DIRECTING EXPERIENCE
Check out the highlights below:
Past Directing Projects:
Guest Artist at Western Carolina University
TimeOut NY Critic's Pick + Theatre Is Easy's Best Bet New Light Theater Project at 59E59 Theaters, NYC
Forestburgh Playhouse, NY
Guest Artist at Western Carolina University
*indicates new work
Heathers the Musical
music, lyrics, and book by Laurence O'Keefe & Kevin Murphy
Western Carolina University, Cullowhee, NC
December 2-5, 2021
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
Hitler'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)
September 15-19, 2021
The Lion, The Witch, and The Wardrobe adapted by Joseph Robinette
based on the novel by C.S. Lewis
Pendragon Theatre (Saranac Lake, NY)
August 5-15, 2021
Ride An Old Paint* by Michael Aguirre
Development Workshop
Calliope Stage, Sylva, NC
June 22-30, 2021
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
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
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
Hitler'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
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
Saint Irene's* by Manoli Kouremetis
Zeiders American Dream Theater, Virginia Beach, VA
January 24 thru February 2, 2020
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
War Words* by Michelle Kholos Brooks
Produced by The Atlantic Council @ Pacific Resident Theatre, LA
Workshop Production
December 4 thru December 15, 2019
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]
Motherhood* based on the novel by Sheila Heti
Produced by Ben Folds & Emma Sandall
Development Workshop
Pearl Studios, NYC
September 16 - September 20, 2019
Hitler'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
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
Mountain King* by Michael Aguirre
Workshop Production
American Dream Theater, Virginia Beach, VA
March 29 - 31, 2019
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
Going South* by Katya Stanislavskaya
a new musical workshop
The Gallery Players, Brooklyn, NY
March 4 & 5, 2019
Someone's Gotta Be the Dick/Hero* by Adam Kraar
2 short plays in rep
Working Theater @ IBEW Auditorium, Flushing Queens
January 26, 2019
Hitler's Tasters* by Michelle Kholos Brooks
New Light Theater Project @ IRT Theater, NYC, NY
October 6 thru October 27, 2018
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
Lady Burgoyne* by Robert Moulthrop (staged reading)
New Jersey Repertory Company, Long Branch, NJ
August 27, 2018
Lily* By Chris Daftsios (staged reading)
New Jersey Repertory Company, Long Branch, NJ
July 9, 2018
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]
Hal & Bee* by Max Baker
New Light Theater Project @ 59E59 Theaters, NYC
March 2018
[Starring: Candy Buckley & Jeff Hayenga]
Deception* by Brian Christopher Williams (staged reading)
NLTP Spotlight Series, Pearl Studios, NYC
March 2018
[Starring Douglas Sills]
Invention* by Brandon Burk & Ed Simpson (workshop production)
NLTP Spotlight Series, The Player's Theatre, NYC
February 2018
Company by Stephen Sondheim & George Furth
Western Carolina University, Cullowhee, NC
November 2017
Still Dance the Stars* by Jayme McGhan
Chicago Dramatists/New Light Theater Project, Chicago, IL
August - September, 2017
Hitler's Tasters* by Michelle Kholos Brooks (staged reading)
Centenary Stage Company - Women Playwrights Series, Hackettstown, NJ
2017
St. Irene's* by Manoli Kouremetis (staged reading)
American Dream Theater, Virginia Beach, VA
2017
Imagining Madoff by Deb Margolin (staged reading)
FASPE Benefit, NYC, NY
2017
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]
Two of Us* by Ross Howard
New Light Theater Project, NYC, NY
2016
Gypsy by Jule Styne, Stephen Sondheim, &Arthur Laurents
