CREDITS
UPCOMING/IN PRODUCTION
PAST DIRECTING CREDITS (SELECTED) - OPERA/MUSICAL THEATRE
PAST DIRECTING CREDITS (SELECTED) - THEATRE
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