Current + Upcoming Projects
School for Lies by David Ives, Clark University
Director
Il Barbiere di Siviglia by Gioachino Antonio Rossini, North End Music and Performing Arts Center
Director of Movement
Directed by Brenda Huggins
Aurash by Bahram Beyzaie, translated by Shaoul Chason and Nikta Sabouri, Funded by Boston University's Center for Islamic Studies
Costume Designer
Directed by Nikta Sabouri
Elisabetta, regina d'Inghilterra by Gioachino Antonio Rossini, Odyssey Opera
Props Designer
Conducted by Gil Rose
School for Lies by David Ives, Clark University
Director
Il Barbiere di Siviglia by Gioachino Antonio Rossini, North End Music and Performing Arts Center
Director of Movement
Directed by Brenda Huggins
Aurash by Bahram Beyzaie, translated by Shaoul Chason and Nikta Sabouri, Funded by Boston University's Center for Islamic Studies
Costume Designer
Directed by Nikta Sabouri
Elisabetta, regina d'Inghilterra by Gioachino Antonio Rossini, Odyssey Opera
Props Designer
Conducted by Gil Rose
Past Projects
DIRECTING (full productions)
The Wizard of Oz by L. Frank Baum, adapted by John Kane, Harold Arlen, and E.Y. Harburg, Family Performing Arts Center
Director + Choreographer
Puppet Designer with Sara Kenney
Payday by Chris Flaherty, Brown Box Theatre Project for Boston Playwright Theatre's Boston Theatre Marathon XXI
Director
Laika by Cat Dossett, based on actual events of the 1957 Space Race, Commissioned by the Charles River Museum of Industry and Innovation
Director + Designer
Peer Gynt by Henrik Ibsen, Brandeis University (Senior Thesis)
Director + Designer
Romeo & Juliet by William Shakespeare, Nemasket River Productions in Association with the Oliver Mill Estate
Director + Choreographer
The Most Excellent and Lamentably P.C. but Incompleat Tragedy of Shakespeare's Womyn (Without a Single Reference to Lady Macbeth); or What You Will by William Shakespeare; compiled by Sara Kenney, Brandeis University (Senior Festival)
Director + Designer
The Taming of the Shrew by William Shakespeare, Nemasket River Productions in Association with the Oliver Mill Estate
Director + Choreographer (musical theatre)
A Little Princess or What Happened at Miss Minchin's by Frances Hodgson Burnett, Artists from Suburbia
Director + Adapter + Choreographer (traditional)
Puppet + Mask Designer with Joe Wood
Peter & Wendy based on the story by J.M. Barrie, Leonard Bernstein Festival of the Creative Arts
Director + Puppet Designer
Macbeth by William Shakespeare, Massasoit Community College
Director + Choreographer (folk)
Troilus & Cressida by William Shakespeare, Dragonfly Theater Co.
Director + Choreographer (modern)
Mask Design
The Witches by Roald Dahl (Adapted by David Wood), Artists from Suburbia
Director
Puppet + Mask Designer with Joe Wood
The Taming of the Shrew by William Shakespeare, The Crowd Pleasers
Director + Choreographer (do-wop)
Pygmalion by George Bernard Shaw, The Crowd Pleasers
Director + Choreographer (waltz)
DIRECTING (staged readings, workshops)
Darwin's Ark (Working Title) devised by the ensemble, Artists from Suburbia
Creator + Director + Choreographer
The Daffodil Girls by Amanda O'Donnell (Premiere Staged Reading), Artists from Suburbia
Director
Dance On by Ian Rowlands (part of After Orlando Festival), Brandeis University
Director + Choreographer
Today is a Good Day by Katie Pearl (part of After Orlando Festival), Brandeis University
Director
ASSISTANT DIRECTING
James and the Giant Peach by Roald Dahl (Adapted by David Wood), American Repertory Theater
Directed by Dmitry Troyanovsky
Exit the King by Eugene Ionesco, Actors' Shakespeare Project
Directed by Dmitry Troyanovsky
Fefu & her Friends by Maria Irene Fornes, Brandeis University
Directed by Adrianne Krstansky
