THEATRE EXPERIENCE: PROFESSIONAL, ACADEMIC & COMMUNITY
DIRECTORS LAB WEST 2023
DIRECTING PROFESSIONAL & UNIVERSITY PRODUCTIONS
| Sama Sama: Solidarity in the Fields by Giovany Ortega | East West Players Los Angeles, CA | 2023 |
| La Egoista by Erlina Ortiz Funded by The Miranda Family Fund | Skylight Theatre Los Angeles, CA | 2023 |
| WET; A DACAmented Journey by Alex Alpharaoh Winner of STAGE RAW’s Solo Performance & Writing Award | Greenwaycourt Theatre Los Angeles, CA | 2022 |
| So Proudly We Hailed – Musical Monologues by Various Authors | Hollywood Fringe (New Musical Inc) Lost Angeles, CA | 2022 |
| Everybody by Branden Jacob-Jenkins | Strub Theatre, Loyola Marymount University Los Angeles, CA | 2021 |
| Black Mexican by Rachel Lynett | San Diego Rep Latinx New Play Festival (Zoom) | 2021 |
| Waiting by Daniel Olivas | Playwright’s Arena Los Angeles, CA | 2021 |
| Ash and Feather by Sharon Chappell | New Plays for Young Audiences, NYU (Zoom) And Podcast | 2021 2020 |
| Ivey- A Memorial Monologue by David Walker | The Covid Monologues Breath of Fire (YouTube) | 2021 |
| This Bitch! Esta Sangre Quiero by Adrienne Dawes | Austin Latinx New Play Festival (Zoom) | 2021 |
| Diversity Awareness Picnic by Leah Nanako Winkler | (LMU Theatre Dept/Zoom) | 2021 |
| Talking Peace by France-Luce Benson | (TogetherNow LA Theatre Zoom Festival) | 2020 |
| In the Heights Music and lyrics by Lin-Manuel Miranda Book by Quiara Alegría Hudes | Strub Theatre, Loyola Marymount University Los Angeles, CA | 2020 |
| Silence: Stories Under One Nation, Under God, Indivisible, with Liberties and Justice for None | Hannon Library, Loyola Marymount University Los Angeles, CA | 2020 |
| Half Time by Meg Perrin | Bordeau Box Theatre, Marymount Manhattan College New York City, NY | 2019 |
| Killing Time by Marcia Vidal Nolte | Bordeau Box Theatre, Marymount Manhattan College New York City, NY | 2019 |
| Blinking by Jake Banasiewicz | Bordeau Box Theatre, Marymount Manhattan College New York City, NY | 2019 |
| Birthday Girl by Eric Berkeley | Bordeau Box Theatre, Marymount Manhattan College New York City, NY | 2018 |
| 14 by José Casas | Theatre II/TPAC, Borough of Manhattan Community College New York City, NY | 2018 |
| The Concept of Women by Emily Spence | Bordeau Box Theatre, Marymount Manhattan College New York City, NY | 2018 |
| The Bedtime Story by Ian Morell | Bordeau Box Theatre, Marymount Manhattan College New York City, NY | 2017 |
| Singularity by Michael Santee | Bordeau Box Theatre, Marymount Manhattan College New York City, NY | 2017 |
| A Play About Nothing by Shelby Solla | Bordeau Box Theatre, Marymount Manhattan College New York City, NY | 2016 |
| BMCC CARES Devised Scenes by BMCC Students Forum Theatre – Theatre of the Oppressed/Student Affairs | Borough of Manhattan Community College New York City, NY | 2016 |
| The Future Freaks Me Out devisedby Alkis Papoutsis & BMCC Students (Asst. Directed) | Borough of Manhattan Community College New York City, NY | 2014 |
| Stranger by Kendra Augustin Winner of Best Actress, Director & Production in the festival | StageBlack Festival of New Plays – June Havoc Theatre New York City, NY | 2014 |
| Shower Me (Adapted) by Sheyenne Brown | White Box/440 Studios, FringeNYC New York City, NY | 2014 |
| PLAT/DATE by Various Playwrights, Produced & Conceived by Blake McCarty | Penny Farthing, Blind Spot Collective Prod. New York City, NY | 2013 |
| Shower Me by Sheyenne Brown | Shapiro Theatre, Columbia University New York City, NY | 2013 |
| Not About Eve by Karl Williams AUDELCO 2013 Nominations for Best Ensemble, Best Production & Best Playwright | Roy Arias Stage II New York City, NY | 2012 |
| Collateral Bodies by Erin Kaplan | First Foot Theatre Productions New York City, NY | 2010 |
| Rediscovering AfroColombian Poetry by Various Artists | Hispanic Heritage Month Borough of Manhattan Community College New York City, NY | 2009 |
| AfroColombian Poetry Celebration by Various AfroColombian Artists | Colombian Day CelebrationQueens Museum Queens, NY | 2009 |
| The Dinner Guests by Katie Issel | Producer’s Club Theatre/ Porchlight Theatre Co. New York City, NY | 2009 |
| AfroLatino-ism by Daphnie Sicre & Ejima Baker | Eisner and LubinAuditorium/ New York University New York City, NY | 2009 |
| Nuyork Pastorela by Gabriel Higuera | Teatro Heckscher El Museo del Barrio New York Ciy, NY | 2009 |
