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CONTEMPORARY THEATER

[From Most Recent]

Smartphones (New Play) - Ambassador Theatre, DC

Rage (New Play) - Ambassador Theatre, DC

Judgment at Nuremberg - American Century Theatre, VA

Wonderful Life (New Play) - Theatre Asylum / LA, CA

Elvis’s Toenail (New Play) - Sidewalk Studio Theatre / LA, CA

Sister Mary Ignatius Explains It All For You - American Century Theatre, VA

Insurgent Sonata (New Play) - DC Fringe Festival, DC

Elvis Blossom (New Play) - Studio Roanoke, VA

Ngala Muti (New Play) - Catholic University, School of Drama, DC

Dear Abe (New Play) - Studio Roanoke, VA

Lie With Me (New Play) - Mutineer Theatre / LA, CA

F.U. (Forgive Us) (New Play) - Charter Theatre, DC

Kafka’s Dick - Washington Shakespeare Company / Avant-Bard, VA

Love and Yearning in the Not-for-Profits (New Play) - Theatre J, DC

Chesapeake - Renaissance Theatreworks / Milwaukee, WI

Rescuers (New Play) - Blue Heron Theatre, NYC, at the National Holocaust Museum, DC

Whatever It Is, I’m Against It: Groucho Marx on the Air (New play) - Theatre J, DC

A Starry Night in Casper (New Play) - Beverly Hills Playhouse at Church Street Theatre, DC

The Snow Leopard (New Play) - Quaigh Theatre, NYC

A Piano Player With Sad Brown Eyes (New Play)

The Indian Wants the Bronx - Thirteenth Street Theatre, NYC

The House of Blue Leaves - Georgetown Summer Theatre, DC

SOURCE THEATRE COMPANY, DC

Artistic Director

American Buffalo

The Art of Success

Avenue of the Americas (New Play)

A Cheever Evening

The Cherry Orchard (Mamet Version)

Chesapeake (Co-Prod with Renaissance Theatreworks, WI)

Closer

The Dining Room

Do You Know What I Hate? (New Play)

Eastern Standard

Edmond

Dark Matters (New Play)

The “Das Rheingold” Project (Co-Prod with St Mary’s College, MD)

Don Juan of Seville

The Eight: Reindeer Monologues

Executive Leverage (New Musical)

Grown-Ups

The Importance of Being Earnest

Intimate Exchanges

In Trousers

Les Liaisons Dangereuses (Co-Prod with Rep Stage, MD)

A Life in the Theatre

The Loman Family Picnic

Loot

The Merchant of Venice (Co-Prod with Folger Theatre, DC)

The Muckle Man (New Play)

Paperweight (New Play)

A Piano Player With Sad Brown Eyes (New Musical)

Private Eyes (at Arena Stage’s Old Vat Theatre, DC)

Private Wars

Psychopathia Sexualis

Red Scare on Sunset

Tartuffe

Twelfth Night

The Woods

The Zooty Café (New Play)

SHAKESPEARE

[From Most Recent]:

All’s Well That Ends Well - Washington Shakespeare Company / Avant-Bard, VA

Edward the Third - Washington Shakespeare Company / Avant-Bard, VA

A Midsummer Night’s Dream (see below)* - Folger Theatre, DC

The Comedy of Errors - Folger Theatre, DC

Titus Andronicus - Washington Shakespeare Company / Avant-Bard, VA

King Lear (Twice-Extended, Year-Long Run) - American Shakespeare Center, VA

Macbeth - Folger Theatre, DC

Romeo and Juliet (Shakespeare / Blacher) - St Mary’s College, School of Music, MD

The Tempest - Folger Theatre, DC

Hamlet - Folger Theatre, DC

Troilus and Cressida - Washington Shakespeare Company / Avant-Bard, VA

Pericles (see below)** - Washington Shakespeare Company / Avant-Bard, VA

Much Ado About Nothing - Folger Theatre, DC

Romeo and Juliet (Helen Hayes Award – Outstanding Director) - Folger Theatre, DC

Cymbeline - Washington Shakespeare Company / Avant-Bard, VA

The Merchant of Venice - Co-Production – Folger Theatre & Source Theatre Co, DC

Twelfth Night - Source Theatre Company, DC

A Midsummer Night’s Dream / The Fairy Queen – The Opera Company, NYC

Timon of Athens - Riverside Shakespeare Company, NYC

*[Production set designs, costumes, photos and documentation featured in the Folger Shakespeare Library’s historical exhibition, “A Play Fitted: Shakespeare On The Stage”, as a signature example of contemporary directorial approaches to Shakespearean staging. (Public gallery show October, 2013 thru January, 2014; Exhibition materials available for viewing at www.folger.edu).]

**[Photos and a discussion of this production are included in the chapter on historical “Pericles” productions in “The Arden Shakespeare ‘Pericles’”; Third Edition; Ed., Suzanne Gossett; Pgs. 98-102.]

