CREDITS
UPCOMING PROJECTS
Always...Patsy Cline / Williams Street Repertory, Chicago, IL / Director
Matilda / Williams Street Repertory, Chicago, IL / Director
PAST DIRECTING CREDITS (SELECTED) - OPERA/MUSICAL THEATRE
Wozzeck (D. McVicar production) / Finnish National Opera, Helsinki, Finland / Hannu Lintu, conductor
Barber of Seville / Sugar Creek Opera, Clifton, IL / Bruce Stasyna, conductor
Die Zauberflöte (B. Kosky production) / Cincinnati Opera, OH / Christopher Allen, conductor
Die Zauberflöte (B. Kosky production) / Opera Philadelphia, PA / David Charles Abell, conductor
Wozzeck (D. McVicar production) / Grand Théâtre de Genève, Switzerland / Stefan Blunier, conductor
Double Exposure (evening of new work) / Opera Philadelphia, PA / Edward Poll, conductor
Opera scenes of David Hertzberg and David T. Little
Die Zauberflöte (B. Kosky production) / Komische Oper, Berlin, Germany / Henrik Nánási, conductor
Don Pasquale (sensory friendly children's performance) / Palm Beach Opera, FL / Greg Ritchie, conductor
Daughter of the Regiment (sensory friendly children's performance) / Palm Beach Opera, FL / Greg Ritchie, conductor
Griffelkin / Project Opera, Minnesota Opera, Minneapolis, MN / Dale Kruse, conductor
The Shoes for the Santa Niño / Project Opera, Minnesota Opera, Minneapolis, MN / Kevin Ying, conductor
A Little Night Music / Weekend Theatre Company, Little Rock, AR
Blood Brothers / Weekend Theatre Company, Little Rock, AR
Great American Horror Movie Musical / Minnesota Fringe Festival / Lab Theatre, Minneapolis, MN
PAST DIRECTING CREDITS (SELECTED) - THEATRE
The Elephant Man / Williams Street Repertory, Chicago, IL
The Odd Couple / Lyric Arts Main Stage Theatre, Anoka, MN
Christmas Carol: A Ghost Story of Christmas / Lyric Arts Main Street Theatre, Anoka, MN
The Beaux’ Stratagem / Theatre in the Round, Minneapolis, MN
Dancing With Joy (Off-Broadway premiere) / Epic-Rep, DR2 Space, NYC
Scarlet Woman (area premiere) / Gremlin Theatre, St. Paul, MN
Scarlet Woman / Edmonton Fringe Festival / Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
Scarlet Woman / Winnipeg Fringe Festival / Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
Spring of Freedom, Summer of Fear (premiere) / Lowry Lab, St. Paul, MN
At the End of the Day (premiere) / Minnesota Fringe Festival / Loring Playhouse, Minneapolis, MN
Sweet Release (premiere) / Love Creek Productions, Creative Space Theatre, NYC
Migration Blues: First Night / Tischman Auditorium, New School University, NYC
What Friends Do (premiere) / ASDS (Actors Studio), Bleecker Street Theatre, NYC
Goodnight Desdemona (Good Morning Juliet) / ASDS Bleecker Street Theatre, NYC
Traindog (premiere) / ASDS, Bleecker Street Theatre, NYC
Pruning Rachel Rose (premiere) / ASDS, Bleecker Street Theatre, NYC
Migration Blues: Woman of Oz (premiere) / Kalayaan Hall, Philippine Center, NYC
Waltz to Eternity (premiere) / DAP Ensemble, Producers’ Club, NYC
Painting Churches / Phoenix Theatre Company, Little Rock, AR
Crimes of the Heart / University of Central Arkansas, Conway, AR
The Elephant Man / Weekend Theatre Company, Little Rock, AR
The Sum of Us / Weekend Theatre Company, Little Rock, AR
PAST DIRECTING CREDITS (SELECTED) - CABARET/CONCERT/SYMPHONY POPS
Goyescas (semi-staged) / Palm Beach Opera, FL
Cabaret: Escape to 1920s Berlin / Minnesota Opera, Minneapolis, MN
Cabaret: On the Air – A 1940s Radio Show / Minnesota Opera, Minneapolis, MN
Stay Tuned / Conceived by Daniel Ellis & Five By Design / Touring Production
Performed with 40+ companies including: Arkansas Symphony (premiere), Anderson Symphony, Charlotte Symphony, Colorado Springs Symphony, Dayton Philharmonic, Edmonton Symphony, Florida Orchestra, Grand Rapids Symphony, Harrisburg Symphony, Huntsville Symphony, Orlando Philharmonic, Terre Haute Symphony, Utah Symphony, Vancouver Symphony, Winnipeg Symphony
Spooky Opera (Scenes of the Supernatural) / Opera of Astoria, Pax Amicus Castle Theatre, NJ
PAST ASSISTANT DIRECTING CREDITS (SELECTED) - OPERA
Wozzeck (new staging) / Lyric Opera of Chicago, IL / Sir David McVicar, director
Lucia di Lammermoor / Lyric Opera of Chicago, IL / Graham Vic, director
Marriage of Figaro (new staging) / Lyric Opera of Chicago, IL / Barbara Gaines, director