| Fraternizing with the Enemy by John Socas | Theatrix!/Black Box Theatre, New York University New York City, NY | 2007 |
| Romeo y Julieta (Shakespeare In Spanish) by William Shakespeare | Shakespeare in the Park Tropical Park Miami, FL | 2007 |
DIRECTING Theatre for Young Audiences (TYA)
| How Night Came adapted by Daphnie Sicre (Brazilian Myth) | George Street Playhouse Summer Acting School New Brunswick, NJ | 2012 |
| A Text Adaptation of The Arabian Nights by Mary Zimmerman | George Street Playhouse Summer Acting School New Brunswick, NJ | 2012 |
| Nine Dragons adapted by George Street Playhouse Students | George Street Playhouse Summer Acting School New Brunswick, NJ | 2011 |
| A Text Adaptation of Metamorphoses by Mary Zimmerman | George Street Playhouse Summer Acting School New Brunswick, NJ | 2011 |
| Identity by George Street Ensemble Actors | George Street Playhouse Summer Acting School New Brunswick, NJ | 2010 |
| Superheroes by George Street Ensemble Actors | George Street Playhouse Summer Acting School New Brunswick, NJ | 2010 |
| One Man/Woman Show by NMB Students (Plus Set & Costume Design) | North Miami Beach Sr. High Auditorium Miami, FL | 2007 |
| The Face of Emmett Till by David Barr III (Plus Set & Costume Design) | North Miami Beach Sr. High Auditorium Miami, FL | 2007 |
| Lunch in Venice by Nick Dear (Plus Set & Costume Design) | North Miami Beach Sr. High Auditorium Miami, FL Florida Theater Conference – Youkey Theater/ Lakeland, FL | 2006 |
| Nine Dragons by George Herman (Plus Set & Costume Design) | City Hall Auditorium at North Miami Beach Miami, FL | 2006 |
| The Death of the Black Jesus by David Barr III (Plus Set & Costume Design) | North Miami Beach Sr. High Auditorium Miami, FL | 2006 |
| The Chrysalids adapted by David Hartower (Plus Set & Costume Design) Winner of the Florida Theatre Conference | South Eastern Theater Conference – Dr. Phillips Sr. High Auditorium/ Orlando Florida Theater Conference – Hialeah High/ Miami, FL | 2006 2005 |
| Emotional Baggage by Lindsay Price (Plus Set & Costume Design) | District 8 One Acts – Hialeah High Auditorium/ Miami, FL North Miami Beach Sr. High Auditorium/ Miami, FL | 2005 2005 |
| Home on the Mornin’ Train by Kim Hines (Plus Set & Costume Design) | North Miami Beach Sr. High Auditorium Miami, FL | 2005 |
| Living On by Lois P. Roach (Plus Set & Costume Design) Winner of the District 8 Competition Runner up for Florida Theatre Conference | Florida State Festival- Tampa Bay Performing Arts Center- Morsani Hall-Tampa, FL Black AIDS Awareness Day & AIDS Awareness Day Miami, FL Florida Theater Conference- Youkey Theater/Lakeland, FL District 8 One Acts- Ferguson Sr. High/ Miami, FL | 2005 2004 |
I directed and helped create devised pieces with teens from North Miami Beach Sr. High. Some of the titles of the plays I directed were, Class Action by Brad Slaight, The Kissing Scene by Carl Martin, Cards of Fate by Ed Monk, Cymbeline by William Shakespeare, A Woman Called Truth by Sandra Fenichel Asher, God’s Trombone by James Weldon Johnson, Bright Blue Mailbox Suicide Note by Lindsay Price and Sorry Wrong Number by Lucille Fletcher. Two of the devised pieces were, Cuentos Misticos/Hispanic Heritage Production and
Raices IberoAmericans for Hispanic Heritage Month.
DIRECTING PROFESSIONAL STAGE READINGS
| Waiting for Godinez by Daniel Olivas | Garry Marshall Theatre/Zoom | 2022 |
| You can cry if you want too by Natalia Cumas | The Road Theatre Los Angeles, CA | 2022 |
| La Negra—the Musical by Julio Hanson | The Robey Theatre Los Angeles, CA | 2022 |
| Venn Diagram by Margo Rofe | Robey Theatre Zoom Reading | 2021 |
| The Book of Want by Daniel Olivas | Circle X Zoom Readings Series | 2021 |
| Brown Face by Carissa Atallah | Playwright’s Arena Zoom Readings Series | 2021 |
| The Disappearance of Rosie Garcia’s Family by Peter Preciado | New Play Project/Zoom | 2020 |
| Waiting for Godinez by Daniel Olivas | Playwright’s Arena Zoom Readings Series | 2020 |
| Stoke Vagina by Nilsa Reyna | Troy’s Daughters Dramatists Guild Foundation New York City, NY | 2019 |
| UNIVERSITY STAGE READINGS | ||
| Just Like Us by Karen Zacarias | Lecture Hall,Borough of Manhattan Community College New York City, NY | 2018 |
| Flawed by Nyanda Cammock | Black BoxBorough of Manhattan Community College New York City, NY | 2018 |
| The Vagina Monologues by Eve Ensler | Richard Terrace,Borough of Manhattan Community College New York City, NY | 2018 |
