I am drawn to directing as the practice of shaping a clear shared vision, then allowing each artist’s perspective to deepen and expand the world of the story.
I am drawn to directing because it allows me to uncover the fundamental essence of a story and express it through every element of production. I love building a shared world that is precise enough to give actors and designers freedom within it, while bringing lighting, sound, set, costume, and performance into conversation around a unified point of view.
For me, directing is deeply collaborative: the vision becomes richer as each artist contributes their own perspective to the same central idea.
Theatre and screen process: concept, rehearsal, staging, design, and the frames that emerge from collaboration.
Oregon State Theatre Department
In Nightfall with Edgar Allan Poe, I approached the production through the image of spilled ink, keeping Edgar onstage as though he were writing the stories into existence. The minimalist set, ink-streaked cubes, and distinct lighting worlds for each tale all grew from that concept, helping clarify the relationship between Poe and the stories unfolding around him.
Oregon State Theatre Department
A one-act production developed through ensemble staging, heightened character work, and a deliberately spare theatrical world.
Short-film set
These monitor photographs offer a small behind-the-scenes glimpse of screen direction: watching performance, composition, and continuity take shape inside the frame.