Directing
TRANSPORT – By Thomas Keneally and Larry Kirwan; The Irish Repertory Theatre (NYC 2014) Director/Designer (& ‘Book’ Adaptation)
WORLD PREMIERE
Music Director: John Bell; Lighting Design: Richard Pilbrow and Michael Gottlieb; Sound Design: Carl Casella; Choreographer: Barry McNabb; Costume Design: Linda Fisher, Projection Design: Yana Biryukova
Cast: Mark Coffin, Patrick Cummings, Terry Donnelly, Sean Gormely, Jessica Grové, Pearl Rhein, Emily Skeggs, and Edward Watts
TONIGHT AT 8:30 – By Noel Coward; John Drew Theatre Guild Hall (East Hampton, NY 2013) Director
Music Director: John McDaniel; Set Design: Heather Wolensky; Costume Design: Whitney Anne Adams; Lighting Design: Sebastian Paczynski; Sound Design: David Brandenberg; Choreographer: Kate Mueth
Cast: Blythe Danner, Simon Jones, Delphi Harrington, Tuck Milligan, Tina Jones, Kate Mueth, Gerard Doyle, Andrew Botsford, Bobby Peterson
EQUUS – By Peter Shaffer; The John Drew Theatre Guild Hall (East Hampton, NY 2010) Director
Set Design: Heather Wolensky; Costume Design: Amy Ritchings; Lighting Design: Sebastian Paczynski; Sound Design: Andrew Nagel; Movement for Horses: Jeslyn Kelly w/ Lorenzo Pisoni
Cast: Alec Baldwin, Sam Underwood, Kathleen McNenny, Steve Hamilton, Jennifer Van Dyck, Tuck Milligan, Georgia Warner, Nehassaiu deGannes, Terrence Michael McCrossan
CANDIDA – By Geroge Bernard Shaw; The Irish Repertory Theatre (NYC 2010) Director/Designer
Associate Set Design: Heather Wolensky; Lighting Design: Richard Pilbrow; Sound Design: Zach Williamson
Cast: Melissa Errico, Ciaran O’Reilly, Sam Underwood, Josh Grisetti, Brian Murray, Xanthe Elbrick
THE DEVIL’S DISCIPLE – By George Bernard Shaw; Asolo Rep Theatre, (Sarasota, FL 2009); The Irish Repertory Theatre (NYC 2007) Director/Designer
Asolo Rep:
Co-Costume Design: Rebecca Lustig; Lighting Design: James D. Sale; Sound Design: Matthew Parker
Cast: Dan Donohue, Heather Kelley, Douglas Jones, Carolyn Michel, Michele Trachtenberg, David Yearta, James Clarke, David Breitbarth, James Leaming
Irish Rep:
Co-Costume Design: Rebecca Lustig; Lighting Design: Brian Nason
Cast: Jenny Fellner, Lorenzo Pisoni, John Windsor-Cunningham, Curzon Dobell, Cristin Milioti
WHERE’S CHARLEY? – By George Abbott; Music & Lyrics by Frank Loesser; Based on Brandon Thomas’ “Charley’s Aunt”; Goodspeed Opera House Musicals (East Haddam, CT 2004) Director/Designer
Co-Set Design: Kelly Hanson; Co-Costume Design: Martha Bromelmeier; Lighting Design: Richard Pilbrow; Music Direction: Michael O’Flaherty; Choreography: Lisa Shriver
Cast: Noah Racey, Nili Bassman, Paul Carlin, Drew Eshelman, Kristin Huxhold, Mary Illes, Greg Mills, Ron Lee Savin, Evan Ashley Bryant, Callie Carter, Christian Delcroix, Jennifer Evans, Josh Grisetti, Elizabeth Inghram, Michael D. Jablonski, Dayla Perkins, Geoff Packard, Collette Simmons, Amber Stone, Jeff Williams
Missing Footage – By Gen LeRoy; Helen Hayes Performing Arts Center (Nyack, NY 1999) Director
Set Design: Klara Zieglerova; Costume Design: Willa Kim; Lighting Design: Brian Nason
Cast: Tanya Gingerich, Anne Rogers, Jack Ryland, Rob Sedgwick, Tracy Shayne
Ooops! The Big Apple Circus Stage Show – Based on an Original Concept by Julie Greenberg and Jeff Jenkins (National Tour 1999) Director/Costume Design
Creative Director: Michael Christiansen; Choreography: Gail Gilbert; Scenic Design: Dan Kuchar; Lighting Design: Brian Nason
Cast: Norman Barrett, Annette Devick, Stephen Ringold, Patricia Zasadny, Alexandrea Svirshch, Michael Lane Trautman, Marijat Tabieva, Raouf Rasulov, Paul Ponce, Justin Case, Vadim Kolomyets, Don Otto
THE IMPORTANCE OF BEING EARNEST – By Oscar Wilde; The Irish Repertory Theatre (NYC 1996) Director/Set Design and Costume Design
Lighting Design: Kirk Bookman; Sound Design: Randy Freed
Cast: Eric Stoltz, Thomas Carson, Daniel Gerroll, Nancy Marchand, Melissa Errico, Schuyler Grant, Sloane Shelton, John Fiedler
MAJOR BARBARA – By George Bernard Shaw; The Irish Repertory Theatre (NYC 1996) Director/Set Design and Costume Design
Lighting Design: Kirk Bookman; Sound Design: Randy Freed
Cast: Charlotte Moore, Jack Ryland, Schuyler Grant, Melissa Errico, Paul McGrane, Boyd Gaines, Scott Beehner
NOEL COWARD IN TWO KEYS – By Noel Coward, Bay Street Theatre (Sag Harbor, NY, 1996)
“A Song at Twilight” and “Come into the Garden, Maud” (with Lori Steinberg)
Cast: Dee Hoty, Leigh Lawson, Bebe Neuwirth, Bobby Cannavale
STAGED & CONCERT READINGS
GIFT OF THE GORGON – By Sir Peter Shaffer; John Drew Theatre Guild Hall (East Hampton, NY 2011) Director/Designer/Adapter for Staged Reading
Lighting Design: Sebastian Paczynski; Sound Design: Joe Brondo
Cast: Alec Baldwin, Melissa Errico, Harris Yulin, Jerry Adler, Sam Underwood, Mickey Sumner, Minerva Scelza, Georgia Warner, Jannah Berkely
EVENING PRIMROSE- By James Goldman and Stephen Sondheim; Gerald W. Lynch Theatre at John Jay (NYC 2010) Director/Designer/Adapter for staged Gala Concert Performance
1st live staging in the U.S.
