DIRECTING EXPERIENCE
MEMBER of STAGE DIRECTORS and CHOREOGRAPHERS SOCIETY (SDC)
in order of the most recent:

Guest Artist at Western Carolina University

Zeiders American Dream Theater

Forestburgh Playhouse, NY

Guest Artist at Western Carolina University
*indicates new work
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​Room 1214* by Michelle Kholos Brooks
off-Broadway @ 59E59 Theaters, Theater B
produced by New Light Theater Project
November 11. -December 14, 2024
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​Tracks* by Paula B. Stanic
Pendragon Theatre (Saranac Lake, NY)
September 3 - 7, 2024
59E59 Theaters, Theater C (NYC)
September 11 - 28, 2024
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War Words by Michelle Kholos Brooks
presented by The Library of Congress
September 26, 2024
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Three Questions at Once* by Dipti Bramhandkar
Part of A Moveable Feast Reading Series
Pendragon Theatre (Saranac Lake, NY)
August 3, 2024
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Lean-To* by Stephen Dasen Pearce Sheffer
Part of A Moveable Feast Reading Series
Pendragon Theatre (Saranac Lake, NY)
August 7, 2024
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H*tler's Tasters by Michelle Kholos Brooks
Matrix Theatre (Los Angeles, CA)
produced by Rogue Machine
[Winner of 6 StageSceneLA Awards including Outstanding Direction of
a Comedy-Drama + Outstanding Production of a Comedy-Drama]
[Named '20 Favorite of 2024' from Angeles Stage]
April 24 - July 7, 2024 (extended twice)
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The Greatest Hits Down Route 66* by Michael Aguirre
with music by Grace Yukich & Jennifer C. Dauphinais
off-Broadway @ 59E59 Theaters, Theater A
produced by New Light Theater Project + Calliope Stage
[Nominated for a Drama Desk Award]
[Named Best of '24 by Travel Style Magic]
[Nominated for a BroadwayWorld Award for 'Best Direction']
January 13 - February 18, 2024
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War Words* by Michelle Kholos Brooks
off-Broadway @ ART/NY Theatres (NYC)
produced by NewYorkRep
November 10 - December 17, 2023
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The Lights Are On* by Owen Panettieri
off-Broadway @ Theatre Row (NYC)
New Light Theater Project in association w/
The Miranda Family Fund, Lin-Manuel Miranda; Luis Miranda
October 7 - November 11, 2023
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Friends with Amenities* by Ahsan Ali & Lisa Jill Anderson
off-Broadway @ 59E59 Theaters (NYC)
September 13 - 30, 2023
Pendragon Theatre
[Named 'Best in the Mountain' by the Adirondack Daily Enterprise
*part of Pendragon's 2023 Summer Season]
[Nominated for a BroadwayWorld Award for 'Best Direction']
September 5 - 10, 2023
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The Rocky Horror Show by Richard O'Brien
co-director Joy Donze
Pendragon Theatre
[Named 'Best in the Mountain' by the Adirondack Daily Enterprise
*part of Pendragon's 2023 Summer Season]
[Nominated for a BroadwayWorld Award for 'Best Direction']
June 27 - July 16, 2023
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East Village Oracles (And The West Village Malefic)* by Matt Sievers
development workshop @ NYU
facilitators Mêlisa Annis + Lucas Hnath
April 15 & 22, 2023
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War Words* by Michelle Kholos Brooks
workshop presentation @ Open Jar Studios
NewYorkRep
April 14, 2023
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Incarcerated* by Willow Lautenberg
industry reading presentation @ Theatre Row (NYC)
co-director Salisha Thomas
NewYorkRep
March, 27, 2023
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Taking Measure* by Chris Hanna
Zeiders American Dream Theater, Virginia Beach, VA
March 2-18, 2023
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H*tler's Tasters by Michelle Kholos Brooks
Bunbury-ShPIeL Identity Theatre Project (Louisville, KY)
February 1 - 12, 2023
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Tracks* by Paula B. Stanic (staged reading)
in association w/ Ham & Pickle Productions
Theatre Row, NYC
January 27, 2023
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Ride An Old Paint* by Michael Aguirre
Virtual Development Workshop
Calliope Stage, Sylva, NC
November 7 - 11, 2022
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The Lights Are On* by Owen Panettier (staged reading)
New Light Theater Project in association w/
The Miranda Family Fund [Luis Miranda, Lin-Manuel Miranda]
Roundabout, NYC
September 16, 2022
[Starring: Danielle Ferland & Jenny Bacon]
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My Decision* (staged reading)
recipient of the 2022 Adirondacks Center for the Arts Community Grant
