Taichman attendedMcGill University, Montreal,[2] and graduated from theYale School of Drama.[3] She was the associate artistic director at the Woolly Mammoth Theater in Washington, D.C. for two years.[4] She is an affiliated artist at theShakespeare Theatre Company in D.C, where she has directedTaming of the Shrew,Twelfth Night (2008),[5]The Winter's Tale andCymbeline (2011). TheWashington Post reviewer wrote of her work: "Taichman has a proven knack for framing difficult plays in tantalizing ways. Her saucy, la dolce vitaThe Taming of the Shrew in 2007 remains one of the smartest nights of Shakespeare the company has offered."[6][2]
Playbill noted that Taichman cannot be put in a category: "...her career is marked by an eclectic range of works—from new plays to outdoor operas. Taichman said that 'The end goal of it all...is to open people’s hearts.' ”[7]
She has directed severalShakespeare plays at theMcCarter Theatre, Princeton. New Jersey, includingThe Winter’s Tale in 2013. She said: "With Shakespeare, there's obviously no playwright telling me what he wants to see or how he wants to see it. In a sense, it's extremely liberating, if also lonely. When directing Shakespeare, I'm looking for my deepest, most authentic possible connection to the play and trusting that way in."[8]