Choreographer: Carmen de Lavallade; Lighting Design: Richard Pilbrow; Sound Design: Bernard Fox; Music Director: Mary-Mitchel Campbell
Cast: Candice Bergen, Jessica Grové, Sean Palmer, Sondra Lee, Bethe Austin, John Windsor-Cunningham, William Duell, Frederick Franklin, Carmen de Lavallade
THEATRE MUSEUM GALA CELEBRATION OF THE SHERMAN BROTHERS – Music & Lyrics by Richard M. Sherman & Robert B. Sherman; The Player’s Club (NYC 2010) Director/Event Producer/Creator
Music Director: Aaron Gandy; Associate Music Director: Mark York
Cast: Richard Sherman, Jim Dale, John Bolton, Jessica Grove, Noah Racey, Annika Boras, Greg Mills, Jen Evans, Kevin Cahoon
TRANSPORT – By Thomas Keneally and Larry Kirwan; The Irish Arts Center (NYC 2010) Staged Reading Director/Designer (& ‘Book’ Adaptation)
Music Director: Johnathan Smith; Lighting Design: Sebastian Pacyznski; Sound Design: Carl Casella; Movement: Kate Mueth
Cast: Elisabeth Ahrens, Greg Mills, Sean Gormley, Ian Holcomb, Robyn Kemp, Georgia Warner, Terry Donnelly, John Windsor-Cunningham
THE NOEL COWARD PRIZE PRESENTATION of THE HAPPY HYPOCRITE – Adapted from Max Beerbohm’s Novella with Songs by Noel Coward; The York Theatre (NYC 2009)
Staged Reading Director – & Adaptor (with Barry Day)
Music Director: Mark York
Cast: James Barbour, Michael Hayward-Jones, Elizabeth Inghram, Georgia Warner, Howard Kissel, Jessica Burrows
THE SONGS OF OUR LIVES – Performed by The Songwriters Who Wrote Them; Fiorello H. LaGuardia High School of Music & Art and Performing Arts (NYC 2009) Director
Lighting Design: Farley Whitfield; Sound Design: Bernard Fox
Performers: Alan Bergman, Hal David, Charles Fox, Alan Menken, Charles Strouse, Paul Williams, David Zippel
THE HAPPY HYPOCRITE – Adapted from Max Beerbohm’s Novella with Songs by Noel Coward; The York Theatre (NYC 2008) Staged Reading Director – & Adaptor (with Barry Day)
Music Director: Mark York
Cast: James Barbour, Jenny Fellner, Michael Hayward-Jones, Mary Illes, Elizabeth Inghram, Howard Kissel, Georgia Warner, Josh Grisetti, Brittany Brumfield
CONVERSATION PIECE – By Noel Coward; The York Theatre (NYC 2008) Staged Reading Director – and Adapter (with Barry Day)
Music Director: Mark York; Lighting Design: Brian Nasan
Cast: James Barbour, Jessica Grové, Maxime Alvarez, Mary Illes, Delphi Harrington, Howard Kissel, Sean Palmer, Elizabeth Inghram, Jennifer Evans, Josh Grisetti, Georgia Warner
SPRING IS HERE – By Rogers & Hart, Book By Owen Davis; Five Towns College Theatre Performing Arts Center (Dix Hills, NY 2007) Director/Adapter/Set Designer
Choreographer: Katie Bradley; Music Director: Aaron Gandy; Costume Design: Sherry Kfare; Lighting Design: Michael Spina; Sound Design: Matthew Ragone
Cast: Bethe Austin, Melissa Errico, Jenny Fellner, Daniel Gerroll, Elizabeth Inghram, Greg Mills, Maxime De Toledo, Georgia Warner
BUSKER ALLEY – By The Sherman Brothers & A.J.Carothers; York Theatre Gala – Kaye Playhouse (NYC 2006) Director/Designer
Choreographer: Lisa Shriver; Co-Costume Design: Rebecca Lustig; Lighting Design: Richard Pilbrow; Music Director: Aaron Gandy; Associate Music Director: Mark York
Cast: Jim Dale, Glenn Close, Jessica Grové, Anne Rogers, George S. Irving, Noah Racey, John Bolton, Michael Hall, Elizabeth Inghram, Bob Fitch, Michael Lane Trautman
THE ROYAL FAMILY – By Kauffman & Ferber; John Drew Stage Guild Hall (East Hampton, NY 2006) Director/Designer
Gala staged reading to signal closing of historic theatre for 18 months renovation
Costume Design: Rebecca Lustig; Lighting Design: Sebastian Paczynski
Cast: Mercedes Ruehl, Marian Seldes, Paul Hecht, Daniel Gerroll, Julie Halston, Jessica Grové, Rob Sedgwick