Pendragon Theatre, Saranac Lake, NY
August 22, 2022
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Circle Mirror Transformation by Annie Baker
Pendragon Theatre, Saranac Lake, NY
[Named 'Best in the Mountain' by the Adirondack Daily Enterprise
*part of Pendragon's 2022 Summer Season]
[Nominated for a BroadwayWorld Award for 'Best Direction']
June 21-26, 2022
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H*tler's Tasters by Michelle Kholos Brooks
Calliope Stage, Sylva, NC
March 30 - April 3, 2022
Theatre Row (off-Broadway)
[Named TimeOut NY Critic's Pick + Theatre Is Easy 'Best Bet']
April 14 - May 21, 2022
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Ophelia Chooses* by Buddy White
Zeiders American Dream Theater, Virginia Beach, VA
February 17-20, 2022
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The Jackson C. Frank Listening Party w/ Special Guests* by Michael Aguirre
Zeiders American Dream Theater, Virginia Beach, VA
January 13-30, 2022
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Heathers the Musical with music, lyrics, and book by Laurence O'Keefe
& Kevin Murphy
Western Carolina University, Cullowhee, NC
December 2-5, 2021
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This Wrestling Place* adapted by Emma Sandall & Sarah Norris
based on the novel 'Motherhood' by Sheila Heti
executive produced by Ben Folds
Nashville Development Workshop w/ Nashville Ballet
October 5-9, 2021
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H*tler's Tasters by Michelle Kholos Brooks
New Light Theater Project @ Pleasance Theatre (digital Edinburgh Fringe)
August 2021
Guild Hall of East Hampton
September 9-11, 2021
Pendragon Theatre, Saranac Lake, NY
[Named 'Best in the Mountain' by the Adirondack Daily Enterprise
*part of Pendragon's 2021 Summer Season]
September 15-19, 2021
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The Lion, The Witch, and The Wardrobe adapted by Joseph Robinette
based on the novel by C.S. Lewis
Pendragon Theatre, Saranac Lake, NY
[Named 'Best in the Mountain' by the Adirondack Daily Enterprise
*part of Pendragon's 2021 Summer Season]
August 5-15, 2021
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Ride An Old Paint* by Michael Aguirre
Development Workshop
Calliope Stage, Sylva, NC
June 22-30, 2021
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The Jackson C. Frank Listening Party w/ Special Guests* by Michael Aguirre
Digital Presentation via 59E59 Theater's 'Plays in Place' Series
co-production w/ New Light Theater Project
[Featured in The New York Times]
March 29-April 11, 2021
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This Wrestling Place* adapted by Emma Sandall & Sarah Norris
based on the novel 'Motherhood' by Sheila Heti
executive produced by Ben Folds
New Light Theater Project via Zoom
virtual workshop presentation
April 24 & 25, 2020
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Bring It On the Musical by Lin-Manuel Miranda, Tom Kitt, Jeff Whitty
& Amanda Green
Western Carolina University, Cullowhee, NC
Cancelled mid-rehearsal due to COVID-19
Scheduled for April 2-5, 2020
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H*tler's Tasters by Michelle Kholos Brooks
*west coast premiere*
New Light Theater Project @ The Electric Lodge, LA
Closed Prematurely due to COVID-19
Scheduled to run March 12 thru March 30, 2020
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Someone's Gotta Be the Dick/Hero by Adam Kraar
2 short plays in rep
Working Theater @ IBEW Auditorium, Flushing Queens
February 11-13, 2020
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Saint Irene's* by Manoli Kouremetis
Zeiders American Dream Theater, Virginia Beach, VA
January 24 thru February 2, 2020
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Everything Is Super Great* by Stephen Brown
New Light Theater Project @ 59E59 Theaters, NYC
[Named TimeOut NY Critic's Pick + Theatre Is Easy 'Best Bet']
November 22 thru December 14, 2019
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War Words* by Michelle Kholos Brooks
Produced by The Atlantic Council @ Pacific Resident Theatre, LA
Workshop Production
December 4 thru December 15, 2019
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Lily* by Chris Daftsios
New Jersey Repertory Company, Long Branch, NJ
October 24 thru November 24, 2019
[Named ‘Top 12 of 2019’ from NJ Arts]
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Motherhood* based on the novel by Sheila Heti
Produced by Ben Folds & Emma Sandall
Development Workshop
Pearl Studios, NYC
September 16 - September 20, 2019
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H*tler's Tasters by Michelle Kholos Brooks
New Light Theater Project @ Edinburgh Fringe Festival
SOLD OUT RUN!
