DIRECTING EXPERIENCE
A VERY HAPPY SCRAPPY SACKLER FAMILY THANKSGIVING - DARE Festival/Shoreditch Town Hall
TUMULUS - Soho Theatre
CHECK-IN/CHECK-OUT - VAULT Festival
STOCKWELL RISING (curated by Sonya Hale) - Outside Edge Theatre Company
BULL (by Mike Bartlett) - Identity School of Acting (IDSA)
CYMBELINE - LSDA and School Tour
TUMULUS (by Christopher A. Adams) - VAULT Festival
DINO (by Mike Billington) - Etcetera Theatre
NEW GENERATION ARTISTS CONCERT** - Iford Arts/Oliver Gooch, Conductor
ATLANTIC SHEEP (by Christopher A. Adams) - New Diorama Theatre
SHAKESPEARE PROJECT - LSDA and School Tour
ROBERTO ZUCCO - Identity School of Acting (IDSA)
PIECES OF RAVENHILL - Identity School of Acting (IDSA)
STAND FAST (by Michael Chappell) - Theatre503/Rapid Write Response
SAVED (by Kokil Issac) - Theatre503/Rapid Write Response
CYMBELINE - LSDA and School Tour
THE BEAUX’ STRATAGEM - Clifftown Theatre/East 15 ( BA Acting and Combat)
THE BALLAD OF SEXUAL DEPENDENCY: A BRECHT CABARET - East 15 ( BA Acting)
I WISH I WAS YOUNG - R&D WORKSHOP (by Phil Ormrod) - Southwark Playhouse
MEASURE FOR MEASURE - LSDA and School Tour
$<0RP!0 (by Kevin Kautzman) - Theatre503/ObamAmerica Festival
TROUT STANLEY (by Claudia Dey) - Southwark Playhouse
CREATION - (by Christopher A. Adams) Young Vic Theatre/Freshworks
MATZO BALL (co-director/dramaturge) - Lyric Hammersmith Studio
CHEKHOV’S THE BEAR (weeklong development project) - Traum Theatre at Out of Joint
ART AND SCOPE (workshop/staged reading) - Tarragon Theatre Toronto
PRIME TARGETS - Toronto Fringe Festival
ASSISTANT DIRECTING EXPERIENCE
MITRIDATE, RE DI PONTO - Observing Director - Royal Opera House/Graham Vick
LA BOHÈME** - Assistant Director - Iford Arts/Christopher Cowell
MANON LESCAUT - Observing Director - Royal Opera House/Jonathan Kent
SHOW 6 (by Mark Ravenhill) - Assistant Director - Lyric Hammersmith/Caroline Steinbeis
THE MERCHANT’S CONTRACTS (R&D) - Assistant Director - Lyric Hammersmith/Nicolas Stemann
BREEDERS (by Ben Ockrent) - Assistant Director - St. James Theatre/ Tamara Harvey
WOYZECK*** - Assistant Director - Lyric Hammersmith/ Sean Holmes
A STREETCAR NAMED DESIRE*** - Assistant Director - Lyric Hammersmith/ Sean Holmes
A TIME TO REAP (by Anna Wakulik) - Assistant Director - The Royal Court/ Caroline Steinbeis
NEW PLAYS FROM GEORGIA AND UKRAINE (staged reading series )- Assistant Director - The Royal Court/ Simon Godwin, Richard Twyman, Caroline Steinbeis
MEASURE FOR MEASURE (workshop) - Assistant - Actor’s Centre/ Joe Hill-Gibbins
TOP GIRLS (2012 Tour) - Observing Director - Out of Joint/ Max Stafford-Clark
ROMEO AND JULIET - Assistant Director - Canadian Stage Company/ Vikki Anderson
ACTING EXPERIENCE (Selected Credits 1996-2012)
UK THEATRE
THE SLUTS OF SUTTON DRIVE - The Mailman - Finborough/Rebecca Atkinson-Lord
ALL NEW PEOPLE (by Zach Braff) - Voice Over - Duke of York’s/ Peter DuBois
INK (rehearsed reading) - Cotton - Tristan Bates/Robyn Winfield-Smith
THE CATCH (workshop) - Leadwell - Ovalhouse Theatre/ Tom Hughes
A RESPECTABLE WEDDING - The Friend - Waterloo East Theatre/ Penny Cliff
LYNCHBERG (rehearsed reading) - James - Icarus Theatre/Will Maynard
