About Me
“As a director, I paint with people”
Theatrical Styles That Influence My Work
Def West Theatre
Musical Theatre
Experimental and Visceral Theatre
Absurdist and Existential Theatre
Movement Based Performance
Common Design Themes Found in My Works:
Wood versus Metal
Projections and Shadow Walls
Puppetry
Light and Fog
Musical Directing Bucket List:
Book of Mormon
Wicked
Cradle Will Rock
Hamilton
American Idiot
Come From Away
Starlight Express
Brigadoon
Oliver
Chess
Oklahoma
Rent
Spring Awakening
Lion King
I consider myself a dramaturgical director. I focus on the words first, and then the world I create in my mind. I like to say that my style is a mixture of cinematic storytelling, hyper realism and classic imagery.
I prefer the collaborative process and creating an ensemble.
One of my favorite things is the creation of new works, or helping young artists create new works and I spend a large portion of each year fostering events that focus on new works.
Hobbies:
Paddle boarding, Urban Homesteading, Rescuing Animals, Adventuring
Education:
Point Loma Nazarene University: Arcadia, CA- California Single Subject Teaching Credential
Humboldt State University: Arcata, CA- MFA Theatre Direction and Graduate Certificate of Study: Pre-doctoral College Teaching
University of California at Davis: Davis, CA- BA in Dramatic Arts and Minor in Psychology