I always enjoy working with Theatre at Bridgewater College. They are flexible about the kinds of projects I can pick, and they encourage me to think outside the box and work in new ways. After a couple of years where I had to pivot from my original plans due to the audition pool not matching […]
The Wayne started a professional touring arm, called (because they love puns) “ReperTOURy.” In their first season, they included Melissa Leilani Larson’s The Edible Complex, and 50-minute cuts of A Midsummer Night’s Dream, and As You Like It. They asked me to direct this last one. Most of my intention going into this project was […]
One interesting thing about this phase in my career is that I’ve been doing this for a long enough time that when I go back to something, there’s a lot of change to notice and reflect on. I’ve been working on Underneath the Lintel this spring at Silk Moth Stage. It’s a one-person show, with […]
I’m back in my second-favorite state for a quick remount of Pigeon Creek Shakespeare’s Measure for Measure. We initially did this production last fall, for a short run at the Sauk, in Jonesville, MI, and now we’re getting the band (mostly) back together for a couple performances at Muskegon Community College and in the Harris […]
I was happy to be invited back to Bridgewater College Theatre for their spring show. Last year, I did A Bold Stroke for a Wife there, which was a great deal of fun. One of the few things about Bold Stroke that was kind of awful was that we struggled to cast it. The show […]
Having the opportunity to stage a world premiere is always a gift. I’ve been lucky enough to direct workshop productions of two Pam Mandigo plays (Washed, Give Us Good), and one by TJ Young (Sperm Donor Wanted). At Silk Moth Stage, we’ve now produced two world premieres, and we’re only in our second season. When […]
I’m having a great time rehearsing Susanna Centlivre’s A Bold Stroke for a Wife with these fun people! The show opens tomorrow and runs through Saturday at 8 pm! Join us!
We ended Silk Moth Stage‘s 2022 season in mid-September, with Give Us Good by Pam Mandigo. I haven’t posted about it yet because it’s hard to find the words. I have rarely had the experience of seeing what I dreamed become reality in such a complete way. The only other time that comes close was […]
The best part of my day these days is welcoming actors to the Silk Moth Stage for rehearsals of Give Us Good. Working on a world premiere is exciting (Pam Mandigo’s script is such a gift)! Directing for this immersive, flexible, wild space gives me goosebumps. Creating with familiar and new-to-me actors is a joy. […]
I’m so excited that we’re opening Every Brilliant Thing at Silk Moth Stage tomorrow! I’m producing it, and last night, I got to watch the run, including the live pre-show music by Azalea Twining. I am so thrilled with the work Katie Downing (performer) and MaryBeth Killian (director) have done on this project. For those […]