About

Theatre. It’s a kind of magic.

It is a place where we all agree to play make believe, and through that shared contract, worlds are born, bodies materialize, and ideas become words, music, life.

Magic is a tricky thing though. So much potential and so much trouble. It’s a dangerous proposition that requires a lot of…navigation.

I believe the heart of directing is being a confident navigator–asking the difficult questions, challenging preconceived notions, balancing/inspiring/guiding enormous talent that isn’t yours, and serving as a conduit for collectively realized potential. In a way, it’s a deadly serious business.

But directing is a wonderfully ridiculous business, too. After all, we are all playing, right? I am delighted by all the…peculiarities that make a character and their world three-dimensional. I strive to harness the (yet) unrealized theatricality of a space and transform it from void to vibrant reality, whatever that means; a reality that can only be experienced in this place and time. I live for the process.

I am also a strong believer in the power of storytelling. Whether a bare stage or one full of detail, the magic of theatre lies in our ability to transport an audience to another place–sometimes familiar, sometimes not­–and share with them a story that needs to be told. Such a feat is only accomplished by collaboration and vision, two elements I will always nurture and cultivate within my own work and in the work of the performers and designers I work with.

Theatre.

Magic.