directing, devising, dramatugy

As a director, I focus on nuanced and complex character work, playing with intimacy and alienation between the performers and the audience, tension and proximity in intimate spaces, and using a collaborative design process. I always love an abstract, surreal, or absurd twist to a piece, and I love to work with surprising, experimental, and/or lyrical language. I am passionate about making work by and for trans, queer, and disabled people and interrogates capitalism and the status quo. I dive deeply into texts to figure out what they need to be most vivid and resonant, and my process is guided by my background in both performance and literature. I hope to be a guide who facilitates the team's process of discovery.  

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I am currently devising work that explore intimacy/the lack of it and intends to viscerally disrupt or inspire the intimacy between the performers and the audience. So far, I've focused on how bodies create sound and how sound can infect the bodies of the audience. I'm really interested in sound as affect theory, kinesthetic empathy, and how sound relates to our bodies as producers of it and listeners. 

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In my dramaturgy practice, I use my academic background and experience in production to create in depth research and analysis of the themes of the play and facilitate discussions with the directorial team and the cast. I'm especially experienced in Queer Studies and Trans Studies, queer and trans history, queer and trans art forms, and the study of Greek tragedy, reception, and performance studies. I research references and influences on the text, but I also love theory, and enjoy exploring how theoretical ideas can shine a light on the work and on our work as artists.