I am a theatre director who has worked on approximately 100 productions since I began my career. I specialize in immersive theatre, digital/theatre hybrids and new writing. I also design video projection for live performance and create video content for companies.
My work ranges from San Francisco’s non-profit theatres to London’s West End. I started my career In San Francisco by founding the theatre company elastic future. elastic future productions were often performed in unusual spaces and combined theatre with live music, visual art, fancy dress parties, and multi-media. While in San Francisco I was also the Artistic Producer of Magic Theatre and Managing Director of Crowded Fire Theatre, both companies dedicated to new plays.
I moved to London in 2012 heeding the call to adventure, and picked up an MFA in Theatre Directing at Birkbeck, University of London along the way. My secondment was at Birmingham Repertory Theatre, where I revitalized the literary department and assistant directed large touring productions including the West End production of 12 Angry Men and Khandan at the Royal Court Theatre.
While in London I directed notable productions that investigated how to create plays online using Google Hangouts on Air, broadcast live online via YouTube. Digital plays Longitude and Peek A Boo were commissioned by LIFT (London International Festival Theatre) and the new BBC venture TheSpace.org. Longitude played in the Tate Modern during the LIFT festival.
In addition to my creative work I also work as a teaching artist. I’m currently a professor at Skyline College where I teach Intro through Advanced Acting. I have a good connection with teenagers and young adults and find that work rewarding. Previously I was very involved with Each One Reach One in San Francisco, a playwriting mentorship program in juvenile hall.
As an undergraduate I studied theatre at Princeton University where I was awarded the senior prize for directing, and I am originally from the mountains of northwest Georgia.