DESIGNS
Clorilli by Leonora Bernardi, Villa La Pietra (New York University, Florence Campus)
Puppet Designer
Directed by Eric Nicholson
Serse by George Frideric Handel, New England Conservatory
Costume Designer
Directed by Steven Goldstein
The Death of Yazdgerd by Bahram Beyzaie
Costume Designer
Directed by Nikta Sabouri
The Little Mermaid by Howard Ashman, Alan Menken, Glenn Slater, & Doug Wright, Family Performing Arts Center
Puppet + Specialty Props Designer
Directed by Dori Bryan-Ployer
The Werewolves (Premiere Production) by Alex Moon, Manhattan Repertory Theatre
Sound Designer
Directed by Corinne M. Mason
PRODUCING
An Evening of Devised Theatre, Artists from Suburbia
Producer + Co-Curator with Gavin Damore
Les Nuls by Alex Moon (Premiere Workshop), Artists from Suburbia
Directed by Corinne M. Mason
An Evening of Original One Act Plays (2017), Artists from Suburbia
Producer + Co-Curator with Gavin Damore
An Evening of Original One Act Plays (2016), Artists from Suburbia
Producer + Co-Curator with Gavin Damore
DIRECTING (full productions)
The Wizard of Oz by L. Frank Baum, adapted by John Kane, Harold Arlen, and E.Y. Harburg, Family Performing Arts Center
Director + Choreographer
Puppet Designer with Sara Kenney
Payday by Chris Flaherty, Brown Box Theatre Project for Boston Playwright Theatre's Boston Theatre Marathon XXI
Director
Laika by Cat Dossett, based on actual events of the 1957 Space Race, Commissioned by the Charles River Museum of Industry and Innovation
Director + Designer
Peer Gynt by Henrik Ibsen, Brandeis University (Senior Thesis)
Director + Designer
Romeo & Juliet by William Shakespeare, Nemasket River Productions in Association with the Oliver Mill Estate
Director + Choreographer
The Most Excellent and Lamentably P.C. but Incompleat Tragedy of Shakespeare's Womyn (Without a Single Reference to Lady Macbeth); or What You Will by William Shakespeare; compiled by Sara Kenney, Brandeis University (Senior Festival)
Director + Designer
The Taming of the Shrew by William Shakespeare, Nemasket River Productions in Association with the Oliver Mill Estate
Director + Choreographer (musical theatre)
A Little Princess or What Happened at Miss Minchin's by Frances Hodgson Burnett, Artists from Suburbia
Director + Adapter + Choreographer (traditional)
Puppet + Mask Designer with Joe Wood
Peter & Wendy based on the story by J.M. Barrie, Leonard Bernstein Festival of the Creative Arts
Director + Puppet Designer
Macbeth by William Shakespeare, Massasoit Community College
Director + Choreographer (folk)
Troilus & Cressida by William Shakespeare, Dragonfly Theater Co.
Director + Choreographer (modern)
Mask Design
The Witches by Roald Dahl (Adapted by David Wood), Artists from Suburbia
Director
Puppet + Mask Designer with Joe Wood
The Taming of the Shrew by William Shakespeare, The Crowd Pleasers
Director + Choreographer (do-wop)
Pygmalion by George Bernard Shaw, The Crowd Pleasers
Director + Choreographer (waltz)
DIRECTING (staged readings, workshops)
Darwin's Ark (Working Title) devised by the ensemble, Artists from Suburbia
Creator + Director + Choreographer
The Daffodil Girls by Amanda O'Donnell (Premiere Staged Reading), Artists from Suburbia
Director
Dance On by Ian Rowlands (part of After Orlando Festival), Brandeis University
Director + Choreographer
Today is a Good Day by Katie Pearl (part of After Orlando Festival), Brandeis University
Director
ASSISTANT DIRECTING
James and the Giant Peach by Roald Dahl (Adapted by David Wood), American Repertory Theater
Directed by Dmitry Troyanovsky
Exit the King by Eugene Ionesco, Actors' Shakespeare Project
Directed by Dmitry Troyanovsky
Fefu & her Friends by Maria Irene Fornes, Brandeis University
Directed by Adrianne Krstansky
