-nominee Jessica Hecht calls "universal language that deeply moves people.”