August 2 thru August 25, 2019
[Named ‘Best of Fringe’ from The Stage]
59E59 Theaters' East to Edinburgh Festival
SOLD OUT RUN!
July 23 thru 25, 2019
North Shore Performing Arts Center, Chicago, IL
July 5 thru 14, 2019
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The Great Novel* by Amina Henry
New Light Theater Project @ The Flea Theater, NYC, NY
June 7 thru June 29, 2019
Circus Dreams* by Chris Daftsios (staged reading)
New Jersey Repertory Company, Long Branch, NJ
April 1, 2019
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Mountain King* by Michael Aguirre
Workshop Production
American Dream Theater, Virginia Beach, VA
March 29 - 31, 2019
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G.G.G.* by Andy Evan Cohen
Can You Touch/Feel Me? Festival of short plays
Nylon Fusion Theatre Company, NYC
March 21 & 22, 2019
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Going South* by Katya Stanislavskaya
a new musical workshop
The Gallery Players, Brooklyn, NY
March 4 & 5, 2019
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Someone's Gotta Be the Dick/Hero* by Adam Kraar
2 short plays in rep
Working Theater @ IBEW Auditorium, Flushing Queens
January 26, 2019
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H*tler's Tasters* by Michelle Kholos Brooks
New Light Theater Project @ IRT Theater, NYC, NY
October 6 thru October 27, 2018
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In the Hole* by Chris Daftsios
Part of 'When the Circus Comes to Town' Festival
New Jersey Repertory Company, Long Branch, NJ
September 21, 2018
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Lady Burgoyne* by Robert Moulthrop (staged reading)
New Jersey Repertory Company, Long Branch, NJ
August 27, 2018
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Lily* By Chris Daftsios (staged reading)
New Jersey Repertory Company, Long Branch, NJ
July 9, 2018
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Hitler's Tasters* by Michelle Kholos Brooks
Centenary Stage Company, Hackettstown, NJ
Winner of the 2017 Susan Glaspell Award
April 6 - 22, 2018
[Named ‘Top 10 of 2018’ from NJ Arts]
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Hal & Bee* by Max Baker
New Light Theater Project @ 59E59 Theaters, NYC
March 2018
[Starring: Candy Buckley & Jeff Hayenga]
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Deception* by Brian Christopher Williams (staged reading)
NLTP Spotlight Series, Pearl Studios, NYC
March 2018
[Starring Douglas Sills]​
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Invention* by Brandon Burk & Ed Simpson (workshop production)
NLTP Spotlight Series, The Player's Theatre, NYC
February 2018
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Company by Stephen Sondheim & George Furth
Western Carolina University, Cullowhee, NC
November 2017
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Still Dance the Stars* by Jayme McGhan
Chicago Dramatists/New Light Theater Project, Chicago, IL
August - September, 2017
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Hitler's Tasters* by Michelle Kholos Brooks (staged reading)
Centenary Stage Company - Women Playwrights Series, Hackettstown, NJ
2017
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St. Irene's* by Manoli Kouremetis (staged reading)
American Dream Theater, Virginia Beach, VA
2017
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Imagining Madoff by Deb Margolin (staged reading)
FASPE Benefit, NYC, NY
2017
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The Nation of Ivan* by Michael Kassin (staged reading) - Associate Director
McCarter Theatre w/ Perry Street Theatricals, NYC, NY
2017
[Director: Emily Mann; Starring: Simon McBurney]
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Two of Us* by Ross Howard
New Light Theater Project, NYC, NY
2016
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Gypsy by Jule Styne, Stephen Sondheim, &Arthur Laurents
Western Carolina University, Cullowhee, NC
2016
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In the Soundless Awe* by Jayme McGhan & Andy Pederson
New Light Theater Project, NYC, NY
2015
