Evening Class

Michael Clark Haney is an award-winning film and theater director. “Evening Class,” produced by Chanticleer Films’ Discovery Program for Showtime, was adapted from a critically acclaimed theater production which Michael directed. The film won the Gold Medal at the New York Festivals and the CableACE Award for Best Actress in a Dramatic Series. In theater, Michael worked with stars James Farentino and Len Lesser (Uncle Leo on Seinfeld) on the world premiere of “My Father’s House” by Jerry Mazza at the Seven Angels Theatre in Connecticut and directed a massive staged reading of Aristophanes' anti-war comedy “Lysistrata” featuring more than 80 actors, including stars Julie Christie, Alfre Woodard, Christine Lahti, Mary McDonnell, Eric Stoltz, and Roscoe Lee Browne, with music by John Densmore of the Doors. Performed live for 400 audience members, the production was streamed to an international audience. Michael’s production of “Up the Mountain” by Kevin Arkadie won four Los Angeles NAACP Theatre Awards (including Best Director). His previous short film “Art Lover,” starring Sally Kirkland and Allen Garfield, won the Silver Lone Star Award at the Houston International Film Festival. Michael had development deals at New Line, HBO, and Steven J. Cannell Productions. After raising twins and founding a successful private investigator agency, Michael is returning to directing with several projects currently in development, including the horror short story “Insatiable” which he optioned and is adapting as a terrifying feature film.