Dramaturgy

It takes a village to make a play.

Production Dramaturgy Experience

**denotes world premiere

**Dixon Road (musical) music and script by Fatuma Adar, Musical Stage Company/Obsidian, 5/22

A Kid Like Jake by Daniel Pearle, directed by Jennifer Chambers, IAMA Theatre Company (L.A.), 9/19

**Poor Yella Rednecks (rap musical) by Qui Nguyen, directed by May Adrales, South Coast Rep, 4/19

Sense and Sensibility adapted by Jessica Swale, directed by Casey Stangl, South Coast Rep, 9/18

**Amos and Boris (musical adaptation) by Sofia Alvarez, directed by Jessica Kubzansky, South Coast Rep, 5/18

**Little Black Shadows by Kemp Powers, directed by May Adrales, South Coast Rep, 4/18

**Zoey’s Perfect Wedding by Matthew Lopez, directed by Mike Donahue, Denver Center Theatre Company, 2/18

Once (musical), directed by Kent Nicholson, South Coast Rep, 9/17

**A Doll's House, Part 2 by Lucas Hnath, directed by Shelley Butler, South Coast Rep, 4/17

Orange by Aditi Brennan Kapil, directed by Jessica Kubzansky, South Coast Rep, 3/17

The Roommate by Jen Silverman, directed by Martin Benson, South Coast Rep, 1/17

**Orange by Aditi Brennan Kapil, directed by Jack Reuler, Mixed Blood Theatre, 11/16

**Future Thinking by Eli Clark, directed by Lila Neugebauer, South Coast Rep, 4/16

**Going to a Place Where You Already Are by Bekah Brunstetter, directed by Marc Masterson, South Coast Rep, 3/16

**The Roommate by Jen Silverman, directed by Mike Donahue, Actor’s Theatre of Louisville, 4/15 

**Dot by Colman Domingo, directed by Meredith McDonough, Actor’s Theatre of Louisville, 4/15 

The Brothers Size by Tarell Alvin McCraney, directed by Tea Alagić, Actor’s Theatre of Louisville, 10/14 

Tribes by Nina Raine, directed by Evan Cabnet, Actor’s Theatre of Louisville, 10/14 

**The Long Road to Today/El Largo Camino Hoy by José Cruz Gonzalez, a two-year grant initiated and community inspired project, South Coast Rep, 9/14

**Trudy and Max in Love by Zoe Kazan, directed by Lila Neugebauer, South Coast Rep, 1/14 

Death of a Salesman, directed by Marc Masterson, South Coast Rep, 9/13

4,000 Miles by Amy Herzog, directed by David Emmes, South Coast Rep, 11/13

**Jane of the Jungle by Karen Zacarías and music by Deborah Wicks LaPuma, directed by Juliette Carillo, South Coast Rep, 5/12 (World premiere musical)

The Motherf*cker with the Hat, directed by Michael John Garcés, South Coast Rep, 1/12

The Borrowers, directed by Shelley Butler, South Coast Rep, 2/12

Elemeno Pea by Molly Smith Metzler, directed by Marc Masterson, South Coast Rep, 1/12 (West coast premiere with continued script development with playwright)

The Trip to Bountiful, directed by Martin Benson, South Coast Rep, 10/11

Pride and Prejudice, directed by Kyle Donnelly, South Coast Rep 9/11

Three Days of Rain, directed by David Emmes, South Coast Rep, 5/11

**Between Us Chickens by Sofia Alvarez, directed by Casey Stangl, South Coast Rep, 3/11

The Weir directed by Warner Shook, South Coast Rep, 3/11

In the Next Room or the vibrator play by Sarah Ruhl, directed by Casey Stangl, South Coast Rep, 11/11

**Wrinkle in Time by John Glore, directed by Shelley Butler, South Coast Rep, 1/10, (World premiere adaptation)

Crimes of the Heart directed by Warner Shook, South Coast Rep, 5/10

Angels in America, Theatre Out, 1/09

The Seagull, 11/06 Oregon Contemporary Theatre (Asst Director)

Sex Habits of American Women by Julie Marie Myatt, 5/06 Oregon Contemporary Theatre (Director)

Two Rooms by Lee Blessing, 5/05 Pocket Theatre (Director)