YERMA (workshop) - Juan - The Tell/ Penny Cliff
STRATFORD SHAKESPEARE FESTIVAL
A MIDSUMMER NIGHT'S DREAM - Ensemble - Stratford Festival/ David Grindley
BARTHOLOMEW FAIR - Littlewit - Stratford Festival/ Antoni Cimolino
JULIUS CAESAR - Ensemble - Stratford Festival/ James MacDonald
RICHARD III - Richard - Stratford Festival/ Martha Henry
PROVOK’D WIFE - Mr. Treble - Stratford Festival/ Stephen Ouimette
AMERICAN THEATRE
RICHARD III (w/ John Turturro) - Ensemble - Classic Stage Company/ Barry Edelstein
VOLPONE (w/ F. Murray Abraham) - Ensemble - Classic Stage Company/ Michael Sexton
DONNA MORELLI - Dave - Ensemble Studio Theatre/ Emma Griffin
BABY STEPS - Shawn - Rattlestick Theatre/ JD Carter
THE WARS (workshop) - Stuart - Dodgers Studios/ Dennis Garnhum
LOUD - Gergo - Threshold Theatre/ Pam Billig
THE HONEYMAKERS - Skinhead - Ensemble Studio Theatre/ Tom Rowan
ARDEN OF FAVERSHAM - Ensemble - Classic Stage Company/ Erica Schmidt
NIGHTHAWKS - Server - HB Playwrights Theatre/ Edith Acker
HAVE YOU MET MY BROTHER - Anthony - Namesake Festival/ Emmanuel Boccieri
KING LEAR - Cornwall - York Shakespeare Company/ Seth Duerr
TIMON OF ATHENS - Apemantus - York Shakespeare Company/ Seth Duerr
KING JOHN - Lewis - Doppelgang Productions/ Ian Marshall
CANADIAN THEATRE
THE GOAT - Billy - Neptune Theatre/ Dean Gabourie
HALLAJ (workshop) - Young Hallaj - Tarragon Theatre/ Soheil Parsa
ART IS A CUPBOARD - Vevedensky - The Sweat Company/ Geoffrey Pounsett
WAITING - Lead Actor - Soulpepper Theatre/ Martha Burns
THE COUNTRY WIFE - Mr. Pinchwife - Crescent Productions/ Ross Turvey
THE BEGGAR'S OPERA - Walt Dreary - Arbor Oak Trio/ Lawrence Bekwith
FILM AND TELEVISION
KICK ASS 2 - Mr. Radical - Universal & Marv Films/ Jeff Wadlow
DIRTY WORK - Young Mitch - MGM/ Bob Saget
THE BEST YEARS - Darryl (Recurring) - N Network (MTV)/ various directors
TRUE CONFESSIONS OF A STARLET - Actor - Lifetime Network/ Tim Matheson
DEGRASSI: The New Generation - Admin. Officer - Epitome Pictures/ Phil Earnshaw
THE GREEN DOOR - Paramedic - Foundry Films/ Semi Chellas
TROJAN HORSE - Assistant Editor - CBC/ Charles Biname
HOLY CANNOLI - Will (Lead) - Monotone Films/ Stephen Mavilla
OFF THE TRACKS - Dave - Humber Pictures/ Sonia Hosko
ALL THE TIME IN THE WORLD - The Man - York Films/ JM McNab
COMMERCIALS
HARVEY’S - Lead - Canadian National Broadcast
ROGERS HOME SOLUTIONS - Lead - Canadian National Broadcast
ONTARIO GAMING SOLUTIONS - Lead - Canadian Regional Broadcast
TEACHING EXPERIENCE
IDENTITY SCHOOL OF ACTING (IDSA)
• Text Analysis and Scene Study - Intermediate and Beginner Courses
LONDON SCHOOL OF DRAMATIC ART (LSDA)
• Text Analysis and Historical Research - Advanced Diploma
• Acting Technique (Hagen Object Exercises) - Foundation Courses
• Acting Shakespeare - Part-time Courses
• Acting Through Scene Study - Acting Summer School
ARTS EDUCATION EXPERIENCE
SHAKESPEARE SCHOOLS FESTIVAL – Workshop Facilitator and Venue Director
• Responsible for delivering workshops for primary and secondary school students to develop skills for performing 30 minute versions of Shakespeare’s plays and assisting teachers with technical rehearsals in mid-sized venues.
