director & playwright
I make plays and musical, sometimes well known, sometimes from scratch, and always in a way that makes artists excited and audiences engaged.
Below are a few of my past shows. For my directing resume click HERE.
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Indecent
By Paula Vogel
American Stage, October, 2023
"the production at American Stage is stellar in every aspect...laurels should land at the feet of director Helen R. Murray, using Paula Vogel’s wondrous words as a springboard. She and her cast, musicians, and crew have mounted a one-of-a-kind theatrical piece."
Hurricane Diane
By Madeleine George
Aurora Fox, April, 2022
"There's appropriate hurricane force in this new Aurora Fox production lovingly directed by Helen R. Murray" - Onstage Colorado
For Peter Pan On Her 70th Birthday
By Sarah Ruhl
Aurora Fox, Closed March 2020 before Opening Night Due to Covid
"The show was one of my favorites that I have ever seen at the Fox. I wish others could have seen it" - Preview Audience Member
Miss You Like Hell
Book and Lyrics: Quiara Alegría Hudes
Music and Lyrics: Erin McKeown
Aurora Fox, October 2019
"As directed by Helen R. Murray, it’s a crisp, fine-tuned production that features a remarkable cast and kicks at the heartstrings" - Onstage Colorado
The Small Room at the Top of the Stairs
By Carole Fréchette
Spooky Action Theatre, May 2018
"a beautifully-crafted production which helps us confront a question as old as the one presented by the snake in the Garden of Eden" - DC Theatre Scene
Leto Legend
By Kristen LePine
The Hub Theatre, June 2015
"director Helen Murray’s playful, amusing crisis is ferociously acted and reliably smart and wraps up with a satisfying rush." - The Washington Post
Futurity
By César Alvarez and The Lisps
Aurora Fox, October, 2022
"Under Helen R. Murray’s sage direction the production at the Aurora Fox Arts Center is a deeply felt wonder that speaks to this current moment" - The Denver Post
Wonderland, Alice's Rock & Roll Adventure
Book by Rachel Rockwell. Music by Michael Mahler. Lyrics by Michael Mahler and Rachel Rockwell
Aurora Fox, May 2022
"Fantastic...Despite source material over 150 years old, [Murray] makes it a story for the now" - The Sentinal
Secrets of the Universe and other songs
By Marc Acito
Aurora Fox, February 2020
"visually and thematically rich, Secrets of the Universe manages to be both challenging – and fun" - Onstage Colorado
Songs for a New World
Music & Lyrics by Jason Robert Brown
Aurora Fox, September 2018
"I’ve seen Songs for a New World before and liked it, I’ve never known it to flow as beautifully as it does here, with moments of pure transcendence" - Denver Westword
carried away on the crest of a wave
By David Yee
The Hub Theatre, October 2016
"as directed by Helen Murray at The Hub Theatre, this is a profoundly haunting meditation on the connectedness of all living things" - DC Theatre Arts
