directing
lady m's suicide note (2022) - Director
A play about motherhood, milk, and madness. I lead a five-week devising process with a four-person ensemble, focused on text analysis, collaborative mythmaking, and developing a feminist creative space. Available to view by request.
Untitled Artaud Piece/Untitled Wooster Piece (2022) - Co-Director
Working collaboratively with members of my directing cohort, I adapted and directed canonical scenes in the style of two avant-garde theatre practitioners: Antonin Artaud and The Wooster Group.
Against the Sky (2021) - Director
Telling the story of a missing sister and a mysterious seagull, Saskia Bakker's Against the Sky chronicles generations of mothers, coastal Maine towns, and fixing broken things. Produced as a part of the Wrights of Spring reading series.
A new musical by Morris Mclennan. A staged reading turned radio play in March 2020. A speculative fiction spectacular about CRISPR gene-altering technology and what it means to be connected.
Come Back, Little Sheba (2020) - Asst. Director
William Inge's iconic American reflection on repression, codependence, and addiction. Assisted Stephanie LeBolt.
ob/li/ves/cence (2019) - Asst. Director & Devising Ensemble
How do you make a memory? Facilitated by Dr. Quenna Lené Barrett, this project explored the physical, cultural, and emotional pathways of remembering and forgetting through three interconnected stories.
dramaturgy
Breaking the Binary Theatre Festival (2023) - Script Reader
Evaluated new works by transgender, nonbinary, and two-spirit theatremakers and provided feedback to the Literary Manager on themes, structure, tone, and potential.
Las Wavys (2023) - TYA Dramaturg
Developed a study guide for a Theatre for Young Audiences production at The Theatre School at Depaul University. Identified learning objectives, key themes, and community connections to design and distribute a study guide to educators with pre-and-post-show activities.
The Maids (2022) - Consulting Dramaturg
In a plastic-wrapped new production directed by Sam Kerns, I was brought in to assist the creative team in navigating the complexities of gender identity, presentation, and violence in the world of the play.
Leviticus 20:13 (2021) - Dramaturg
Francis is a lapsed Catholic. Damien is a priest. Is their love God's will or a shameful sin? I provided new play dramaturgy for Grace Halfacer, focusing on plot structure and character development.
Dance Nation (2021) - Lead Dramaturg
I lead a three-person dramaturgy team through a year-long production process that included adapting the play to a filmed immersive format due to the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic, leading character and worldbuilding activities during rehearsal, and coordinating aesthetic and practical considerations of filming.