Selected Directing Experience
Director
Director Director Director Director Director Director Director Director Director Director Director Director Director Director Director Director Director Director Assistant Director Assistant Director Assistant Director Assistant Director Assistant Director Assistant Director Assistant Director Assistant Director Assistant Director Assistant Director |
The Elixir of Love
Our Town Into the Woods Alcina L’enfant et les sortileges Der Schauspieldirektor Signor Deluso The Inman Diaries (world premiere) Don Giovanni A Last Goodbye (world premiere) A Dinner Engagement The Prioress’s Tale (world premiere) La Voix Humaine Signor Deluso Songs for a New World Curlew River Iphigenie en Aulide Gallantry Candide Don Giovanni (Tim Ocel) La Boheme (Kristine McIntire) Macbeth (A. Scott Parry) The Merry Widow (Marc Verzatt) Cenerentola (Michael Scarola) Turandot (Ron Luchsinger) Summer and Smoke (Marc Astafan) Orphée aux enfers (Tom Diamond) Gianni Schicchi (Marc Astafan) The Breasts of Tiresias (Marc Astafan) |
Des Moines Metro Opera (tour)
Drake University Drake University Boston Opera Collaborative MetroWest Opera MetroWest Opera New England Conservatory Intermezzo Chamber Opera Boston Opera Collaborative Intermezzo Chamber Opera New England Conservatory Eastern Nazarene College New England Conservatory Intermezzo Chamber Opera New England Conservatory Intermezzo Chamber Opera Boston Opera Collaborative New England Conservatory Millikin University Des Moines Metro Opera Des Moines Metro Opera Des Moines Metro Opera Opera New Jersey Opera New Jersey Opera North New England Conservatory New England Conservatory New England Conservatory New England Conservatory |
2013*
2013* 2011 2009 2009 2009 2009 2009 2008 2008 2008 2008 2007 2007 2006 2006 2006 2005 2003 2012 2011 2010 2008 2008 2007 2007 2007 2006 2006 |
Relevant Experience
Directing Staff, Des Moines Metro Opera Des Moines, IA 2010-Present
• Prepare cover cast performances
• Direct scenes and showcases for the apprentice artist program
• Assistant direct mainstage productions
• Present “Opera Preview” lectures before every show
Teaching Artist, Drake University Des Moines, IA 2009-Present
• Direct opera and musical theatre productions
• Teach courses in Vocal Literature, Diction for Singers, Opera and Musical Theatre
• Teach private lessons to music and musical theatre majors
Artistic Director, Boston Opera Collaborative Boston MA 2006-2009
• Recruited, interviewed and hired artistic staff
• Auditioned and oversaw casting of all productions
• Selected repertoire and coordinated production schedules
Directing Staff, New England Conservatory Opera Department Boston, MA 2005-2009
• Directed and dramatically coached scenes programs and mainstage productions
• Casting, scheduling, and repertoire selection
Directing Staff, Opera New Jersey Princeton, NJ 2008
• Assistant directed mainstage productions
Honors and Awards
Young Artist Stage Director, Opera North Hanover, NH
Best Staged Opera of the Year, The Boston Phoenix
Recipient of the Goldovsky Directing Internship, Harrower Opera Workshop
Recipient of the Musical Theater Scholarship, New England Conservatory
Education
New England Conservatory Master of Music. Vocal Performance
Millikin University Bachelor of Arts. Music
• Prepare cover cast performances
• Direct scenes and showcases for the apprentice artist program
• Assistant direct mainstage productions
• Present “Opera Preview” lectures before every show
Teaching Artist, Drake University Des Moines, IA 2009-Present
• Direct opera and musical theatre productions
• Teach courses in Vocal Literature, Diction for Singers, Opera and Musical Theatre
• Teach private lessons to music and musical theatre majors
Artistic Director, Boston Opera Collaborative Boston MA 2006-2009
• Recruited, interviewed and hired artistic staff
• Auditioned and oversaw casting of all productions
• Selected repertoire and coordinated production schedules
Directing Staff, New England Conservatory Opera Department Boston, MA 2005-2009
• Directed and dramatically coached scenes programs and mainstage productions
• Casting, scheduling, and repertoire selection
Directing Staff, Opera New Jersey Princeton, NJ 2008
• Assistant directed mainstage productions
Honors and Awards
Young Artist Stage Director, Opera North Hanover, NH
Best Staged Opera of the Year, The Boston Phoenix
Recipient of the Goldovsky Directing Internship, Harrower Opera Workshop
Recipient of the Musical Theater Scholarship, New England Conservatory
Education
New England Conservatory Master of Music. Vocal Performance
Millikin University Bachelor of Arts. Music