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Robin Hood* by Sina Skates
Birmingham Children’s Theatre, Birmingham, AL
2015
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No One Loves Us Here* by Ross Howard - Associate Director
New Light Theater Project at Urban Stages, NYC, NY
2015
[Director: Jerry Heymann]
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REX* a new musical by Michael Aguirre & Kyle C. Norris
New Light Theater Project, NYC, NY
2015
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Oklahoma! by Richard Rodgers & Oscar Hammerstein II
Allenberry Playhouse, Allenberry, PA
2014
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Picture Ourselves in Latvia* by Ross Howard
New Light Theater Project, NYC, NY
2014
[Featured in The New York Times]
[Named ‘Best of 2014’ from The L Magazine, NYC]
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The Secret Garden by Marsha Norman & Lucy Simon
Birmingham Children’s Theatre, Birmingham, AL
2014
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A Midsummer Night’s Dream by William Shakespeare
BAMA Theatre Company, NYC, NY and Stage Theatre, New Brunswick, NJ
2014
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The Oedipus Project* by Michael Aguirre & Kyle C. Norris
New Light Theater Project, NYC, NY
2013
[Winner of the 2013 Theatre Now Sound Bites Festival – Best Music]
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Frisky & the Panda Man* by Ross Howard
New Light Theater Project, NYC, NY
2013
[Winner of the 2013 Samuel French OOB Festival]
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Bushwick Chronicles, Ep 1* by The Bats
The Flea Theater, NYC, NY
2013
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Richard III by William Shakespeare - Associate Director
Boomerang Theatre, NYC, NY
2013
[Director: Philip Emeott]
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Where Are We Now* & "Inconsolable* by Matt Waters (workshop production)
Chelsea Rep / The Acting Studio, NYC, NY
2013
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The Thing on the Doorstep* by Micah Delhauer (workshop production)
Fresh Produce’d / The Glass Eye, NYC, NY
2013
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Sex, Drugs, and Newspapers* by Tim Duncheon (workshop production)
Fresh Produce’d / The Glass Eye, NYC, NY
2013
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The Convention of Leaving* by Michael Aguirre
Snorks & Pins Productions, NYC, NY
2013
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Divorce First Class* by Geoffrey Craig
Gallery Players, Brooklyn, NY
2012
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The Woodpecker* by Jacob Appel (staged reading)
Gallery Players, Brooklyn, NY
2012
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One Room Over* by Alexandra Petri
Rising Sun Performance Company, NYC, NY
2012
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Two Aliens Walk Into a Bar* by Connie Dinkler
Thespian Productions, NYC, NY
2012
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The Sex Situation* by Jack Phillips
The Players Theatre, NYC, NY
2012
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Jekyll & Hyde by Frank Wildhorn, Leslie Bricusse, &Steve Cuden
Forestburgh Playhouse, Forestburgh, NY
2011
[Winner of the 2011 Twiggy Award for Best Musical and Best Director]
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The Book of Norman* arranged by Kyle C. Norris
Forestburgh Playhouse, Forestburgh, NY
2011
[Winner of the 2011 Twiggy Award for Best Cabaret]
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Romeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare
Forestburgh Playhouse, Forestburgh, NY
2010
[Toured with Bottom Dog Theatre Company in Limerick, Ireland]
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Singin’ in the Rain by Betty Comden, Adolph Green, Nacio Herb Brown, and Arthur Freed
Forestburgh Playhouse, Forestburgh, NY
2010
[Winner of the 2010 Twiggy Award for Best Musical and Best Director]
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Seussical by Lynn Ahrens & Stephen Flaherty
Forestburgh Playhouse, Forestburgh, NY
