Performance

I am a director, dramaturg, and creative producer committed to theatre as a uniquely human gathering—an art form that creates presence, connection, and shared experience in a world that increasingly pulls us apart. I specialize in new work development and trans and queer performance, building collaborative processes grounded in care, clarity, and artistic rigor. My work is driven by a belief that live performance matters both to communities and in its own right: it is rare, unrepeatable, and deeply alive, offering something no other medium can replicate. Across a decade of directing, producing, and community-based programming—from founding TransTheatreFest to contributing to Forward Theater’s artistic strategy—I have worked to expand both what theatre can do and who it can reach.

Directing

STOP KISS by Diana Son (Scene D Theatre Project)

OFF THE BACK by Jonathan West (Forward Theater)

THE CHRISTIANS by Lucas Hnath (Scene D Theatre Project)

TRAVELING IN PLACE by Dave Chaimson (Forward Theater)

Directing & Dramaturgy Resume

Social Practice Spotlight: GenderTalks Series

Ongoing Public Performance of Unscripted Conversations about Gender

The GenderTalks performance series began in 2020 through the UW– Madison Center for the Humanities as an experiment in virtual performance: pairs of trans and nonbinary people dialogued on Zoom about gender exeperinces during COVID while audiences listen in. Future iterations borow and adapt this "conversation performance" method. A documentary play built from the performance featured at Fringe festivals around the country.

The GenderTalks series (so far): GenderTalks (2020), GenderTalks: Women & Age (2022), GenderTalks: Trans Friendship (2024)

Directing Spotlight: Wisconsin Wrights New Play Festival

ANATOMICAL HEARTS by Lyle Hovey

The goal of Forward Theater Company and Wisconsin Wrights is to support and develop new theatrical work, via a biennial new play festival that features up to three works by Wisconsin playwrights. After a submission and selection process, selected playwrights communicate with professional directors, dramaturgs, and actors to develop their plays, culminating in public readings at the festival. Each night is dedicated to a single play.

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