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Director

Rhinoceros, by Eugene Ionesco
Brown/Trinity MFA Program

As You Like It, by William Shakespeare
Brown/Trinity MFA Program

Principal Principle, by Joe Zarrow
Brown/Trinity Playwrights Rep

A Bright Room Called Day, by Tony Kushner
Brown/Trinity MFA Program

He Is Here He Says I Say, by Margaret Namulyanga
Brown University / Writing Is Live Festival

Personal Histories Volume I-V: Abridged, by Anna Moench and others (co-director)
Ensemble Studio Theatre

The All-American Genderf*ck Cabaret, by Mariah MacCarthy
Purple Rep

The Battle of Spanktown, by Jeffrey Pfeiffer
NY International Fringe Festival 

Group, by Daniel McCoy
NY International Fringe Festival 

Brilliant Traces, by Cindy Lou Johnson
Clout in the Mug / TheaterLab

Bird House, by Kate Marks
The KNF Co / Theatre 3

Spook Me With Your Secrets: a night of serious shh…, by Lisa Dillman and Liz Zimmerman
Hyperion Theatre Project / Gotham Comedy Club

Janey Miller’s World Tour, by John Cassel
Manhattan Theatre Source / PlayGround Series

Mary Brigit Poppleton is Writing a Memoir, by Madeline Walter
NY International Fringe Festival
Fringe Encore Series

Flyers and Other Tales, by Kate Marks
Midtown International Theatre Festival

Iron Fist: An Evening of Horror, by Liz Zimmerman
Mayhem Productions / Under St. Marks


Director – One-Acts (selected)

Photo Booth, by Christopher Sullivan
Beer Plays / Amity Hall

The Telling, by Crystal Skillman
Craig and Normandy's Backyard Theater

Between a Rock and a Gargoyle, by Rehana Mirza
New Georges Double-Decker Downtown Gala

Psyche, by Lucy Boyle
Youngblood Sunday Brunch

Prisoners, by Lucy Boyle
Youngblood Sunday Brunch

Students and Tarts, by Lydia Brunner
Youngblood Sunday Brunch

Minotaur Scavenger Hunt, by Caroline V. McGraw
F*It Club's Spring Fling

The Anna Moench Monologues, by Eric Dufault
Youngblood / Asking For Trouble

Things to Do in New Jersey, by Nicole Pandolfo
Sticky / Blue Box Productions

A Chicken Goes to Broadway, by Kate Marks 
The Potluck / Samuel French Festival

Muffin, by Jennifer L. Brown
The Potluck / Samuel French Festival

The Curse of the Horned Babby, by Lisa Dillman
Estrogenius Festival /Manhattan Theatre Source

Cave Krewe, by Kara Lee Corthron
Estrogenius Festival / Manhattan Theatre Source

On the Surface, by Courtney Lauria
Youngblood / Samuel French Festival

Medea of New Jersey, by Sharyn Rothstein
Youngblood Sunday Brunch

The Funny Thing Is, by J. Holtham
Ensemble Studio Theatre

Chuck Waterman’s Last Interview, by Elizabeth Berger
First Look Theatre Company / NYU

How to Lose Yourself: a case history, by Cary Gitter
First Look Theatre Company / NYU

Red State, by John Cassel
Epiphany Theater Company

Blood White, by Brian Blake
Estrogenius Festival / Manhattan Theatre Source


Director – Readings & Workshops (selected)

Lonely Leela, by Rehana Mirza
New Georges

Do Clones Dream of Identical Sheep? by Jon Kern
New Georges
Ma-Yi Theater Company

New Horizons Through the Interplanetary Medium, by Larry Pontius
Ensemble Studio Theatre

Albedo (excerpt), by Larry Pontius
Dramatists Guild

Private Call, by Lucy Boyle
Barefoot Theater Company

Goddamn Gorgeous Mess, by Daniel McCoy
The Tank

The Un-Marrying Project, by Larry Kunofsky
The Movement Theatre Company

Lovely Assistant, by Caroline V. McGraw
New York Theatre Experiment

Mouse Hole, by Kate Marks
Woodshed Collective

South Hall: A New Musical, by Toby Singer
The TAI Group

Sympathy, by Daniel McCoy
Highwire Theatre
State of Play Productions

Group, by Daniel McCoy
Crosstown Playwrights 

The Cylinder, by Jeffrey Pfeiffer
First Look Theatre Company / NYU

Calling CQ, by Jeremy Basescu
Drama Book Shop

The Vagina Monologues, by Eve Ensler
Borough of Manhattan Community College

ATA, by Nick Mwaluko
Fresh Fruit Festival


Assistant Directing (selected)

The Toxic Avenger (SDCF Observership), directed by John Rando
New World Stages, Off-Broadway
George Street Playhouse, NJ

Love Alone, directed by Deb Salem-Smith and Tyler Dobrowsky
Trinity Rep

Thank You, Kind Spirit, directed by Alisa Matlovsky
Target Margin

Dead City, directed by Daniella Topol
New Georges

Gallathea, directed by Michelle Tattenbaum
American Living Room @ HERE

Stones in His Pockets, directed by Wendy Dann 
Hangar Theatre, Ithaca, NY

Sammy and Me, directed by Wendy Dann
MusicalFare Theatre, Buffalo, NY

Anatol, directed by Michelle Tattenbaum 
Hangar Theatre, Ithaca, NY


Casting Director

Let Them Chirp Awhile, directed by Jonathan Blitstein
Independent feature film

Young Playwrights Festival XXIV, directed by Richard Caliban and Valentina Fratti
Young Playwrights Inc.


Artistic Leadership
The Potluck – co-founder and curator of on-going monthly play-reading series and potluck


Script Reader
Princess Grace Playwriting Award, New Dramatists, 2004 – present
The Playwrights Realm, 2011
Lark Play Development Center, 2006 –2010
Summer Play Festival, 2009

Young Playwrights Inc, 2006


Membership and Affiliations
Lincoln Center Theater Directors Lab
Resident Director, Ensemble Studio Theatre
First Look Theatre Company – NYU Tisch Department of Dramatic Writing 
New Georges Affiliated Artist
Chevruta Partner, Storahtelling


Education and Training
Brown University / Trinity Rep, MFA Candidate in Directing
Vassar College, BA in Drama and Religion
Hangar Theatre Lab Company, master classes with Kevin Moriarty, Wendy Dann, Kenny Finkle, and Michael Barakiva
Internships at Manhattan Theatre Club (casting department) and New Dramatists (literary department)
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