Directing Resume (SDC)
DIRECTING: Regional
An Iliad by Lisa Peterson and Denis O’Hare, Jagriti Theatre, Bangalore, India
An Iliad by Lisa Peterson and Denis O’Hare, Jewel Theatre, Santa Cruz
CODED* by Kirsten Brandt, City Lights Theatre Company, San Jose
The Comedy of Errors, by William Shakespeare, Santa Cruz Shakespeare
Breaking the Code, by Hugh Whitemore , Jewel Theatre, Santa Cruz
Richard III, by William Shakespeare, African American Shakespeare Company, San Francisco
Stupid F*cking Bird, by Aaron Posner, City Lights Theatre Company, San Jose
The Book Club Play, by Karen Zacarías Jewel Theatre, Santa Cruz
A Midsummer Night’s Dream, by William Shakespeare, Utah Shakespeare Festival
Tokyo Fish Story, by Kimber Lee, TheatreWorks, Silicon Valley
My Manana Comes, by Elizabeth Irwin, Marin Theatre Company
Macbeth, by William Shakespeare, Santa Cruz Shakespeare
Romeo and Juliet , by William Shakespeare, Arizona Theatre Company
The Merry Wives of Windsor, by William Shakespeare, Santa Cruz Shakespeare
The Big Meal , by Dan LeFranc, San Jose Repertory Theatre
Next Fall, by Geoffrey Nauffts , San Jose Repertory Theatre
The Tragical History Of Doctor Faustus, by Christopher Marlowe , San Jose Repertory Theatre
A Doll’s House‡ , by Henrik Ibsen/new adaptation by Brandt& Harvey, The Old Globe Theatre, San Diego
Zoot Suit, by Luis Valdez, San Diego Repertory Theatre
This, by Melissa James Gibson, North Coast Repertory Theatre, Solana Beach CA
Legacy of Light*, by Karen Zacarías, San Jose Repertory Theatre
La Ronde, by Arthur Schnitzler, Shakespeare Santa Cruz
Little Women‡ by Jacqueline Goldfinger, North Coast Repertory Theatre, Solana Beach CA
Groundswell*, by Ian Bruce, San Jose Repertory Theatre
Splitting Infinity* by Jamie Pachino , San Jose Repertory Theatre
Third*, by Wendy Wasserstein, TheatreWorks, Silicon Valley
This Wonderful Life*, by Steve Murray, San Jose Repertory Theatre
The Tempest , by William Shakespeare , Shakespeare Santa Cruz
Rabbit Hole*, by David Lindsay-Abaire, San Jose Repertory Theatre
Hold, Please*, by Annie Weisman, The Old Globe Theatre, San Diego
Christmas on Mars, by Harry Kondoleon, The Old Globe Theatre, San Diego
A Christmas Carol (1941 concept) ‡ , DW Jacobs, adaptation, San Diego Repertory Theatre
The Bird and the Waterfall ‡ , by Kirsten Nash, Show N’ Tale productions, Vancouver, B.C., Canada
Lobby Hero*, by Kenneth Lonergan, The Old Globe Theatre, San Diego
The Intelligent Design of Jenny Chow*, by Rolin Jones, The Old Globe Theatre, San Diego
Brave Smiles, Another Lesbian Tragedy , by The Five Lesbian Brothers, Diversionary Theatre, San Diego
The Laramie Project, by Moises Kaufman, Sierra Repertory Theatre
The Burning Deck ‡, by Sarah Schulman, La Jolla Playhouse
Deporting the Divas, by Guillermo Reyes, Diversionary Theatre, San Diego
The Frankenstein Project by Kirsten Brandt, NET Conference, San Francisco
DIRECTING: Sledgehammer Theatre (Artistic Director 1998-2005)
The Frankenstein Project (Version 2.0) ‡, by Kirsten Brandt
When the World Was Green, by Sam Shepard and Joe Chaikin
A Dream Play, by August Strindberg, translated by Anne-Charlotte Harvey
Macbeth, by William Shakespeare
NU, Part I & III‡, (conceived & directed)
Phaedra in Delirium*, by Susan Yankowitz, co-directed with David Tierney
Medea, Queen of Colchester ‡ , by Marianne McDonald, co-directed with David Tierney
A Knife in the Heart *,by Susan Yankowitz
The Universal Monster Show‡ by Tim West & David Lee Cuthbert
Richard III , by William Shakespeare
The Devil’s River*‡, (conceived & directed)
Alice in Modernland‡,, by libretto & music by Kirsten Nash
Furious Blood‡, by Kelly Stuart
The Frankenstein Project ‡, by Kirsten Brandt
Sweet Charity, by Bob Fosse, Neil Simon, Dorthoy Fields/choreography by Gina Angelique
Demonology, by Kelly Stuart.
* denotes west coast premiere ‡ denotes world premiere
DIRECTING: Academic/University (Guest Artist)
The Artificial Woman, a new musical Book by Amy Gerstler and Steve Gunderson, lyrics by Amy Gerstler,music by Steve Gunderson, University of California, Santa Cruz
Marisol by Jose Rivera, San Jose State University
The Frankenstein Project by Kirsten Brandt, University of California, Santa Cruz
Urinetown, The Musical music by Mark Hollman, lyrics by Hollman and Greg Kotis, San Jose State University
Twelfth Night by William Shakespeare, American Conservatory theater, MFA program Will on Wheels (tour)
Picasso at the Lapin Agile by Steve Martin, San Jose State University
The Trojan Women by Euripides a new version by Brendan Kennelly, University of California, Davis
A Dream Play by August Strindberg, University of California,Santa Cruz
Wuthering Heights by Emily Bronte adapted by Kirsten Brandt, workshop production, San Jose State University
Machinal by Sophie Treadwell, University of California, Santa Cruz
The Thinning Veil by Kirsten Brandt, University of California, Santa Cruz (telematic production)
The Good Person of Sezuan by Bertolt Brecht, music by Ruff Yeager, University of California, Santa Cruz
Lilith libretto by Allan Havis, music by Anthony Davis, University of California, San Diego Music Depart. workshop performance
Noisemaker by Bill Canning, University of California, San Diego New Play Showcase
DIRECTING: Staged Readings and Workshops
Theatres: Vox Nova Theatre, Mo’olelo Theatre, New Dramatists, Strasburg Studio, New Fortune Theatre, ASK Theatre Projects, SF Playhouse, Santa Cruz Shakespeare, TheatreWorks
Plays by: Kimber Lee, Minita Gandhi, Lisa D'Amour, Susan Yankowitz, and Kelly Stuart