2010
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Face…Courthouse Window* by Barry Bradford
Theatre Tuscaloosa, Tuscaloosa, AL
2010
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Show Boat by Jerome Kern & Oscar Hammerstein II
Forestburgh Playhouse, Forestburgh, NY
2009
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High School Musical
Forestburgh Playhouse, Forestburgh, NY
2009
[Winner of the 2009 Best Musical Award, Times Herald Record]
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Viva Las Vegas Cabaret* arranged by Kyle C. Norris
Forestburgh Playhouse, Forestburgh, NY
2009
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Halftime at the Super Bowl by Jerry Crawford
Unsupported Productions at the Rogue Fringe Festival, Fresno, CA
2009
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The Foreigner by Larry Shue
Theatre Tuscaloosa, Tuscaloosa, AL
2008
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Shenandoah by Peter Udell, Philip Rose, & Gary Geld
College of Southern Nevada, Las Vegas, NV
2008
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The Producers by Mel Brooks
Forestburgh Playhouse, Forestburgh, NY
2008
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Disney’s Beauty and the Beast by Linda Woolverton, Alan Menken, & Tim Rice
Arundel Barn Theatre, Arundel, ME
2008
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Romeo & Juliet by William Shakespeare
No Boundaries Theatre Company, Las Vegas, NV
2008
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Hit and Run* by Laura Turner
University of Nevada, Las Vegas, NV
2008
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Freedom Deck* by Oscar Limon
Nevada Conservatory Theatre, Las Vegas, NV
2008
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Sin City: Golden Years* by Sean Clark
Nevada Conservatory Theatre, Las Vegas, NV
2008
[Toured at the 2008 Adelaide Fringe Festival, Adelaide, Australia]
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Arthur and Esther* by Ross Howard
Phoenix Theatre Annex, San Francisco, CA
2008
The Passing of Corky Brewster by Jerry Crawford
Unsupported Productions at the Rogue Fringe Festival, Fresno, CA
2008
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Camelot by Lerner & Loewe - Associate Director
National Tour with McCoy/Rigby Productions, Los Angeles, CA
2007
[Director: Glenn Casale – Starring Michael York]
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Arthur & Esther* by Ross Howard
Warm Gum Productions, Las Vegas, NV
2007
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Oklahoma! by Richard Rodgers & Oscar Hammerstein II
Forestburgh Playhouse, Forestburgh, NY
2007
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Sin City: Vaudeville Years* by Sean Clark
Nevada Conservatory Theatre, Las Vegas, NV
2007
[Toured at the 2007 Adelaide Fringe Festival, Adelaide, Australia]
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The Heiress by Ruth & Augustus Goetz
Nevada Conservatory Theatre, Las Vegas, NV
2007
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The Methuselah Tree* by Jayme McGhan
Cockroach Theatre, Las Vegas, NV
2007
{Toured at the 2007 Minneapolis Fringe Festival}
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Irresistible Rise of Arthur Huey* by Ross Howard
Rogue Fringe Festival, Fresno, CA
2007
{Toured at the 2007 New York International Fringe Festival}
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At the Edge* by Oscar Limon
University of Nevada, Las Vegas, NV
2007
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The Laramie Project by Moises Kaufman & Tectonic Theater Project
Nevada Conservatory Theatre, Las Vegas, NV
2006
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Disney’s Beauty & the Beast by Linda Woolverton, Alan Menken, & Tim Rice
Forestburgh Playhouse, Forestburgh, NY
2006
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Aladdin* (also adapted)
Forestburgh Playhouse, Forestburgh, NY
2006
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Aesop’s Race* (also adapted)
Forestburgh Playhouse, Forestburgh, NY
2006
