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"Oratorio For Living Things" in Best Theater of 2022

Heather Christian’s Oratorio For Living Things was listed in the “Best Theater of 2022” in the New York Times, New Yorker, Time Out New York, Slant Magazine, and New York Magazine/Vulture. It was also listed in the New York Times’ “Ten Stages and Screens Where I Saw Connection”.

I had the pleasure of assistant directing this piece (produced by Ars Nova and directed by Lee Sunday Evans) this most recent Spring and during its closed run in 2020, and I can’t imagine a more deserving show or team. Follow the show here for updates on future life.

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"MEAT" at The Tank

This December, I will be directing Robert Leverett’s new comedy MEAT at the Tank! Tickets are available here, and you can read about the show on Broadway World, our Time Out listing, or by checking out our instagram! The show will be running from December 9-17.

Blurb: At a luxury health facility in the woods of New Hampshire, patients offer themselves up as host to the Lone Star Tick, a tiny parasite whose bite induces a meat allergy. Over a period of two weeks, they'll undergo unconventional therapies led by a chilly doctor and her robot therapists, while a team of scientists closely monitor the development of any... abnormalities. No refunds! In a world of ruts, routines, and empty reinventions, MEAT is about the ways, big and small, we try to trick ourselves into being better.

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"We Do The Same Thing Every Week" at VOX Lab

This summer, I will be directing Robert Leverett’s new one-act play We Do The Same Thing Every Week at Vox Lab. We’ll be working with current Dartmouth students and alums for a week long workshop in beautiful Hanover, NH. More about the play here.

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"Oratorio For Living Things" wins Lortel Awards & extends through May 22

This Spring, I returned to assist Lee Sunday Evans on Heather Christian’s Oratorio For Living Things after our two-year postponement from March of 2020. The piece, produced by Ars Nova and presented at the Greenwich House Theater, was just awarded the Lucille Lortel Awards for “Outstanding Director”, “Outstanding Ensemble”, and “Outstanding Sound Design”, with additional nominations for “Outstanding Musical”, “Outstanding Costume Design”, and “Outstanding Lighting Design”. This work is an astounding musical experience, and I couldn’t be more honored to be part of it. Oratorio began its run on March 15th and has now been extended through May 22nd. For more info and tickets about Oratorio, please visit Ars Nova's website. Check out these rave reviews from the New York Times, Time Out, Vulture, and more! You can also read more about Heather’s work in this beautiful New York Times feature.

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