CLASSIC & PERIOD PLAYS

The Art of Success – Source Theatre Company, DC

The Cherry Orchard (Mamet Version) - Source Theatre Company, DC

Don Juan of Seville - Source Theatre Company, DC

Durov and His Pig (New Play) - Clear & Present Productions at Church Street Theatre, DC

Endgame - Georgetown Summer Theatre, DC

The Importance of Being Earnest - Source Theatre Company, DC

Les Liaisons Dangereuses - Co-Production: Rep Stage, MD / Source Theatre Company, DC

Tartuffe - Source Theatre Company, DC

OPERA

[From Most Recent]:

Cavalleria Rusticana & Pagliacci - Opera Delaware, DE

The Magic Flute - Opera Delaware, DE

Pagliacci & Maria la O - The In Series, DC

Le Nozze di Figaro - Opera Delaware, DE

Three Preludes to a Finale (New Multimedia Work) - Musica Aperta, DC

La Tragedie de Carmen - Alba Music Festival, Italy

Hansel & Gretel - Aurora Opera Theatre, VA

Six Degrees of Hamlet (New Multimedia Work) - Musica Aperta, DC

Cosi Fan Tutte - Aurora Opera Theatre, VA

Arias & Barcarolles & Trouble in Tahiti - Alba Music Festival, Italy

The Magic Flute (Prod Revived in Consecutive Season) - The In Series, DC

Die Winterreise (Staged Song-Cycle) - The In Series, DC

Otello - Washington Summer Opera, DC

Re: New (New Multimedia Work) - Musica Aperta & Chef Jose Andres, DC

The “Das Rheingold” Project - Co-Prod: St Mary’s College, MD & Source Theatre Co, DC

Don Giovanni (Prod Revived in Consecutive Season) - The In Series, DC

Dido and Aeneas - Saluzzo Music Festival, Italy

Romeo and Juliet (Shakespeare / Blacher) - St Mary’s College, School of Music, MD

La Clemenza di Tito - The In Series, DC

A Wrinkle in Time - Aurora Opera Theatre, VA

Arias & Barcarolles & Trouble in Tahiti - The Other Opera Company, MD

The Tender Land - The Other Opera Company, MD

Cosi Fan Tutte - The Other Opera Company, MD

Amelia Goes to the Ball & The Prodigal Son - Aurora Opera Theatre, VA

Mozart and Salieri & The Impressario - Aurora Opera Theatre, VA

The “Coronation of Poppea” Project - Carol Dyk Vocal Arts / SF, CA

La Traviata - Marin Opera, CA

Dracula (New Opera) - The Opera Company, NYC

The Fairy Queen / A Midsummer Night’s Dream - The Opera Company, NYC

Il Tabarro & Il Campanello - The Opera Company, NYC

“Frankenstein” (Assistant Director of World-Premiere Production) - Long Island Univ, NY

MUSICAL THEATER

[From Most Recent]:

Berlin To Sunset (New Musical) - The In Series, DC

Requiem (New Rock-Musical) - Catholic University, School of Drama, DC

Spot’s Birthday Party (Theatre-For-Youth Musical) - Adventure Theatre, MD

Evita - Open Circle Theatre & The Liz Lerman Dance Exchange, MD

Sweeney Todd - Wolf Trap Opera, VA

Golden Oldies (New Musical – Workshop Staging) - Shenandoah Playwrights Retreat, VA

Candide - Opera Americana, VA

In Trousers - Source Theatre Company, DC

Executive Leverage (New Musical) - Source Theatre Company, DC

A Fiddler On The Roof - Downtown Cabaret Theatre, CT

Six Women With Brain Death - Razor’s Edge Theatre, DC

A Night In The Ukraine - Theatre J, DC

Carousel (National Tour) - Opera Northeast, NYC

A Piano Player With Sad Brown Eyes (Cabaret Version) - Palsson’s Supper Club, NYC

A Piano Player With Sad Brown Eyes (Cabaret Version) - Don’t Tell Mama’s, NYC

They’re Playing Our Song - Thomaston Opera House Summer Theatre, CT

Skye (New Theatre-For-Youth Musical) - Thirteenth Street Theatre, NYC

FILM & VIDEO

[From Most Recent]:

Director – Film – “Sleeping And Waking”

(Independent Feature; 88-Minutes) - Producer: Tontine Films, DC

Director – Web Series – “Janis Jibrin On Nutrition”

(Fourteen 3 To 12-Minute Webisodes) - Producer: TheBestLife.Com

[Featuring Nutritionist Janis Jibrin; Interviews, Exercise Videos, Cooking Demos, On-Site Restaurant Reviews.]

Co-Director – Shakespeare’s “Cymbeline” (Wash Shakespeare Co/Avant-Bard)

(Live Theatre Telecast; 150-Mins) - Producer: Arlington Cable Television, VA

[Directed original stage production; Co-directed live, multi-camera shoot.]

