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9 Circles (Digital)

Natural Shocks (Digital)

Gently Down the Stream (Digital)

Buried Mother

Psychonaut Librarians^

The Great Gatsby

References to Salvador Dali...*

Equivocation

Boeing Boeing

The Comedy of Errors

Things Being What They Are

As You Like It

Misdirected Happiness

Spirits to Enforce

God Woke

Muffins Man

The Dumb Waiter

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

Next Act Theatre

Third Avenue Playhouse

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.

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 & Producer (’19-present)

A campaign of theatre activism designed to give middle and high school students across the country the platform to address the impact of gun violence has on their lives and their community. Beginning as a nationwide call for submissions of short plays written by students about gun violence, #ENOUGH culminates in an evening of simultaneous readings across the country.

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

Cementville

Treasure

Elephant’s Graveyard

An Apology...Faustus

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)

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. 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.

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)

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