La Traviata / San Diego Opera, CA / Marta Domingo, director
Florencia en el Amazonas / San Diego Opera, CA / Candace Evans, director
Hansel and Gretel / San Diego Opera, CA / Brenna Corner, director
Turandot / San Diego Opera, CA / Keturah Stickann, director
Samson et Dalila (new staging) / Dallas Opera, TX / Bruno Berger-Gorski, director
Enemies (premiere) / Palm Beach Opera, FL / Sam Helfrich, director
Die Zauberflöte / Minnesota Opera, MN (B. Kosky production) / Tobias Ribitzki, associate director
The Dream of Valentino (new staging) / Minnesota Opera, New Works Initiative / Eric Simonson, director
Macbeth (new staging) / Minnesota Opera, MN / Joel Ivany, director
Arabella / Minnesota Opera, MN / Tim Albery, director
Manon Lescaut / Minnesota Opera, MN / Michael Cavanagh, director
Turandot / Minnesota Opera, MN / Renaud Doucet, director
Hamlet / Minnesota Opera, MN / Thaddeus Strassberger, director
Doubt (premiere) / Minnesota Opera, New Works Initiative / Kevin Newbury, director
Anna Bolena (new staging) / Minnesota Opera, MN / Kevin Newbury, director
Nabucco / Minnesota Opera, MN / Thaddeus Strassberger, director
L’italiana in Algeri (new staging) / Portland Opera, OR / Christian Rath, director
The Barber of Seville / Michigan Opera Theatre, MI / Christopher Mattaliano, director
Tosca (new staging) / Mill City Summer Opera, MN / David Lefkowich, director
Don Pasquale / Palm Beach Opera, FL / Fenlon Lamb, director
La Boheme / Palm Beach Opera, FL / Fenlon Lamb, director
La Fille du Règiment / Palm Beach Opera, FL / Dona Vaughn, director
Carmen / Palm Beach Opera, FL / John de los Santos, director
AWARDS
2nd Place – American Prize for Directing / The Beaux’ Stratagem / Theatre in the Round, MN
Best Overall Production – Lavender Magazine's Year in Review / The Beaux’ Stratagem / Theatre in the Round, MN
3rd Place – American Prize for Directing / Griffelkin / Project Opera, Minnesota Opera
Best of Fest – Winnipeg Fringe Festival / Scarlet Woman / Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
Best of Fest – Edmonton Fringe Festival / Scarlet Woman / Edmonton Fringe Festival
Best in Fringe – Minneapolis Fringe Festival / Great American Horror Movie Musical / Lab Theatre, MN
ACCOMPLISHMENTS
United States Opera Directing Debut / Die Zauberflöte (B. Kosky Revival) Cincinnati Opera, 2017 Season
Director - European Debut of Production / Wozzeck (D. McVicar Revival) Grand Théâtre de Genève, Switzerland 2017
European Opera Directing Debut / Die Zauberflöte (B. Kosky Revival) Komische Oper, Berlin, Germany - 2016
Resident Artist / Stage Director / Minnesota Opera - 2012-2014 Seasons
Member of Loudmouth Theatre Collective, Minneapolis, MN
“Working Finalist” for Lifetime Membership at the Actors Studio
SCRIPT WRITER (EDUCATION CONCERTS)
Carnival of the Animals (premiere) / Monterey Symphony, CA
Pulcinella: A Symphonic Story / Monterey Symphony, CA
Pulcinella: A Symphonic Story (premiere) / Palm Beach Symphony, CA
The Fantastic Symphony (premiere) / Orange County Philharmonic Society, Irvine, CA
Sherlock Holmes and the Case of the Missing Pipe / Monterey Symphony, CA
The Earth and the Environment: Forces of Nature (premiere) / Orange County Philharmonic Society, Irvine, CA
I’ve Got Rhythm (premiere) / Orange County Philharmonic Society, Irvine, CA
Birthdays and Celebrations (premiere) / Orange County Philharmonic Society, Irvine, CA
Sherlock Holmes and the Case of the Missing Pipe (premiere) / Orange County Philharmonic Society, Irvine, CA
Kinderconcert: A Musical Concert / Ft. Worth Symphony, TX
EDUCATION
Minnesota Opera
Resident Artist Program – Stage Director
New School for Drama (AKA Actors Studio Drama School), New School University, NYC
Masters of Fine Arts – Directing
Acting / Shakespeare: Carlin Glynn, Barbara Poitier, Gene Lasko, Stuart Vaughan, Arthur Storch, Andreas Manolikakis
Directing: Jack Gelber, Gene Lasko, Andreas Manolikakis, Lloyd Richards, Arthur Storch, Stuart Vaughan
Design: Tony Walton, Shawn Lewis (Scenic), Donald Holder (Lighting), William Ivey Long (Costume)
Theatre History: Bill Coco, Gary Vena
Voice Training: Nova Thomas, Christopher Arneson
Hendrix College, Conway, Arkansas
Bachelors of Science – Psychology / Minor: Theatre Art
References available upon request