THE STRATFORD FESTIVAL (Canada) – Artist Educator
• Organised and ran drama workshops in schools for North America’s equivalent of the RSC.
RELATED THEATRE EXPERIENCE
OUTSIDE EDGE THEATRE COMPANY – Artistic Director and CEO
• Responsible for the artistic programming and organisational management of the UK’s only theatre company and participatory arts charity focused on addiction.
• Develop and deliver a vision and strategy for the Board of Trustees that ensures the highest quality productions for audiences and impactful workshops for participants.
CLORE LEADERSHIP PROGRAMME – SHORT COURSE*
• Two-week residential providing intensive training in the essential knowledge and skills required by cultural leaders today.
LYRIC HAMMERSMITH READERS GROUP
• Member of monthly group chaired by Simon Stephens that meets to discuss new writing and classic scripts under consideration for the theatre’s programming.
ROYAL COURT INTERNATIONAL DEPARTMENT
• Provided administrative and creative assistance for a series of staged readings for new plays from Georgia and Ukraine. Duties included support for casting, producing and literary activities, in addition to assisting directors.
YOUNG VIC GENESIS DIRECTORS NETWORK
• Organised, facilitated and moderated events for Young Vic directors, including panel discussions for International Directors Working in the UK, Producing International Scripts and Collaborations, and a workshop for Dyslexic directors on The Neuroscience of Creativity.
TRAINING
YOUNG VIC THEATRE’S DIRECTING AND DESIGNING OPERA WORKSHOP (London)
Joe Hill-Gibbins
ROYAL OPERA HOUSE/YOUNG VIC THEATRE’S INTRODUCTION TO OPERA DIRECTING (London)
Amy Lane, Richard Jones, Bijan Sheibani and Richard Hetherington
BARBICAN CENTRE (London)
Thomas Ostermeier, Grzegorz Jarzyna, Katie Mitchell
LIVING PICTURES PRODUCTIONS (London)
Ian Rickson, Bijan Sheibani, Joe Hill-Gibbins, Elen Bowman
STRATFORD FESTIVAL’S BIRMINGHAM CONSERVATORY FOR CLASSICAL THEATRE TRAINING (Canada)
Martha Henry, Stephen Ouimette, Janine Pearson, David Latham
SHAKESPEARE'S GLOBE, LONDON (The International Actor’s Fellowship)****
Patsy Rodenberg, Glynn MacDonald, Tim Walker, Giles Block, Jan Hayden Rowles
PROFESSIONAL ACTORS LAB (Toronto)
David Rotenberg (Film and Television Technique)
ACTOR’S CENTER (New York City)
Olympia Dukakis, Charles Tuthill, Rosemary Tichler
HB STUDIO – FULL TIME PROGRAM (New York City)
Uta Hagen, William Carden, Carol Rosenfeld, Carol Goodheart
NEW YORK SHAKESPEARE FESTIVAL/PUBLIC THEATER (Shakespeare Lab)
Ron Van Lieu, Michael Cumpsty, Deb Hecht, Kate Wilson, John Dias, J. Steven White
AWARDS AND HONORS
ORIGINS AWARD FOR BEST ORIGINAL WORK - VAULT FESTIVAL (2018)
LEADERS BURSARY (FULL SUPPORT) – CLORE LEADERSHIP FOUNDATION (2018)*
GRANTS FOR THE ARTS (£10,000 production funding for TUMULUS) - ARTS COUNCIL ENGLAND (2017)
NEW GENERATION ARTIST - IFORD ARTS (2017) **
GRANTS FOR THE ARTS (£15,000 production funding for TROUT STANLEY) – ARTS COUNCIL ENGLAND (2013)
JOHN FERNALD AWARD FOR EMERGING DIRECTORS – EQUITY CHARITABLE TRUST UK (2013)***
TYRONE GUTHRIE AWARD – THE STRATFORD FESTIVAL (2009)
CHRISTOPHER PLUMMER AWARD – SHAKESPEARE’S GLOBE CENTRE CANADA (2007)****
EDUCATION
B.A. (Hons) THE UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO - English and Philosophy Specialist with High Distinction (2006-11)
• SAMUEL JAMES STUBBS AWARD SCHOLARSHIP – UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO (2011)
• DEAN’S LIST – UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO (2006-11)