Western Carolina University, Cullowhee, NC
2016
In the Soundless Awe* by Jayme McGhan & Andy Pederson
New Light Theater Project, NYC, NY
2015
Robin Hood* by Sina Skates
Birmingham Children’s Theatre, Birmingham, AL
2015
No One Loves Us Here* by Ross Howard - Associate Director
New Light Theater Project at Urban Stages, NYC, NY
2015
[Director: Jerry Heymann]
REX* a new musical by Michael Aguirre & Kyle C. Norris
New Light Theater Project, NYC, NY
2015
Oklahoma! by Richard Rodgers & Oscar Hammerstein II
Allenberry Playhouse, Allenberry, PA
2014
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]
The Secret Garden by Marsha Norman & Lucy Simon
Birmingham Children’s Theatre, Birmingham, AL
2014
A Midsummer Night’s Dream by William Shakespeare
BAMA Theatre Company, NYC, NY and Stage Theatre, New Brunswick, NJ
2014
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]
Frisky & the Panda Man* by Ross Howard
New Light Theater Project, NYC, NY
2013
[Winner of the 2013 Samuel French OOB Festival]
Bushwick Chronicles, Ep 1* by The Bats
The Flea Theater, NYC, NY
2013
Richard III by William Shakespeare - Associate Director
Boomerang Theatre, NYC, NY
2013
[Director: Philip Emeott]
Where Are We Now* & "Inconsolable* by Matt Waters (workshop production)
Chelsea Rep / The Acting Studio, NYC, NY
2013
The Thing on the Doorstep* by Micah Delhauer (workshop production)
Fresh Produce’d / The Glass Eye, NYC, NY
2013
Sex, Drugs, and Newspapers* by Tim Duncheon (workshop production)
Fresh Produce’d / The Glass Eye, NYC, NY
2013
The Convention of Leaving* by Michael Aguirre
Snorks & Pins Productions, NYC, NY
2013
Divorce First Class* by Geoffrey Craig
Gallery Players, Brooklyn, NY
2012
The Woodpecker* by Jacob Appel (staged reading)
Gallery Players, Brooklyn, NY
2012
One Room Over* by Alexandra Petri
Rising Sun Performance Company, NYC, NY
2012
Two Aliens Walk Into a Bar* by Connie Dinkler
Thespian Productions, NYC, NY
2012
The Sex Situation* by Jack Phillips
The Players Theatre, NYC, NY
2012
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]
The Book of Norman* arranged by Kyle C. Norris
Forestburgh Playhouse, Forestburgh, NY
2011
[Winner of the 2011 Twiggy Award for Best Cabaret]
Romeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare
Forestburgh Playhouse, Forestburgh, NY
2010
[Toured with Bottom Dog Theatre Company in Limerick, Ireland]
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]
Seussical by Lynn Ahrens & Stephen Flaherty
Forestburgh Playhouse, Forestburgh, NY
2010
Face…Courthouse Window* by Barry Bradford
Theatre Tuscaloosa, Tuscaloosa, AL
2010
Show Boat by Jerome Kern & Oscar Hammerstein II
Forestburgh Playhouse, Forestburgh, NY
2009
High School Musical
Forestburgh Playhouse, Forestburgh, NY
2009
[Winner of the 2009 Best Musical Award, Times Herald Record]
Viva Las Vegas Cabaret* arranged by Kyle C. Norris
Forestburgh Playhouse, Forestburgh, NY
2009
Halftime at the Super Bowl by Jerry Crawford
Unsupported Productions at the Rogue Fringe Festival, Fresno, CA
2009
The Foreigner by Larry Shue
Theatre Tuscaloosa, Tuscaloosa, AL
2008
Shenandoah by Peter Udell, Philip Rose, & Gary Geld
College of Southern Nevada, Las Vegas, NV
2008
The Producers by Mel Brooks
Forestburgh Playhouse, Forestburgh, NY
2008
Disney’s Beauty and the Beast by Linda Woolverton, Alan Menken, & Tim Rice
Arundel Barn Theatre, Arundel, ME
2008
Romeo & Juliet by William Shakespeare
No Boundaries Theatre Company, Las Vegas, NV
2008
Hit and Run* by Laura Turner
University of Nevada, Las Vegas, NV
2008
Freedom Deck* by Oscar Limon
Nevada Conservatory Theatre, Las Vegas, NV
2008
Sin City: Golden Years* by Sean Clark
Nevada Conservatory Theatre, Las Vegas, NV
2008