DESIGNS
Clorilli by Leonora Bernardi, Villa La Pietra (New York University, Florence Campus)
Puppet Designer
Directed by Eric Nicholson
Serse by George Frideric Handel, New England Conservatory
Costume Designer
Directed by Steven Goldstein
The Death of Yazdgerd by Bahram Beyzaie
Costume Designer
Directed by Nikta Sabouri
The Little Mermaid by Howard Ashman, Alan Menken, Glenn Slater, & Doug Wright, Family Performing Arts Center
Puppet + Specialty Props Designer
Directed by Dori Bryan-Ployer
The Werewolves (Premiere Production) by Alex Moon, Manhattan Repertory Theatre
Sound Designer
Directed by Corinne M. Mason
PRODUCING
An Evening of Devised Theatre, Artists from Suburbia
Producer + Co-Curator with Gavin Damore
Les Nuls by Alex Moon (Premiere Workshop), Artists from Suburbia
Directed by Corinne M. Mason
An Evening of Original One Act Plays (2017), Artists from Suburbia
Producer + Co-Curator with Gavin Damore
An Evening of Original One Act Plays (2016), Artists from Suburbia
Producer + Co-Curator with Gavin Damore
Additional Experience + Employment
Artistic Director | Artists from Suburbia (2015-2018)
Guest Speaker | Emerson College (2017)
Assistant to the Producing Artistic Director | Bridgewater State University's Family Performing Arts Center (2015-2019)
Workshop Teacher | Massachusetts Educational Theater Guild (2017-2018)
Costume Stock Keeper | Brandeis University (2016-2018)
Drama Teacher | Bridgewater State University's Arts for Youth Program (2013-2019)
Artistic Director | Artists from Suburbia (2015-2018)
Guest Speaker | Emerson College (2017)
Assistant to the Producing Artistic Director | Bridgewater State University's Family Performing Arts Center (2015-2019)
Workshop Teacher | Massachusetts Educational Theater Guild (2017-2018)
Costume Stock Keeper | Brandeis University (2016-2018)
Drama Teacher | Bridgewater State University's Arts for Youth Program (2013-2019)
Awards + Honors
Broadway World Boston Award Nominations
WINNER: The Wizard of Oz (Best Direction, Best Creative Team, 2019)
Romeo & Juliet (Best Direction, 2018)
The Taming of the Shrew (Best Direction, 2017)
A Little Princess (Best Direction, 2017)
The Witches (Best Direction, Best Creative Team, 2015)
Once Upon a Mattress (Best Actor in a Musical, 2018)
Massachusetts Cultural Council Artist Grants
An Evening of Devised Theatre (2018)
The Suburban Summer Theatre SURGE (2017)
An Evening of Original One Act Plays (2016)
The Witches (2015)
John-Edward Hill Memorial Award
Brandeis University (Excellence in Theatre Management, 2017)
VSA Young Playwright Discovery Award
The Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts (On the Isle of the Lotus Eaters, 2015)
EMACT/ DASH Award Nominations
The Witches (Best Sound Design of a Play, 2015)
Broadway World Boston Award Nominations
WINNER: The Wizard of Oz (Best Direction, Best Creative Team, 2019)
Romeo & Juliet (Best Direction, 2018)
The Taming of the Shrew (Best Direction, 2017)
A Little Princess (Best Direction, 2017)
The Witches (Best Direction, Best Creative Team, 2015)
Once Upon a Mattress (Best Actor in a Musical, 2018)
Massachusetts Cultural Council Artist Grants
An Evening of Devised Theatre (2018)
The Suburban Summer Theatre SURGE (2017)
An Evening of Original One Act Plays (2016)
The Witches (2015)
John-Edward Hill Memorial Award
Brandeis University (Excellence in Theatre Management, 2017)
VSA Young Playwright Discovery Award
The Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts (On the Isle of the Lotus Eaters, 2015)
EMACT/ DASH Award Nominations
The Witches (Best Sound Design of a Play, 2015)
Education
Brandeis University BA, Theater Arts (Cum Laude with High Honors)
Brandeis University BA, Theater Arts (Cum Laude with High Honors)
