In late July / August 2011, I directed A Midsummer Night’s Dream for the 2011-2012 Almost Blasphemy tour at the American Shakespeare Center.  It was a pure joy to do so.   The production will tour the southeastern United States through the end of March, then play on the mainstage at ASC from April til June 2012.

In January 2012, I am team-teaching an Intro to Acting workshop at Sing Sing Correctional Facility. You can read about it here.

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In June 2011, I directed Steven Dietz’s Becky’s New Car, featuring the lovely Sandy Duncan, at Theatre Aspen in Colorado.  You can read the advance articles on BroadwayWorld and the Denver Post.

With Sandy Duncan, Jeffrey Correia, Autum Hurlbert, Heather Lee & David Ledingham on opening night at Theatre Aspen

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Since mid-2009, I have worked as a facilitator, teacher and director with Rehabilitation Through the Arts (RTA) at Sing Sing Correctional Facility, a maximum-security prison north of New York City. In addition to collaborating with Jeff Glaser on his production of Starting Over in spring 2010, I have team-taught two directing workshops at the prison.  This spring, I have directed Tracy Letts’  Superior Donuts at Sing Sing; we performed the play for the population and for an invited civilian audience May 11,12 and 13, 2011.

Photo by Xavier Mascareñas

I invited actor Michael McKean, who created the role of Arthur at Steppenwolf and then on Broadway, to come speak to the men at Sing Sing.  You can read the article about his late April visit here and see additional photos of his visit here.  You can read the post I wrote for 2am theatre here.