Copenhagen, Oregon Contemporary Theatre, 4/05 (Assistant Director/Dramaturg)


Other Developmental Dramaturgy (generally with a reading)

**American Fast by Kareem Fahmy, directed by Marti Lyons, Denver Center (New Play Summit), 2/22

**Hysteria by Jen Barclay,Arizona Theatre Company, 2/22

**Yellowstone by Jen Barclay, directed by Pesha Rudnik, Local Theatre / Launchpad (UCSB), 9/221

Rose (musical) by Sarah Wilson and Mike Ross (directed by me), Soulpepper (ongoing)

**A Distinct Society by Kareem Fahmy, directed by Giovanna Sardelli, TheatreWorks, 7/20

**A Distinct Society by Kareem Fahmy, directed by Giovanna Sardelli, Oregon Contemporary Theat, 5/20

Rose (musical) by Sarah Wilson and Mike Ross (directed by me), Soulpepper (ongoing)

**Dixon Road (musical) music and script by Fatuma Adar (directed by me), Musical Stage Company/Myseum, May 2021

**Bacchanal by Jen Barclay, directed by Jared Mezzochi, digital workshop, 10/20

**Bremen Town by Gregory Prest (director and dramaturg), Soulpepper, Toronto, 10/20

**A Distinct Society by Kareem Fahmy, directed by Giovanna Sardelli, Capital Rep, 8/20

**A Distinct Society by Kareem Fahmy, directed by Megan Sandberg-Zakian, Oregon Contemporary, 7/20

**Siesta Key by Jonathan Spector, directed by Becca Wolf, Bay Area Playwrights Festival, 7/19

Edward III translated from the Shakespeare by Octavio Solis, directed by Lilian Groag, Play On! Shakespeare (OSF) 6/19

**In the Time of the Volcano by Jen Silverman, directed by Jeremy Cohen, Playwrights Center Minneapolis, 10/17

**Welcome to the Murder House by Justin Lewis and Jacob Rajan, dir. Justin Lewis, Indian Ink in New Zealand, 1/16

**Over the Waves by Noah Haidle, directed by Marc Masterson, Perry-Mansfield New Works Festival, 6/13 

**The Hummingbirds by Elizabeth Frances, Kimnberly Norris Guerrero and Shyla Martin, Native Voices at the Autry, 6/12 (developmental workshop) and Los Angeles Theatre Center, 4/13

**Ameryka,by Critical Mass Ensemble led by Nancy Keystone as part of the Network of Ensemble Theatre's Microfest Los Angeles: New Play Development, 12/11 (developmental workshop)


NewSCRipts Reading Series at South Coast Rep: 

Welcome to the Murder House by Justin Lewis and Jacob Rajan (dir. Justin Lewis)

Continuity by Bess Wohl (dir. Jennifer Chambers)

A Doll’s House, Part 2 by Lucas Hnath (dir. Lucas Hnath)

A Patron of the Arts by Kate Cortesi (dir. Shelley Butler)

The Siegel by Michael Mitnick (dir. Casey Stangl)

The Prince of Atlantis by Steven Drukman (dir. Dámaso Rodriguez)

The Groundling by Marc Palmieri (dir. Shelley Butler)

Death of the Author by Steven Drukman (dir. David Emmes)

And Right Now by A. Rey Pamatmat (dir. Shelley Butler)

Liquidation Play by Sarah Burgess (dir. David Emmes, now titled Dry Powder)


Pacific Playwrights Festival Readings at South Coast Rep: 

Unlikeable Heroine by Melissa Ross (directed by Gaye Taylor Upchurch)

A Perfect Circle by ​​Noah Haidle (directed by Evan Cabnet)

Love and Contracts by ​​​Julia Doolittle (directed by ​Moritz von Stuelpnagel)

Anacostia Street Lions by Tearrance Arvelle Chisholm (​directed by ​​Michael John Garcés)

Future Thinking by Eliza Clark (dir. Lila Neugebauer)

Trudy and Max in Love (or that Forever Feeling) by Zoe Kazan (dir. Lila Neugebauer)

You are Here by Melissa Ross (dir. Matt Shakman)

The Prince of Atlantis by Steven Drukman (dir. Dámaso Rodriguez)