Lear deBessonet is the Director of Public Works at the Public Theater. She received Obie and Lilly Awards and a Drama Desk nomination for Good Person of Szechwan (The Foundry Theatre, Public Theater), and most recently directed Public Works’ inaugural production of The Tempest at the Delacorte. She has directed shows for Lincoln Center Theater, the Old Globe, 54 Below, the Intiman, the Guthrie, Joe’s Pub, Women’s Project, Ten Thousand Things, Performance Space 122, 13p, and Clubbed Thumb.