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AWARDS AND RECOGNITION
2022-2023 Creative Renewal Arts Fellow
Joseph Jefferson Nomination for New Work (The Next Thing), 2015 (with Jon Steinhagen)
Chicago Reader: Best Stage Director (2013)
New City’s Top Fifty Players, 2012 (#32)
Finalist, Woodward/Newman Drama Award (Motion), 2012
Honorable Mention, Top Ten Productions of 2010, Chris Jones, Chicago Tribune (Aftermath)
Joseph Jefferson Award for Production, Musical (1776), 2008
Joseph Jefferson Nomination for Direction, Musical (1776), 2008
Illinois Arts Council Finalist Award in Scriptworks (Landslide), 2006
Joseph Jefferson Nomination for New Work (Landslide), 2005
DIRECTING
Storefront Theatre of Indianapolis
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Post-Democracy by Hannah Moscovitch
US Premiere, January 2023
1980 (Or Why I'm Voting For John Anderson), by Patricia Cotter
Indianapolis Premiere, September 2021
Prowess, by Ike Holter
​Indianapolis Premiere, June 2018
Infinity, by Hannah Moscovitch
US Premiere, October 2017
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Signal Ensemble Theatre, Chicago, IL
The Consultant by Heidi Schreck (Chicago Premiere)
Devil's Day Off by Jon Steinhagen (World Premiere)
The Next Thing by Ronan Marra (book) and Jon Steinhagen (music and lyrics) (World Premiere)
Joseph Jefferson Nominations: New Work (Ronan Marra and Jon Steinhagen), Actress in a Principal Role, Musical (Courtney Jones)
This Is War by Hannah Moscovitch (United States Premiere)
Lascivious Something by Sheila Callaghan (Chicago Premiere)
Joseph Jefferson Nomination: Scenic Design
Successors by Jon Steinhagen (World Premiere)
Hostage Song, book by Clay McLeod Chapman, music and lyrics by Kyle Jarrow (Chicago Premiere)
East of Berlin and The Russian Play by Hannah Moscovitch (United States Premiere)
Joseph Jefferson Award: Actress in a Principal Role
Aces by Jon Steinhagen (World Premiere)
Aftermath by Ronan Marra
World Premiere, May 2010
Remount, two extensions November 2010 - January 2011
The Ballad of the Sad Café by Edward Albee
The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie by Jay Presson Allen
1776, book by Peter Stone, music and lyrics by Sherman Edwards
Joseph Jefferson Award: Production - Musical
Joseph Jefferson Nominations: Director, Actor in a Principle Role, Actor in a Supporting Role, Costumes
Seascape by Edward Albee
Joseph Jefferson Award: Costumes
Joseph Jefferson Nominations: Actress in a Supporting Role, Actor in a Supporting Role
Landslide by Ronan Marra (World Premiere)
Joseph Jefferson Nominations: New Work, Actress in a Principal Role
Six Degrees of Separation by John Guare
Waiting for Godot by Samuel Beckett
Jeff Recommended
Fool for Love by Sam Shepard
The Zoo Story by Edward Albee
She Stoops to Conquer by Oliver Goldsmith
Closer by Patrick Marber
Much Ado about Nothing by William Shakespeare
Learning to Fly by Ronan Marra (World Premiere)
Birmingham Children's Theatre
The Sword in the Stone, adapted by Shaan Sharma
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Collaboraction, Chicago, IL
The Mars Assignment by Ronan Marra, Co-Created by Elsa Hiltner (World Premiere)
Fox Valley Repertory, St. Charles, IL
Unnecessary Farce by Paul Slade Smith
Brighton Beach Memoirs by Neil Simon
Life Electric (reading) by Kevin Kautzman and Charles Midwinter
The Side Project
Push Button Murder by Steve J. Spencer (World Premiere)
Chicago Dramatists
Push Button Murder by Steve Spencer (reading)
Successors by Jon Steinhagen (reading)
The Gallery Players, New York, New York
The Messiah by David Keller (World Premiere)
New Leaf Theatre, Chicago, IL
A Perfect Shade of Skyline Gray (reading) by Mark Mason
EDUCATION
BFA, Theatre (Acting) Kent State University (Grad. 2000)
Directing and Playwriting: Dr. Marya Bednarik
Theatre History: Dr. Rosemary Bank
Acting: Terri Kent, Charles Richie, Terry Burgler, Dr. Marya Bednarik
GENERAL
Founder/Artistic Director, Storefront Theatre of Indianapolis (est. 2016)
Co-Founder/Co-Artistic Director, Signal Ensemble Theatre, Chicago (est. 2002, closed 2016)
Experienced Musician (Guitar, Drums, Bass, Production)