Biography
Sheldon Epps is an American theatre and television director. Born in Los Angeles in 1952, he holds a B.F.A. from Carnegie Mellon University. He began his career in New York theatre, co-founding the off-Broadway Production Company, and went on to direct productions at major regional theatres including the Guthrie, Old Globe and Manhattan Theatre Club.
Epps served as artistic director of the Pasadena Playhouse from 1997 to 2017. He conceived and directed the Broadway musicals Play On! and Blues in the Night, both of which received Tony Award nominations. He has also directed numerous episodes of television series including Frasier, Friends, Everybody Loves Raymond and 59 episodes of Girlfriends, on which he also served as producer.