Co-Director – “Chicken Stew”

(Independent Short; 30-Minutes) - Producer: Arlington Cable Television, VA

[Adapted theatrical source material into shooting script; Created storyboards; Cast and directed talent; Co-directed multi-location, multi-camera shoot.]

Co-Director – Mozart’s “Cosi Fan Tutte” (The Other Opera Co, MD)

(Live Opera Telecast; 180-Minutes) - Producer: Arlington Cable Television, VA

[Directed original stage production; Co-directed live, multi-camera shoot.]

Creative Consultant – “Bigger Fish”

(Independent Short; 30-Minutes) - Producer: Second-Hand Smoke Productions, LA

[Created storyboards and shot-lists; Advised on script rewrites and post-production.]

On-Air Co-Host – “The Golden Globe Awards”, Middle-East Telecast

(Official US Telecast to the Arab-Speaking World) - Producer: Alhurra Television, VA

DIRECTING AWARDS

Helen Hayes Award – Outstanding Director, Resident Production:

“Romeo and Juliet”, Folger Theatre

Helen Hayes Award Nominations – 38 Nominations & 9 Wins:

For productions directed at theatres in the Washington, DC area.

Mary Goldwater / Theatre Lobby Award – Excellence in Directing:

For productions at Source Theatre Co. and Washington Shakespeare Co. / Avant-Bard.

Bud Yorkin Award – Excellence in Directing, Top Prize:

“Hedda Gabler”, Carnegie-Mellon University, Department of Drama

ARTISTIC DIRECTING AND GUEST-DIRECTING

Artistic Director (Previously, Associate Artistic Director) - Source Theatre Company, DC

Founder / Artistic Director - The Opera Company, NYC

Video Director, Web Series - TheBestLife.Com

Resident Stage Director - Musica Aperta, DC

ARTS JOURNALISM

Classical Music Reviewer - Washington Post, DC

Classical Music Reviewer - Los Angeles Times, CA

Classical Recordings Reviewer - TheClassicalReview.Com

Opera Critic & Film Reviewer - Washington City Paper, DC

Contributing Writer - Opera Monthly Magazine, NYC

ARTS EDUCATION & PUBLIC PRESENTATION

Guest Lecturer, Acting - Pepperdine University, Department of Drama, LA

Guest Lecturer, Arts Criticism - USC, Annenberg School of Journalism, LA

Co-Lecturer w/John Pascoe on “Lucrezia Borgia” - Washington National Opera, DC

Host-Interviewer, “An Evening with James Conlon” - Folger Theatre, DC

Lecturer, “Acting for Singers” - Saluzzo Music Festival, Italy

Teaching Fellow, “Acting for Singers” - Carnegie-Mellon Univ, Department of Drama, PA

RELATED ARTS EXPERIENCE

Judge, Annual Opera Awards Competition - Partners for the Arts, VA

On-Air Co-Host, “Golden Globe Awards”, US / Middle-East Telecast - Alhurra Television, VA

Project Director, New-Opera Production Funding - Opera America, DC

General Manager - WFUV-FM, NYC

Film Projectionist, Classic Cinema Series - Bryant Public Library, NY

Theater Manager - Manhasset Independent Cinema, NY

ACADEMIC BACKGROUND

DEGREES

MFA, Theatre-Directing, Carnegie-Mellon University, PA

[Theatre Faculty: Michael Abbensetts, Barbara Anderson, Cletus Anderson, Michael Ball, Yossi Israeli, Richard Rosenberg, Mel Shapiro, Richard Schechner, John Wulp]

[Opera Faculty: Beatrice Krebs, Mildred Miller]

BA, English & Fine Arts, Georgetown University, DC

FURTHER STUDIES: THEATER

Associate of Arts in Shakespeare Studies, British-American Drama Academy, UK

(Joint Conservatory: Yale University School Of Drama & Balliol College, Oxford University)

[Faculty: Maria Aitken, Ben Benison, Earle Gister, Richard Johnson, Jonathan Miller, Adrian Noble, Toby Robertson, Timothy West, Simon Williams]

“Performance & Dramaturgy”, New York University, NYC

[Faculty: R.G. Davis (Brecht), Theodor Hoffmann (Theatre Semiotics), Charles Ludlum (Commedia Dell’arte), Alan Schneider (Beckett), Mel Shapiro (Chekhov)]

“Acting” & “Choreography”, CW Post College, Long Island University, NY

[Faculty: Stefan Rudnicki]

“Modern Dance Technique”, Murray Spaulding Dance Company, DC

“Shakespeare Studies”, St. Edmunds College, Oxford University, UK

FURTHER STUDIES: FILM & VIDEO

Film Production & Post-Production - School of Visual Arts, NYC

[Faculty: Arnold Eagle]

Film Production & Post-Production - New School for Social Research, NYC

[Faculty: Frank Galati]

Multi-Camera Video Production & Post-Production - Global Village Video, NYC

[Faculty: Ed Camilo]

Single-Camera Video Production & Post-Production - New School For Social Research, NYC