[Toured at the 2008 Adelaide Fringe Festival, Adelaide, Australia]
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
Camelot by Lerner & Loewe - Associate Director
National Tour with McCoy/Rigby Productions, Los Angeles, CA
2007
[Director: Glenn Casale – Starring Michael York]
Arthur & Esther* by Ross Howard
Warm Gum Productions, Las Vegas, NV
2007
Oklahoma! by Richard Rodgers & Oscar Hammerstein II
Forestburgh Playhouse, Forestburgh, NY
2007
Sin City: Vaudeville Years* by Sean Clark
Nevada Conservatory Theatre, Las Vegas, NV
2007
[Toured at the 2007 Adelaide Fringe Festival, Adelaide, Australia]
The Heiress by Ruth & Augustus Goetz
Nevada Conservatory Theatre, Las Vegas, NV
2007
The Methuselah Tree* by Jayme McGhan
Cockroach Theatre, Las Vegas, NV
2007
{Toured at the 2007 Minneapolis Fringe Festival}
Irresistible Rise of Arthur Huey* by Ross Howard
Rogue Fringe Festival, Fresno, CA
2007
{Toured at the 2007 New York International Fringe Festival}
At the Edge* by Oscar Limon
University of Nevada, Las Vegas, NV
2007
The Laramie Project by Moises Kaufman & Tectonic Theater Project
Nevada Conservatory Theatre, Las Vegas, NV
2006
Disney’s Beauty & the Beast by Linda Woolverton, Alan Menken, & Tim Rice
Forestburgh Playhouse, Forestburgh, NY
2006
Aladdin* (also adapted)
Forestburgh Playhouse, Forestburgh, NY
2006
Aesop’s Race* (also adapted)
Forestburgh Playhouse, Forestburgh, NY
2006
Little Red Riding Hood* (also adapted)
Forestburgh Playhouse, Forestburgh, NY
2006
Ragtown* by Jayme McGhan
Nevada Conservatory Theatre, Las Vegas, NV
2006
Juarez* by Oscar Limon
University of Nevada Las Vegas
Las Vegas, NV
2006
Criminal Conversation* by Stan Waring
University of Nevada, Las Vegas, NV
2005
Jack and the Beanstalk* (also adapted)
Forestburgh Playhouse, Forestburgh, NY
2005
Goldilocks and the 3 Bears* (also adapted)
Forestburgh Playhouse, Forestburgh, NY
2005
Snore* by Celia McBride
The Looking Glass Theatre, NYC, NY
2005
Rumpelstiltskin* (also adapted)
Forestburgh Playhouse, Forestburgh, NY
2004
O’Fellow the Musical* by Alex Johnson
Guerilla Theatre, Tuscaloosa, AL
2002
Two Gentlemen of Verona by William Shakespeare
Kentuck Players, Tuscaloosa, AL
2001
Of Widows and Vegetables by Michael Scanlan
Guerilla Theatre, Tuscaloosa, AL
2000
A Midsummer Night’s Dream by William Shakespeare
Kentuck Players, Tuscaloosa, AL
2000
NOTABLE PRODUCTION ASSISTANT EXPERIENCE:
I Am My Own Wife (Broadway) by Doug Wright
David Richenthal Productions, NYC, NY
2004
[Director: Moises Kaufman – Tony Award Best Play]
Donny & Marie
Team Tours - Flamingo Casino, Las Vegas, NV
2008
[Director: Barry Lather]
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]
I Am My Own Wife* by Doug Wright
Playwrights Horizons, NYC, NY
2003
[Director: Moises Kaufman]
My Life With Albertine* by Richard Nelson
Playwrights Horizons, NYC, NY
2003
[Director: Richard Nelson – Starring Kelli O’Hara]
Floyd Collins by Tina Landau & Adam Guettel
Playwrights Horizons, NYC, NY
2003
[Director: Tina Landau – Benefit Concert featuring Original Cast]
Violet by Brian Crawley & Jeanine Tesori
Playwrights Horizons, NYC, NY
2003
[Director: Susan H. Schulman – Benefit Concert featuring Original Cast]
Falsettos by William Finn & James Lapine
Playwrights Horizons, NYC, NY
2003
[Director: Lonny Price – Benefit Concert featuring Original Cast]
What Didn’t Happen* by Christopher Shinn
Playwrights Horizons, NYC, NY
2002
[Director: Michael Wilson – Starring Chris Noth]
The World Over* by Keith Bunin
Playwrights Horizons, NYC, NY
2002
[Director: Tim Vasen – Starring Justin Kirk]
^ Sizzle Reel of New Light Theater Project's production of HITLER"S TASTERS by Michelle Kholos Brooks.
The show has performed at 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)