DIRECTING PROJECTS
Mr. Burns: A Post Electric Play
Director
Mr. Burns tells the story of a group of survivors recalling and retelling "Cape Feare", an episode of the TV show The Simpsons, shortly after a global catastrophe, then examines the way the story has changed seven years after that, and finally, 75 years later.
Everybody
Assistant Director
This modern riff on the fifteenth-century morality play Everyman follows Everybody (chosen from amongst the cast by lottery at each performance) as they journey through life’s greatest mystery—the meaning of living.
Layla: A Car Play
Devised by Layla Bahmanziari and Melissa Elkouz
Each place you go is soaked in memories. Yours, your friends’, strangers’. Every place you go is important to someone. In Layla: A Car Play, we journey through the life of Layla. At its core, this play is about how places and moments shape your life.
Church and State
Director
Three days before his bid for re-election in North Carolina, a Republican U.S. senator makes an off-the-cuff comment to a blogger that calls into question his belief in God. As his devoutly Christian wife and liberal Jewish campaign manager try to contain the damage, this look at how religion, guns, and social media influence our political system is simultaneously funny, heartbreaking, and uplifting.
How I Learned to Drive
Assistant Director
The story follows the strained, sexual relationship between Li'l Bit and her aunt's husband, Uncle Peck, from her pre-adolescence through her teenage years into college and beyond. Using the metaphor of driving