DIRECTING ✴
DIRECTING ✴
joy and care and big thoughts. safety and bravery. honest-to-goodness playfulness.
gathering and dreaming and building.
here are some directorial projects I cherish dearly:
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meeting notes
DIRECTOR
with Fork & Shoe Theatre Cooperative
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alice in wonderland
DIRECTOR & CHOREOGRAPHER
The Young Co. at Greater Boston Stage Company
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the lightning thief
DIRECTOR
The Young Co. at Greater Boston Stage Company
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strawberry princess
DIRECTOR & CO-PRODUCER
in residence at Chelsea Theatre Works
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the tale of the dragon princess knight with nine lives
DIRECTOR
Silver Masque Theatre Co.
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honk! jr.
ASSISTANT DIRECTOR
The Young Co. at Greater Boston Stage Company
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choose and celebrate
DIRECTOR
Northeastern University
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later
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Westford Academy
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the dream department
DIRECTOR
Silver Masque Theatre Co.
DIRECTOR
Every week, six animals on a small family farm gather to share stories, settle disputes, and chat about changes they’d like to see in their daily lives. With the arrival of new, mysterious, buzzing boxes in the trees, alliances shift, life on the farm is thrown into question, and these meetings quickly become a whole lot more serious
As the shadowy underbelly of the Johnson Family Farm comes to light, will this motley crew of animals be willing to face it?
A world premiere production of Rory O’Neill’s searing, searching new play.
meeting notes
Stage Manager: Lily McCollum
Technical Director & Co-Op Liaison: Isaac Zerkle
Sound Designer & Foley Artist: Nick Chieffo
photos courtesy of Gwen Egan
a new play by Rory O’Neill
Presented by Fork n Shoe Theatre Cooperative
August 2025
choose & celebrate
DIRECTOR
A second workshop and staged reading of Catherine Giorgetti's new play, inspired by and drawing from the content of Gay Community News, a collectively-run weekly newsletter published in Boston as a resource by and for the queer community from 1973-1999. This reading was produced by Moonbox Productions’ Boston New Works Festival.
by Catherine Giorgetti
Presented by Northeastern University
June 2025
strawberry princess
DIRECTOR
The world premiere of Elise Piliponis’ semi-autobiographical, audience participatory, coming-of-age theatricalization of a Southern beauty pageant, in the radical tradition of queer solo performance, in residency at Chelsea Theatre Works.
“I feel well loved through this portal of a play, and I’m overflowing with life after tonight.”
radical trust, vulnerability, & care!
self-representation!
utopia in process & performance!
Stage Manager & Dramaturg: Hannah Levinson
ASM & Board Operator: Peri Griffiths
photos courtesy of Meryl Prendergast
by Elise Piliponis
Presented by Devon Whitney & Elise Piliponis as Artists-in-Residence at Chelsea Theatre Works.
April 2022
alice in wonderland, jr.
DIRECTOR & CHOREOGRAPHER
28 fifth and sixth-grade geniuses brought this thoughtful and whimsical journey down the rabbit hole to life this winter.
Asst. Director/Asst. Choreographer: Mariah Ruben
Music Director: Carrie Tully
Stage Manager: Madelyn Traynor
photos courtesy of Benjamin Rose Photography
Music & Lyrics by Danny Elfman, Sammy Fain, Bob Hilliard, Oliver Wallace, Cy Coben, Michael Abbott, Sarah Weeks, Mack David, Al Hoffman, & Jerry Livingston
Book & Additional Lyrics by David Simpatico
Presented by The Young Company at Greater Boston Stage Co.
February 2025
the lightning thief:
the percy jackson musical
DIRECTOR
An adventurous, imaginative QUEST with the brilliant minds of The Young Company at GBSC, over 4 weeks of summer camp.
Music Director: Jack McShane
Stage Manager: Gio Coppola
photos courtesy of Benjamin Rose Photography
Music & Lyrics by Rob Rokicki
Book by Joe Tracz
Presented by The Young Company at Greater Boston Stage Co.
July 2023
the tale of the dragon princess knight with nine lives
DIRECTOR
An epic game of make pretend unfolds in Miss Charlotte's classroom. A tender, goofy, nostalgic new work on friendship and self-discovery produced by Silver Masque Theatre Co.
photos courtesy of Erin Solomon
by Ashley DiLorenzo
Presented by Silver Masque Theatre Co.
November 2022
choose & celebrate
DIRECTOR
A workshop and staged reading of Catherine Giorgetti's new play, inspired by and drawing from the content of Gay Community News, a collectively-run weekly newsletter published in Boston as a resource by and for the queer community from 1973-1999. This reading was produced by the Northeastern University Department of Theatre.
This June, we will workshop and mount another staged reading with the Boston New Works Festival through
Moonbox Productions!
by Catherine Giorgetti
Presented by Northeastern University
April 2023
honk! jr.
ASSISTANT DIRECTOR
I assisted the brilliant Sara Coombs in realizing the ever-poignant story of the Ugly Duckling on her journey of self-discovery.
Director: Sara Coombs
Music Director: Carrie Tully
Stage Manager: Anna Fialho
photos courtesy of Benjamin Rose Photography
Book & Lyrics by Anthony Drewe
Music by George Stiles
Presented by The Young Company at Greater Boston Stage Co.
February 2024
the dream department
DIRECTOR
The HR department of your dreams... literally!
A joyous return to live theatre in Fall of 2021!
photos courtesy of Abby Kesselman
videos are mine :)
by Isabelle Bushkov
Presented by Silver Masque Theatre Company
September 2021
later
DIRECTOR
A play about daughters, the ocean, and about rebuilding in the wake of loss, featuring a cast and creative team of awesome high school freshmen & sophomores at Westford Academy.
process & rehearsal photos by me :)
by Corinne Jacker
Presented by Westford Academy Theatre Arts
November 2018