DIRECTOR / Choreographer

“EXPLORATION, CONTEMPLATION, AND REVELATION: THESE ARE MY TOOLS. CHANGE IS THE NATURE OF THE UNIVERSE AND WE, AS STORYTELLERS, HAVE THE PRIVILEGE OF SHARING THAT REALITY. IN DIRECTING, I AM FASCINATED BY TAKING THE COMPONENTS OF THE WELL-MADE PLAY OR MUSICAL, BREAKING THEM APART, AND ASSEMBLING THEM IN NEW WAYS — TO CREATE NEW FORMS THAT CAN BEGIN WITH THE CLICKING ON OF A FLASHLIGHT OR A GENTLE FALL OF SNOW; THE FERVOR OF CAPOEIRA DANCE, OR THE OMINOUS KNELLING OF BELLS. WHAT HAPPENS WHEN A PLAY PIVOTS ON THE PHRASE ‘FORGIVE ME?’ IF IMAGINATION IS POWER, HOW CAN WE USE IT TO ENCOUNTER THE WORLD AND PERCEIVE EVERY ASPECT OF ITS GRIME AND GRANDEUR? HOW CAN WE NAVIGATE SHARED EXPERIENCE IN A ROOM FULL OF AN ARTISTIC COLLECTIVE — ACTORS, MUSICIANS, DIRECTORS, DESIGNERS, AND AUDIENCE — ALL LEARNING HOW TO BECOME MORE FEARLESS AND TRUE?

I LOVE A GOOD CHALLENGE.”