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ShakesFEAR
17 Minutes (Digital)*
Sea Change
9 Circles (Digital)
Natural Shocks (Digital)
Gently Down the Stream (Digital)
Buried Mother
Psychonaut Librarians^
References to Salvador Dali...*
As You Like It
Misdirected Happiness
God Woke
Muffins Man
The Dumb Waiter
Andy Park
Scott Organ
Seth Bockley (Others)
Bill Cain
Lauren Gunderson
Martin Sherman
Mickle Maher
Bruce Norris
Richard Strand
William Shakespeare
Bill Cain
Brian Friel
Ira Levin
Sean Kelly
Simon Levy
José Rivera
Bill Cain
Marc Camoletti
William Shakespeare
Wendy MacLeod
George Brant
David Quicksall
Tim Slover
Jane Martin
Steve Yockey
Will Eno
William Shakespeare
Alyssa Cumpton
Mickle Maher
Michael Cotey
Patrik Beck
Harold Pinter
Nebraska Repertory Theatre
American Blues Theater
Cabinet of Curiosity
Next Act Theatre
Third Avenue PlayWorks (remount Next Act)
Milwaukee Chamber Theatre
UW-Madison
Gift Theatre (The Tens)
Milwaukee Chamber Theatre
UW-Milwaukee
Next Act Theatre
Illinois Wesleyan University
Milwaukee Chamber Theatre
The New Colony
Northwestern University
Goodman Theatre
Northwestern University
Milwaukee Chamber Theatre
Illinois Shakespeare Festival
Milwaukee Chamber Theatre
First Stage (Company Class)
Northwestern University
Illinois Wesleyan University
University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee
Youngblood Theatre Co.
Youngblood Theatre Co.
First Stage (Company Class)
Milwaukee Chamber Young Playwrights
Youngblood Theatre Co.
Northwestern Toy Theatre Festival
Pink Banana One-Acts Festival
Player’s Guild at UWM
*reading; ^ associate director
An Enemy of the People
The Odyssey
Julius Caesar
Anna in the Tropics
Richard III
George Orwell’s 1984
Complete Works...Abridged
The Mouse That Roared
dir. Robert Falls
dir. Mary Zimmerman
dir. Joseph Hanreddy
dir. Henry Godinez
dir. Jessica Thebus
dir. Hallie Gordon
dir. Sean Graney
dir. Bo Johnson
Goodman Theatre
Oregon Shakespeare Festival
Utah Shakespeare Festival
Northwestern University
Gift Theatre
Steppenwolf for Young Adults
Milwaukee Repertory Theater
First Stage Company Class
Master of Fine Arts in Directing @ Northwestern University
Bachelor of Fine Arts in Theatre Acting @ University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee
ENOUGH: Plays to End Gun Violence Founder & Artistic Producer (’19-present)
ENOUGH calls on teens to confront gun violence by creating new works of theatre that will spark critical conversations and inspire meaningful action in communities across the country. Our mission is to promote playwriting as a tool for self-expression and social change, harnessing this generation's spirit of activism and providing a platform for America's playwrights of tomorrow to discover and develop their voices today.
World Premiere Wisconsin Festival Producer (’22-present)
Oversee a statewide festival celebrating new plays and musicals in Wisconsin.
Youngblood Theatre Company Founding Artistic Director (’09-13) ; Board President (’12-13)
Produced 16 productions including several Milwaukee premieres; managed all financials, including creating the budget; used social media tools daily to connect with patrons; designed all marketing an promotional materials on print and web including postcards, posters, print ads, website, and press releases
South Milwaukee Performing Arts Center Board Director (’13-14)
First Stage Academy Assistant & Education Assistant (’10-11)
Registering hundreds of students using Tessitura; completed various administrative tasks: invoices, payments, customer service
Milwaukee Chamber Theatre Education Consultant (’14-’15); Education Assistant (’10)
As Consultant: Designed online survey method for Young Playwright’s Festival; completed dramaturgical research for 14-15 season and educational guide for THE TRAIN DRIVER
As Assistant: Maintained educational blog; facilitated talkbacks for performances
Milwaukee Repertory Theater Administrative Intern (’09-10)
Organized Milwaukee General Auditions
University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee Program Assistant (’06-08)
Coordinated the Milwaukee County High School Theatre Workshop Day (’07-08), both involving nearly 300 high school students and 70 workshops; collaborated with faculty as member of the Education Outreach Committee; organized the Educational Matinee Series by actively participating schools and making reservations
directing
Cementville
Treasure
Elephant’s Graveyard
An Apology...Faustus
Spirits to Enforce
Spirits to Enforce
Red Light Winter
The Dumb Waiter
Graduate
Roosevelt University
Undergraduate
University of Wisconsin
University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee
Northwestern University
Illinois Wesleyan University
Youth Theatre
First Stage Theatre Academy, WI
Creative Compass Dramatics, IL
Zona Gale Youth Theatre, WI
Fast Track MFA Instructor (Literary Adaptation ’19, ’22)
Associate Professor (’19), Guest Director (Clybourne Park ’19)
Associate Professor (’18), Guest Director (The Tempest ’18, Cementville ’14)
Guest Artist (Performing Aesthetics ’17), Adjunct Faculty (’16), Teaching Assistant (’16, ’17), Shop Assistant (’15)
Adjunct Faculty, Guest Director (Dancing at Lughnasa ’17, Treasure ’13)
In-School Educator (’14), Lead Teacher (’12-14), Teaching Assistant (’11)
Theatre Games, Stage Combat (’14)
Stage Movement, Theatre Games (’09)
dir. Michael Cotey
dir. Michael Cotey
dir. Michael Cotey
dir. Edward Morgan
dir. Kevin Rich
dir. Michael Cotey
dir. Benjamin Wilson
dir. Michael Cotey
University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee
Illinois Wesleyan University
First Stage Company Class
Youngblood Theatre Co.
Kenyon College, OH
Youngblood Theatre Co.
Youngblood Theatre Co.
Player’s Guild at UWM
Ex Machnia - Robert Lepage
FAIR at Oregon Shakespeare Fest.
Chicago Int. Puppetry Festival
Directors Lab Chicago
Observership (’19)
Assistantship (’17)
Catapult Program Participant (’17)
Participant (’13)
assisting
producing & administration
sound design
fellowships / assistantships / observerships
teaching / guest artist
education
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Photos by Mark Frohna.