Tazewell Thompson (born May 27, 1948), is an African-American theatre director, the former artistic director of the Westport Country Playhouse (2006–07) in Westport, Connecticut and the Syracuse Stage (1992–95) in New York state.
Tazewell Thompson, a Black American theatre director, served as the artistic director for both the Westport Country Playhouse (2006-2007) and the Syracuse Stage (1992-1995).