Director

David began directing plays in college with productions of Fuddy Meers and An Evening of Ives. Since then, he has directed throughout Chicago, including The Golden Girls: The Lost Episodes, Vol. 1, Holiday Edition and a staged reading of Psycho Beach Party with Hell in a Handbag, Speech & Debate with BPBCo., Recurring John with Underscore Theatre Company, The Elevator, Confessions of a Character Actor, The Swallows, The Ten Plagues-No Substitutions, and Title Redacted with Eclectic Full Contact Theatre, a virtual staged reading of Lonely Planet with Pride Films & Plays, The Snowman Monologues with The Lightbulb Factory, and The Berenstain Bearadox (a play he wrote) and The Cat Commitment with Paradox Theatre Works. He has also assistant directed productions with Hell in a Handbag, Black Button Eyes Productions, and Runaways Lab Theater.

Directing (selected)

Speech & Debate

BPBCo., 2018

Recurring John

Underscore Theatre Company, 2015

Psycho Beach Party

Hell in a Handbag, staged reading, 2016

The Golden Girls: The Lost Episodes, Vol. 1, Holiday Edition

Hell in a Handbag, 2017

Lonely Planet

Pride Films & Plays, virtual staged reading, 2020

The Snowman Monologues

The Lightbulb Factory, 2023

The Swallows

Eclectic Full Contact Theatre, 2023

Confessions of a Character Actor

Eclectic Full Contact Theatre, 2024

The Elevator

Eclectic Full Contact Theatre, 2025

Reviews

Lonely Planet, Pride Films and Plays, 2020

"Pride’s virtual play reading [of Lonely Planet] is entertaining and thought provoking. David Lipschutz directs [the production... Steven] Dietz’ eloquent text makes it easy for us to visualize the drama that Jody and Carl are living. The two actors’ strong performances also enhance the experience." - Nancy S Bishop, Third Coast Review.

Speech & Debate, BPBCo., 2018

"What struck me so vitally was that this is a play of the now, sparked by the direction of David Lipschutz, and written with intuitive modernity by Stephen Karam… even though it opened Off-Broadway in 2007. Brown Paper Box Company has a history of finding gems in the theater of the last generation and reviving them for Chicago audiences." - Patrick McDonald, Hollywood Chicago.

The Golden Girls: The Lost Episodes, Vol. 1, Holiday Edition, Hell in a Handbag, 2017

"Theater Critics' Pick!" - Windy City Times.

Recurring John, Underscore Theatre Company, 2015

"[D]irector David Lipshutz managed the black-box style transitions seamlessly..." - Jacob Davis, Chicago Critic.