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THEATRE PORTFOLIO
résumé
Theatrical Credits:
(* denotes upcoming work)
Twelfth Night*
Lizzie: The Musical
The Gray
Cabaret
Rocky Horror Picture Show (Shadowcast)
Carrie: The Musical
Hedwig and the Angry Inch
Miss You 'Til Tomorrow
The Woods Call (Workshop)
Spring Awakening
Radium Girls
Salt-Water Moon
Lonely Hearts (Workshop)
Black Hollow
The Theory of Relativity
Lady Margaret
Director/Producer
Director/Producer
Projection Designer
Director/Lighting Designer
Lighting Designer
Director/Lighting Designer
Lighting/Projection Designer
Director/Book Writer/Lyricist
Director/Playwright
Director/Lighting Designer
Director
Production Designer
Director/Playwright
Director/Playwright
Director/Video Editor
Director/Playwright
Thaumatrope Theatre
Thaumatrope Theatre
Hart House Theatre
St. Michael's College Troubadours
University College Follies
Trinity College Dramatic Society
Victoria College Dramatic Society
U of T Drama Centre/Thaumatrope Theatre
U of T Drama Centre
St. Michael's College Troubadours
University College Follies
St. Michael's College Troubadours
U of T Drama Centre
University College Follies
St. Michael's College Troubadours
St. Michael's College Troubadours
Awards & Honours:
Cabaret: Best Choreography, Best Supporting Performance in a Musical, Best Leading Performance in a Musical, Best Chorus/Ensemble (2023 U of T Drama Coalition Awards)
Carrie: The Musical: Best Director, Best Leading Performance, Best Lighting Design, Best Ensemble Leadership, Best Dancer (2023 Trinity College "Iggy" Awards)
Spring Awakening: Audience Choice Award, Best Choreography, Best Musical Leadership, Best Stage Management (2022 U of T Drama Coalition Awards)
The Theory of Relativity: Best Choreography, Best Supporting Performance in a Musical (2021 U of T Drama Coalition Awards)
Lady Margaret: Audience Choice Award, IATSE Technical Achievement Award, Shortlisted for Donald Sutherland Award for Best Performance (2020 U of T Drama Festival)
Personal: St. Michael's College Silver Medal (2022), St. Michael's College Award for Leadership in the Arts (2021), St. Michael's College In-Course Scholarship (2019, 2021), Jackman Humanities Institute Scholar-in-Residence Scholarship (2021), University of Toronto Dean's List (2018-2022)
Education & Training:
University of Toronto – Honours B.A. With High Distinction (2018-2022)
DRM428 – Advanced Playwriting
DRM331 – Dramaturgy
DRM328 – Playwriting II
DRM228 – Playwriting
New Music Theatre Intensives Writers' Workshop
Djanet Sears
Francesco Gagliardi
Djanet Sears
Guillermo Verdecchia
Steven Gallagher
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