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From the Earth to the Moon, 2022
Co-Author, Co-Composer,
Assistant to the Director,
​Scenic and Media Designer
​Actor (Role: Editor)

an explosive new musical based on Jules Verne's classic novel

This vibrant, electrifying steampunk spectacle is a tale of both the power and pitfalls of ambition, of the strength of friendship and of reconciliation, of the trials of love, of passion for truth and knowledge, and of the eternal human need to go beyond the confines of the present, to break the bounds of the possible, and to reach for the stars.

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The School for Lies, 2018
Dramaturg

David Ives's raucous adaptation of Moliere's The Misanthrope​, directed by Jonathan Fox at Ensemble Theatre Company's New Vic Theatre

Cabaret, 2018
Assistant Director, Dramaturg

the hit musical by John Kander, Fred Ebb, and Joe Masteroff chronicling the rise of Nazi Germany through the lives of the denizens of a Weimar-era nightclub, directed by Julie Fishell in an immersive UC Santa Barbara mainstage production

A View from the Bridge, 2017
Assistant Director

the classic American drama by Arthur Miller, staged in-the-round as a UC Santa Barbara mainstage production, directed by Irwin Appel

Efficiency, 2017
​Director

a 1917 science fiction one-act featuring one of the first dramatic representations of a cyborg, reimagined for the 21st century

Boldly Go!, 2016
Co-Author, Co-Composer,
Assistant Director,
​Actor (Role: Spock)

an original two-act musical of both substance and comedy that parodies both Star Trek and the tropes of musical theatre, featuring 19 original songs in a variety of musical styles

At its core, Boldly Go! is a story about being true to oneself and one’s convictions, about friendship and love, about discovery and wonder, about the triumph of the individual over adversity, and about the joy of sharing with each other this vast and mysterious Universe.

read more about Boldly Go!

find out more at boldlygomusical.com

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A Number, 2015
​Director

Caryl Chuchill's play about the nature of self-identity, family dynamics, and scientific ethics in an alternate universe in which human cloning is a reality

Boldly Go! workshops, 2015
Co-Author, Co-Composer,
​Director

workshops at both the University of Minnesota and the California Institute of Technology of an original two-act musical that parodies both Star Trek and musical theatre, featuring 19 original songs in various musical styles
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read more about Boldly Go!

find out more at boldlygomusical.com

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WORKING: a musical, 2014
Actor (Role: Ralph Werner)

a University of Minnesota mainstage musical production co-directed by Lisa Channer and Samantha Johns, based on the series of interviews conducted by Studs Terkel and adapted by Stephen Schwartz and Nina Faso, examining the real stories of individuals and exploring what they do, why they do it, and for whom they work

Copenhagen, 2014
Director,
Actor (Role: Werner Heisenberg)

the Tony Award-winning drama by Michael Frayn about the lives and science of the fathers of quantum mechanics, the uncertainty principle, and - ultimately - the atomic bomb, staged in-the-round at the intimate black box Nolte Xperimental Theater

Writer's Block, 2014
Creator, Actor

an original solo performance incorporating elements of mime, animation, and new media

Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde, 2012
Actor (Role: Dr. Henry Jekyll)

adapted by Jeffrey Hatcher from Robert Louis Stevenson's novella The Strange Case of Doctor Jekyll and Mister Hyde

How to Succeed in Business..., 2011
Student Director,
Actor (Role: Bud Frump)

the classic 1961 musical by Frank Loesser satirizing mid-20th century corporate America

All Shook Up, 2011
Actor (Role: Jim Haller)

an adaptation of Shakespeare's Twelfth Night featuring the iconic music of Elvis Presley, book by Joe DiPietro
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