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Theater Direction

Brian's Poems, The Masseur and the Movie Star, A Moment of Clarity, Canonized, Last Exit, One Great Big Light                                                                                                                                                                Almost Adults Productions

Jump Starter, Shadows in the Cave (Director)                                           The Forge Theatre Lab

High Tea with Alice in Alice's Restaurant (Director, Script)                           Stepping Stone Theater

Help! I’m Trapped in a High School (Director)                                          Turkey Hill Middle School

Days of Fate (Director, Playwright)                                                          Franklin Pierce University

A Fly in the Ointment (Assistant Director)                                                  Calliope Productions

Theater Production

Only Me Beside You                                                                          Due Credit Productions

The Impossible Dream: 25 Years of Dreaming                                         Due Credit Productions

Men! Concert                                                                                   Franklin Pierce University

Stage Management

The Taming of the Shrew (Assistant Stage Manager)                                Portland Actors Ensemble

Flashback (Stage Manager)                                                                Flashback Tour

Pinocchio (Stage Manager)                                                                Westborough Players’ Club

Snoopy! (Stage Manager)                                                                 Calliope Productions​​

House Management

Front of House Staff                                                                           Imago Theatre

The Laramie Project                                                                           Fitchburg State University

A Grand Night for Singing                                                                 Calliope Productions

Theater Committee Work

Forge Theater Lab, Start-up Group/Board Member 2018-2019

Quinsigamond Community College, Theater Curriculum Committee, 2014

Created original template for Acting course and contributed to the formation of other courses

Acting (Highlights)

One Angry Gay Man                          17 Characters                          Due Credit Productions

Absolutely Dead                                 Nate                                       Calliope Productions

Twelve Angry Jurors                             Juror #12                                4th Wall Theater Company

Ordinary People                                 Cal Jarett                                 Westborough Players Club

Shrek the Musical                               Shrek                                      Sterling Community Theater

The Actor’s Nightmare                         George                                   River’s Edge Players

Company                                          David                                     The Westfield Theatre Group

Laughter on the 23rd Floor                    Milt Fields                               Exit 7 Players

The Boys Next Door                            Norman Bulanksy                     Sudbury Savoyards

Additional Theater Experience

Taught Acting, Playwrighting, and Stage Management                           Quinsigamond Community College

Portland Actors Conservatory (student; one semester)                               September 2015 – January 2016

Post-grad course: Drama in Education                                                   June 2011

Easthampton ASEP, Instructor, "Actor as Athlete."                                     Fall 2008
Putnam VTHS, Acting/Drama Club Staff.                                              August 2007 – June 2008

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