About
I make smart, thoughtful, entertaining, socially aware theatre. I love Shakespeare and Stoppard and really great words. I am dramaturgically prepared; my tablework is thorough; my productions are powerful. Tony and Olivier Award-winning playwright David Edgar says my resume is “scarily distinguished.”
My particular strengths lie with Elizabethan and Jacobean authors, and with new plays: I have a keen eye for what works and what does not in a new play, as well as strong dramaturgical skills when it comes to production research. I have directed plays from every century between the 16th and the 21st, both intense drama and raucous comedy; I like it best when they are combined in the same script.
Biography
In August 2011, I directed A Midsummer Night’s Dream at the American Shakespeare Center for the 2011-2012 Almost Blasphemy tour. In July 2011, I directed Becky’s New Car at Theatre Aspen, starring the incomparable Sandy Duncan and featuring Lawrence Lau, Heather Lee, David Ledingham, Jeffrey…
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I direct kick-ass Shakespeare. I make smart, thoughtful, entertaining, socially aware theatre. I love Shakespeare and Stoppard and really great words. In addition to my classical experience, I have regularly worked on contemporary plays that explore issues of social justice and politics. I am dramaturgically…
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