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Little Red Riding Hood* (also adapted)
Forestburgh Playhouse, Forestburgh, NY
2006
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Ragtown* by Jayme McGhan
Nevada Conservatory Theatre, Las Vegas, NV
2006
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Juarez* by Oscar Limon
University of Nevada Las Vegas
Las Vegas, NV
2006
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Criminal Conversation* by Stan Waring
University of Nevada, Las Vegas, NV
2005
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Jack and the Beanstalk* (also adapted)
Forestburgh Playhouse, Forestburgh, NY
2005
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Goldilocks and the 3 Bears* (also adapted)
Forestburgh Playhouse, Forestburgh, NY
2005
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Snore* by Celia McBride
The Looking Glass Theatre, NYC, NY
2005
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Rumpelstiltskin* (also adapted)
Forestburgh Playhouse, Forestburgh, NY
2004
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O’Fellow the Musical* by Alex Johnson
Guerilla Theatre, Tuscaloosa, AL
2002
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Two Gentlemen of Verona by William Shakespeare
Kentuck Players, Tuscaloosa, AL
2001
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Of Widows and Vegetables by Michael Scanlan
Guerilla Theatre, Tuscaloosa, AL
2000
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A Midsummer Night’s Dream by William Shakespeare
Kentuck Players, Tuscaloosa, AL
2000
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NOTABLE PRODUCTION ASSISTANT EXPERIENCE:
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I Am My Own Wife (Broadway) by Doug Wright
David Richenthal Productions, NYC, NY
2004
[Director: Moises Kaufman – Tony Award Best Play]
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Donny & Marie
Team Tours - Flamingo Casino, Las Vegas, NV
2008
[Director: Barry Lather]
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Cat on a Hot Tin Roof (Broadway) by Tennessee Williams
Robert Cole Productions, NYC, NY
2003
[Director: Sir Anthony Page – Starring Ashley Judd, Jason Patric, Ned Beatty]
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I Am My Own Wife* by Doug Wright
Playwrights Horizons, NYC, NY
2003
[Director: Moises Kaufman]
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My Life With Albertine* by Richard Nelson
Playwrights Horizons, NYC, NY
2003
[Director: Richard Nelson – Starring Kelli O’Hara]
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Floyd Collins by Tina Landau & Adam Guettel
Playwrights Horizons, NYC, NY
2003
[Director: Tina Landau – Benefit Concert featuring Original Cast]
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Violet by Brian Crawley & Jeanine Tesori
Playwrights Horizons, NYC, NY
2003
[Director: Susan H. Schulman – Benefit Concert featuring Original Cast]
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Falsettos by William Finn & James Lapine
Playwrights Horizons, NYC, NY
2003
[Director: Lonny Price – Benefit Concert featuring Original Cast]
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What Didn’t Happen* by Christopher Shinn
Playwrights Horizons, NYC, NY
2002
[Director: Michael Wilson – Starring Chris Noth]
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The World Over* by Keith Bunin
Playwrights Horizons, NYC, NY
2002
[Director: Tim Vasen – Starring Justin Kirk]
^ SIZZLE REEL
New Light Theater Project's
H*TLER'S TASTERS by Michelle Kholos Brooks
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The production has performed at Rogue Machine (Los Angeles, 2024), Bunbury-ShPIeL Identity Theatre Project (Lousiville, KY, 2023), Theatre Row (off-Broadway extension, 2022); Pleasance Theatre (Edinburgh Fringe/digital, UK, 2021); Guild Hall (East Hampton, 2021); Pendragon Theatre (Saranac Lake, NY, 2021); Jewish Ensemble Theatre (JETFest/digital, MI, 2021); Electric Lodge (Los Angeles, 2020); Greenside Theatre (Edinburgh Fringe UK, 2019); 59E59 Theaters E2E Festival (NYC, 2019); North Shore Performing Arts (Chicago, 2019); IRT Theater (NYC, 2018)