DIRECTING
Directing is taking on a crossword puzzle, a Sudoku, and Rubik's cube all at once. It's juggling millions of tasks and dozens of people. It's putting people before tasks: boosting morale, celebrating success, practicing gratitude, being a tough coach when needed, and searching for new ways to connect with actors. I aim to take advantage of every moment. I over-prepare, so my hands will be free to juggle when things inevitably go wrong. I search for joy and surround myself with people who have the same goal: make great art and build community.
THE LAST 5 YEARS
Cedarville University, 2011
college students, cast of 4
THINGS I HAD TO LEARN
New York University, 2019
An educational theatre major at NYU Steinhardt, Amanda Briskin-Wallace asked me to direct and dramaturg her final thesis performance: a one-woman autobiographical cabaret using seven songs from the musical theatre cannon to tell Amanda's story of college, anxiety, and self-discovery.
COMEDY OF ERRORS
Looking for Shakespeare, New York University, 2019
As the music director for Comedy of Errors set in New Orleans, I collaborated with director Amy Cordileone to integrate music throughout the text. I then arranged the music and taught it to our actors and instrumentalists, high schoolers from all over the United States who auditioned for a month-long summer program at NYU called "Looking for Shakespeare."