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DIRECTING
Mimesophobia Carlos Murillo Theatre Seven of Chicago
Lies & Liars
(Co-directed with Cassy Sanders)
Margot Bordelon and Cassy Sanders Theatre Seven of Chicago
Yes, This Really Happened to Me
(Co-directed with Cassy Sanders)
Various Writers Theatre Seven of Chicago
Never Swim Alone Daniel MacIvor Theatre Seven of Chicago
Sketchbook 7: Downstairs, Upstairs Wendy MacLeod Collaboraction
365 Plays, 365 Days: There’s Nothing Here Suzan Lori-Parks Collaboraction
Perks of Nudity David Perez Pavement Group
Pearl and Eloise Are Dead Amber Hubert Around the Coyote Festival
Other Funny Stories About Cancer* Brian Lobel Live Bait Theatre
Ball* Brian Lobel Bailiwick Theatre
Plants and Animals* Scot Augustson Directors’ Fest Bailiwick Theatre
Scrabble Yew Near Lisa Holmes Appetite Theatre
sCarrie! The Musical David Cerda Hell in a Handbag Productions
Psycho Beach Party Charles Busch  Northwest Actors’ Studio – Seattle, WA
All the Rage
(Co-directed with Christine Sumption)
Keith Reddin University of Washington, PATP
Call in the Family Margot Bordelon Mae West Fest – Seattle, WA
Notorious Women Margot Bordelon and ensemble Live Girls! Theatre – Seattle, WA
Mystery at Camp Chestnut Margot Bordelon Northwest Actors’ Studio – Seattle, WA

 

*Toured to various venues within the United States and Canada

READINGS AND WORKSHOPS
The Sugar Syndrome Lucy Prebble Lookingglass Theatre Company
Freedom New York Jennifer Barclay Stage Left Theatre
Highness Carolyn Kras Theatre Seven of Chicago
Burying Miss America Brian Golden Theatre Seven of Chicago
Self Defense Jenny Connell Gift Theatre
Lights, Action Rebecca Hughes Freehold Theatre Lab – Seattle, WA
ASSISTANT DIRECTING
The Diary of Anne Frank by Wendy Kesselman dir. Tina Landau Steppenwolf Theatre Company
Love Song by John Kolvenbach dir. Austin Pendleton Steppenwolf Theatre Company
A Man for All Seasons by Robert Bolt dir. Ed Sobel TimeLine Theatre Company
Things Being What They Are by Wendy MacLeod dir. Kurt Beattie Seattle Repertory Theatre
Boy Gets Girl by Rebecca Gilman dir. Roberta Levitow Seattle Repertory Theatre
Sugar Plum Fairy by Sandra Tsing Loh dir. David Schweitzer Seattle Repertory Theatre
Copenhagen by Michael Frayn dir. Richard E.T. White Seattle Repertory Theatre
SOLO PERFORMANCE (selected)
You Are Here Victory Gardens Theatre
The New Colony’s Walk of Shame Victory Gardens Theatre
Literally Sexy 2 Victory Gardens Theatre
Holidays Uncorked Bohemian Archeology – NY, NY
Love, Valor, and Technology* Live Bait Fillet of Solo, 2007 and 2008
Literally Sexy 1 Victory Gardens Theatre
My Future Ex-Boyfriend Pavement Group
In So Many Words Goes Back to School Victory Gardens Theatre
Naughty or Vice Around the Coyote

*Named top 5 Solo Performances of 2007 by NewCity, Chicago

ONGOING READINGS

Serendipity Theatre Collective’s 2nd Story March 2006-present
As a member of 2nd Story’s story development team, I perform regularly at various venues across the city.

Around the Coyote’s RE:Action Reading Series Sept. 2007-Aug. 2008
Served as co-curater for the RE:Action monthly Reading Series at the Around the Coyote Gallery in Wicker Park.

DRAMATURGY
Fedra: Queen of Haiti by J. Nicole Brooks dir. Laura Eason Lookingglass Theatre Company
Around the World in 80 Days dir. and adaptor Laura Eason Lookingglass Theatre Company
The Wooden Breeks by Glen Berger dir. Heidi Stillman Lookingglass Theatre Company
The Snow Queen by Hans Christian Andersen dir. Sarah Bendix Piven Theatre
Time of Your Life by William Saroyan dir. Rita Giomi Theater Schmeater – Seattle, WA
ASSISTANT DRAMATURGY:
The Pain and the Itch by Bruce Norris dir. Anna Shapiro Steppenwolf Theatre Company
Lost Land by Stephen Jeffreys dir. Terry Johnson Steppenwolf Theatre Company
Pacific by Andrew Case dir. Molly Regan Steppenwolf Theatre Company
Time of Your Life by William Saroyan dir. Tina Landau Seattle Repertory Theatre
Light Up the Sky by Moss Hart dir. Doug Wager Seattle Repertory Theatre
EDUCATION AND TRAINING

Cornish College of the Arts, Seattle WA Graduated Magna Cum Laude, BFA in Theater with an Original Works emphasis, 2002
Lincoln Center Director’s Lab, 2006

GRANTS

Two-time recipient of the Community Arts Assistance Program grant from the City of Chicago Department of Cultural Affairs and Illinois Arts Council (2007, 2009)

RELATED EXPERIENCE

Lookingglass Theatre Company, Aug. 2009-present

Literary Manager and Company Dramaturg

 

Lookingglass Theatre Company, Aug. 2005-Aug. 2008

Literary Associate and Board Coordinator

 

Steppenwolf Theatre Company, Sept. 2004-June 2005

Artistic Apprentice

Seattle Repertory Theatre, Sept. 2002-May 2003

Artistic/Literary Intern
REFERENCES
Available upon request
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