Rex Daugherty

An autobiographical musical that explores addiction and the hope of forgiveness. Rex Daugherty shares the hilarious and the heartbreaking in this intimate story and song cycle of all original singer-songwriter material.

Rex Daugherty is a DC based theatre artist and currently serves as the Artistic Director of Theatre at Solas Nua. Originally from Oklahoma City, both of his parents grew up on farms and taught him the value of hard work and good company. Rex has made the DC area his home since 2007, and he shares his life with his wife, Lee and their two kids, Beckett and Rowan.

During his tenure with Solas Nua, Rex has garnered international acclaim for his productions, earned multiple Helen Hayes Awards and nominations, and provided the company with steady artistic and financial growth. The Washington Post said that Rex “is hope for Solas Nua to re-plant its imaginative flag forcefully on this city’s theatre map” and Charles Isherwood of The New York Times praised him as, “sheer energy…exciting performances…with Mr. Daugherty in particular finding all sorts of robust comedy.”  His work has been internationally featured in The New York Times, The New Yorker, The Washington Post, on the cover of American Theatre Magazine, The Irish Times, aired on RTE – Ireland’s national broadcast, The Scotsman, Edinburgh Guide, British Theatre Guide, The Telegraph – Nigeria, and The Guardian – Nigeria.