SIGNIFICANT OTHER (LYRIC ARTS, 2025)
scenic design: Michaela Lochen
costume design: Samantha Fromm Haddow
lighting design: Lucas Granholm
photos: Molly Jay
"Lyric Arts ... has found the perfect director, design team, and cast to put their stamp on this well-written play... If you've seen #TCTheater artist Max Wojtanowicz's auto-biographical musical Fruit Fly, chronicling his lifelong best-friendship with fellow #TCTheater artist Sheena Janson Kelley, you'll understand why Max was the perfect choice to direct this show. The joys and complications of a close friendship between a gay man and a straight woman are the focus of both shows. Not only does Max treat the subject matter with respect, humor, and heart, but he also adeptly navigates the tricky structure of the script, with scenes flowing from one to the next with nary a breath in between." -- Jill Schafer of Cherry and Spoon
"Lyric Arts is producing a wonderful, humorous, heartfelt play called Significant Other, by Joshua Harmon... Max Wojtanowicz directs this lovely play that holds within it a full range of emotions that reflect the human experience. He brings those hard conversations out in a tender way that could be too much, or too harsh, if not delivered with a loving touch." -- Mary Aalgard of Play Off The Page
"This production is directed by Max Wojtanowicz with care. He allows his actors to find their characters and trusts that the humor will work all the better for it." -- Rob Dunkelberger of The Stages of MN
"Director Max Wojtanowicz, a beloved member of the Twin Cities theatre community, directs this production with clear care and understanding for the script's emotional weight. Balancing sharp humor with gutting monologues is no easy task, but Wojtanowicz keeps the pacing crisp and the tone honest. The result is a show that feels both entertaining and emotional in equal measure." -- Althea Forsner of Beyond the Curtains
costume design: Samantha Fromm Haddow
lighting design: Lucas Granholm
photos: Molly Jay
"Lyric Arts ... has found the perfect director, design team, and cast to put their stamp on this well-written play... If you've seen #TCTheater artist Max Wojtanowicz's auto-biographical musical Fruit Fly, chronicling his lifelong best-friendship with fellow #TCTheater artist Sheena Janson Kelley, you'll understand why Max was the perfect choice to direct this show. The joys and complications of a close friendship between a gay man and a straight woman are the focus of both shows. Not only does Max treat the subject matter with respect, humor, and heart, but he also adeptly navigates the tricky structure of the script, with scenes flowing from one to the next with nary a breath in between." -- Jill Schafer of Cherry and Spoon
"Lyric Arts is producing a wonderful, humorous, heartfelt play called Significant Other, by Joshua Harmon... Max Wojtanowicz directs this lovely play that holds within it a full range of emotions that reflect the human experience. He brings those hard conversations out in a tender way that could be too much, or too harsh, if not delivered with a loving touch." -- Mary Aalgard of Play Off The Page
"This production is directed by Max Wojtanowicz with care. He allows his actors to find their characters and trusts that the humor will work all the better for it." -- Rob Dunkelberger of The Stages of MN
"Director Max Wojtanowicz, a beloved member of the Twin Cities theatre community, directs this production with clear care and understanding for the script's emotional weight. Balancing sharp humor with gutting monologues is no easy task, but Wojtanowicz keeps the pacing crisp and the tone honest. The result is a show that feels both entertaining and emotional in equal measure." -- Althea Forsner of Beyond the Curtains
THE SOUND OF MUSIC (Artistry, 2024)
scenic design: Katie Phillips
costume design: Nat Smith
lighting design: Karin Olson
photos: Dan Norman
Twin Cities Theatre Bloggers: Favorite Director of a Musical, 2024
"In his directorial debut, Max Wojtanowicz finds balance in the staging and physical comedy of the Rodgers and Hammerstein classic... In his production of “Sound” that opened over the weekend at Bloomington’s Artistry, Wojtanowicz gives the elegant production a propulsive verve. He also finds a balance between being too spare on the one hand and cluttering the staging with theatrical froufrou." -- Rohan Preston, The Minnesota Star Tribune
"Director Max Wojtanowicz has tapped into a deep vein of emotional memory that had my eyes overflowing throughout the evening. It’s a musical filled with such joy and Wojtanowicz’s directorial flourishes only add to it. I’m not sure anyone in the Twin Cities knows as much about musical theater as Wojtanowicz, his mastery of the form shows in every scene." -- Rob Dunkelberger, The Stages of MN
costume design: Nat Smith
lighting design: Karin Olson
photos: Dan Norman
Twin Cities Theatre Bloggers: Favorite Director of a Musical, 2024
"In his directorial debut, Max Wojtanowicz finds balance in the staging and physical comedy of the Rodgers and Hammerstein classic... In his production of “Sound” that opened over the weekend at Bloomington’s Artistry, Wojtanowicz gives the elegant production a propulsive verve. He also finds a balance between being too spare on the one hand and cluttering the staging with theatrical froufrou." -- Rohan Preston, The Minnesota Star Tribune
"Director Max Wojtanowicz has tapped into a deep vein of emotional memory that had my eyes overflowing throughout the evening. It’s a musical filled with such joy and Wojtanowicz’s directorial flourishes only add to it. I’m not sure anyone in the Twin Cities knows as much about musical theater as Wojtanowicz, his mastery of the form shows in every scene." -- Rob Dunkelberger, The Stages of MN
SONGS FOR A NEW WORLD (Artistry, 2021)
scenic design: Katie Phillips
costume design: Maureen Sherman-Mendez
lighting design: Karin Olson
photos: Dan Norman
costume design: Maureen Sherman-Mendez
lighting design: Karin Olson
photos: Dan Norman