| DIRECTING |
location |
date(s) |
| ANGELS
IN AMERICA: Perestroika (reviews/photos)
|
Texas
Tech University, TX |
2006 |
| EVENSONG
(reviews/photos)
|
Broad
Horizons Theatre Company, NYC |
2006 |
| COLE!
(review) |
DeSales
University, Allentown, PA |
2004 |
| THE
MAGIC FLUTE (photos) |
Rutgers
University, NJ |
2002-03
|
| A
CHRISTMAS CAROL (review/photos) |
Asolo
Theatre Company, Sarasota, FL |
2002 |
| A
FLAW IN THE FLU |
Broad
Horizons Theatre Company, NYC |
2002 |
| WOMEN
OF TROY (review/photos) |
Broad Horizons Theatre Company, NYC |
1999 |
| CLOUD
9 (review/photos) |
Broad
Horizons Theatre Company, NYC |
1999 |
| FOOL
FOR LOVE (photos) |
English-American
Theatre, Dusseldorf, Germany |
1997 |
| THE
TELEPHONE |
Music
Department, Penn State University |
1996 |
| SHE
LOVES ME, assistant to Cary Libkin |
University
Resident Theatre Company, Penn State Univ |
1996 |
| THE
ILLUSION (review/photos) |
University
Resident Theatre Company, Penn State Univ |
1995 |
| ALICE
IN WONDERLAND, musical adaptation |
Pennsylvania
Center Stage, State College, PA |
1995 |
| UNCOMMON
PLAYERS, assistant to Dakin Matthews |
Old Globe Theatre, San Diego |
1995 |
| HENRY
IV, assistant to Jack O'Brien |
Old
Globe Theatre, San Diego |
1995 |
| MUCH
ADO ABOUT NOTHING |
University
Resident Theatre Company, Penn State |
1995 |
| JET
OF BLOOD |
Theatre
100 Company, Penn State |
1995 |
| GRAPES
OF WRATH, assistant to David McClendon |
University
Resident Theatre Company, Penn State |
1994 |
| LA
BETE |
University
Resident Theatre Company, Penn State |
1994 |
| BENT |
University
Resident Theatre Company, Penn State |
1994 |
| ACT
WITHOUT WORDS |
Theatre
100 Company, Penn State |
1994 |
| THE
STRONGER |
Theatre
100 Company, Penn State |
1994 |
| DON
GIOVANNI & LA TRAVIATA, workshop |
Metropolitan
Opera, Program for Young Singers, Tel Aviv |
1994 |
| LA
RONDINE, assistant to John Norris |
Metropolitan
Opera, Program for Young Singers, Tel Aviv |
1994 |
| DELORES |
University
Resident Theatre Company, Penn State |
1993 |
| OUR
COUNTRY'S GOOD, assistant to Bob Leonard |
University
Resident Theatre Company, Penn State |
1993 |
| LYNETTE
AT 3 AM |
University
Resident Theatre Company, Penn State |
1993 |
| OVERRULED |
Bailiwick
Theatre, Chicago |
1992 |
| SUM
OF US, vocal direction and dialects |
Pegasus
Players, Chicago |
1992 |
| JUMP
FOR JOY, musical, vocal direction and dialects |
Pegasus
Players, Chicago |
1991 |
| HOW
THE OTHER HALF LOVES |
Northwestern
University, Evanston, IL |
1991 |
| PRODUCING |
date(s) |
Associate
Producing Artistic Director, The Acting Company, NYC
Cast company of actors for annual national tour of classics, culling
the best talent of up and coming actors from nation's top actor training
programs—attending New York showcases of graduating MFA actors,
writing character breakdowns, and cultivating positive relationships
with New York talent agents. Create season of staged benefit readings
of rarely produced gems from our theatrical past—reading and
researching potential scripts, writing descriptions for publicity,
and casting roles from pool of well-known Broadway actors. |
2007-present |
Producing
Artistic Director, Broad Horizons Theatre Company, NYC
Produce and develop new works in New York City for this incorporated
non-profit.Includes budgeting, raising money, season planning, marketing,
networking, writing grant applications, coordinating staff of five,
working with volunteers, producing and directing readings and workshops. |
1996-present |
Director,
Theatre 100 Company, Penn State University
Produced season of plays, scenes, and musical numbers for this classical
repertory ensemble. Works included, among others, scenes from Ibsen's
Doll House; Williams' Glass Menagerie; Moliere's Miser;
Churchill's Cloud 9; musical numbers from Cohan to Sondheim. |
1993-96 |
Company
Stage Manager, Charlotte Shakespeare Company, Charlotte, NC
Supervised rehearsals and rehearsal scheduling. Season included Waiting
for Godot, Macbeth, Comedy of Errors, What the
Butler Saw. |
1987 |
| TEACHING |
date(s) |
Teacher
of directing at Texas Tech University
Taught fundamentals and advanced directing to both undergraduate and
graduate students. The courses were designed to incorporate text and
style analysis, practical scene-work, and detailed critiques of performances.
|
2005-2006 |
Teacher
of acting, vocal techniques (for the actor), directing, history and
technique of musical theatre, modern European dramatic literature,
DeSales University, Allentown, PA
|
2004-2005 |
Musical
Theatre Instructor, Pennsylvania Shakespeare Festival, Allentown,
PA
Taught techniques and coached young singers in how to act a song. |
2004 |
Acting
Instructor, New Jersey Shakespeare Festival, Madison, NJ
Taught and directed acting to undergraduate, apprentice actors, using
improvisations and practical scene study. |
2000-01 |
Teacher,
Episcopal High School, Alexandria, VA
Taught acting, stage craft, and stage management at this preparatory
school.
Advised students, met with parents, mapped out courses of study, taught
Spanish language and AP level Spanish literature, administrated study
abroad program in Segovia, Spain, coached cross-country. |
1987-90 |
| TRAINING
AND EDUCATION |
date(s) |
M.F.A.
in directing, Pennsylvania State University
Completed vigorous three-year course of study and studio training. |
1993-96 |
M.A.
in theatre, Northwestern University
Completed two-year generalist theatre training, including courses
in history, literature, playwriting, directing, performance aesthetics,
acting, and voice |
1990-91 |
| B.A.,
liberal arts, Davidson College |
1983-87 |
| REFERENCES |
| Available
upon request |
|