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:

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.
— Ava Nordling

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.
July 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
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

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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

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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

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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

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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