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DIRECTING EXPERIENCE (Select Productions)

REGIONAL

Dino! An Evening with Dean Martin Director Milwaukee Repertory Theater

A Christmas Carol Associate Director Milwaukee Repertory Theater - Mark Clements, Dir.

Titanic Associate Director Milwaukee Repertory Theater - Mark Clements, Dir.

A Christmas Carol Associate Director Milwaukee Repertory Theater - Mark Clements, Dir.

Hamlet Director/Adaptor Milwaukee Repertory Theater

Hootenanny: The Musicale (World Premiere) Assistant Director Milwaukee Repertory Theater - Sherry Lutken, Dir.

The Legend of Georgia McBride Assistant Director Milwaukee Repertory Theater - Meredith McDonough, Dir.

The Nerd Assistant Director/Dramaturg Milwaukee Repertory Theater - JC Clementz, Dir.

West Side Story Assistant Director Milwaukee Repertory Theater - Mark Clements, Dir.

Next to Normal Assistant Director Tantrum Theater - Robert Barry Fleming, Dir.

Pippin Director Ohio Valley Summer Theatre

Career Opportunities Director The Jensen Fest – New York City

UNIVERSITY/COMMUNITY

Brighton Beach Memoirs Director Community Theatre League

Romeo and Juliet Director/Adaptor Ohio University School of Theater

Venus in Fur Director Ohio University School of Theater

The Wolves Assistant Director Ohio University School of Theater - David Haugen, Dir.

La Mujer Barbuda (World Premiere) Director The 24th Seabury Quinn Jr. Playwrights’ Festival

The Last Days of Judas Iscariot Director Ohio University School of Theater

Glengarry Glen Ross Director Ohio University School of Theater

STAGED READINGS

The Book of Will Director Milwaukee Repertory Theater - Performed at Ten Chimneys Estate

She Kills Monsters Director Tantrum Theater

 

ADDITIONAL EXPERIENCE

2022-Present

Artistic Producer – Casting and Special Events — Milwaukee Repertory Theater, Milwaukee, WI

•      Line-produce multiple shows each season.

•      Cast eight to ten shows each season.

•      Run annual EPAs and local general auditions.

•      Serve as a local representative to the art scene in Milwaukee.

•      Direct one to two shows per season.

•      Produce 20-30 individual events annually, supplying entertainment.

•      Interface with donors surrounding the season and capital campaign.

•      Oversee artistic budgets specifically surrounding casting and events.

•      Aide in season selection process and forecasting production costs.

•      Guard the culture and create a brave and safe space for all artists.

2021-2022

Assistant Artistic Producer — Milwaukee Repertory Theater, Milwaukee, WI

  • Line-produced five shows of the season.

  • Organized and ran local auditions for the season.

  • Instituted and maintained a new casting database.

  • Aided in season selection and casting.

Directing Emerging Professional Resident — Milwaukee Repertory Theater, Milwaukee, WI

  • Assistant Directed five shows for the 2019-2020 Season.

  • Began direction of Hamlet that was cancelled due to COVID-19.

  • Served as a line producer for assisted shows.

  • Prepared and oversaw all understudies for each assisted show.

  • Directed a stage reading for the Alfred Lunt and Lynn Fontanne’s Ten Chimneys Estate.

2019-2020

Professor, Instructor of Record — Ohio University School of Theater, Athens, OH

  • Taught as the official Instructor of Record for two years.

  • Theater 1130: Acting Fundamentals I: Introduced the theory and practice of acting as explored through vocal and physical exercises, open scenes, and working with text.

2017-2019

Teaching Assistant — Ohio University School of Theater, Athens, OH

  • Theater 1111: Fundamentals of Performance II.

  • Theater 1720: Elements of Performance.

  • Theater 5900: Special Topics in Theater — Acting for M.F.A. Filmmakers.

2017-2019

Theatre of the Oppressed Training Facilitators — Ohio University Housing and Resident’s Life, Athens, OH

  • Assembled and trained a group of resident assistants to serve as the Theatre of the Oppressed acting troupe.

  • Explored different forms of oppression and microaggression experienced by college-aged students at Ohio University.

  • Developed three scenes of oppression that would be used for training 300+ resident assistants.

  • Facilitated breakout groups that furthered the conversation on oppression.

2018

Casting Assistant Intern — Stephanie Klapper Casting, New York, NY

  • Organized casting sessions and prepared necessary material.

  • Streamlined processes and organized projects to ensure greatest efficiency.

  • Covered readings of upcoming projects and wrote overviews of scripts.

2017

Vice President of Human Resources and Administration — EnergyCAP, Inc., State College, PA

  • Executed and oversaw all Human Resource responsibilities including, but not limited to recruitment, hiring, training, benefits, and diversity/inclusion.

  • Managed all office operations including lease agreements, vendor relations, corporate events, and day-to-day operations.

  • Oversaw $6.5 million of annual invoicing to all clients.

  • Managed $4 million in annual payroll and benefits.

  • Grew staff by over 50% over the course of my tenure.

2008-2016

 

EDUCATION

M.F.A. in Directing — Ohio University, Athens, OH

M.A. in Theatre — Regent University, Virginia Beach, VA

M.B.A. — Regent University, Virginia Beach, VA

Concentration in Organizational Change and Development

B.S. in Interdisciplinary Studies — Liberty University, Lynchburg, VA

Concentration in Religious Studies and Social Science

Stage Combat — The Society of American Fight Directors

Recommended in Quarterstaff and Certified in Unarmed

Theatrical Intimacy — Theatrical Intimacy Education

Best Practices / Choreography / Foundations in Race, Intimacy and Consent / Race Choreography

Anti-Racism Education and Working Group