PROJECTS
2010
Actor
Juliet's Nurse
Romeo and Juliet
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Producer/Director/Designer
And Then There Were None
Here's a video excerpt. Sorry for the poor quality, almost no one took video footage but I found this that a cast members friend took.
Click here to watch!!
Producer/Director/Designer
Romeo and Juliet
I attempted to please all patrons with this production. I find a lot of comedy in Romeo and Juliet even though it is a tragedy. We put a modern spin on Shakespeare's classic, while using the original (beautiful) text.
Click here for the Romeo/Apothecary scene!!
Click here to see Romeo and Juliet's love scene!
Just a sample of my work, I currently have more in progress. To see more or discuss... >>
2012/2013
2013/2014
We went on an extensive two hour tour of this theatre and its inner workings. As a serious theatre enthusiast, this was one of the most amazing learning experiences.
Learning in Europe
Although I didn't direct anything in Europe, I felt the need to include this trip in my online portfolio. Being in Europe for two months taught me a lot about the theatre of Western and Central Europe, and ultimately helped me grow as a director. I had the opportunity to see many great plays and operas, and being immersed in the baroque period gave me a better understanding of theatre history, and the roots of today's theatre. I also think that having the opportunity not only makes me a more well rounded student, but a more well rounded director. This trip also instilled in me the dream to work abroad one day, and represent my country and Canadian universities all over the world!
2014
2014/2015
Producer/Director/Designer/Sound
Ophelia (short adapted scene from Hamlet)
This scene was an assignment for my Directing class at Dalhousie under instructor (Zuppa Theatre Artistic Director) Alex MacLean. It pays homage to the work of Jonathan Christenson of Catalyst Theatre in Alberta. I wanted to bring to light the issue of suicide, and I wanted to focus on Ophelia's mental strife. In the future, I would like to adapt a full play based on the life and mind of Ophelia from Hamlet. This scene is done in the expressionist style - one of my favourites (shout out to The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari)! I apologize for the poor video quality...this is the only footage I have, but it is from a rehearsal (I had quite a few notes) and the sound is a bit problematic. I am proud of this work, so I wanted to include it anyways so I can show off this work of creativity.
Directing a scene from Harold Pinter's Betrayal was one of my first directing projects in first year at Dalhousie. We had to write logs for each rehearsal.
Directing a scene from Harold Pinter's Betrayal was one of my first directing projects in first year at Dalhousie. We had to write logs for each rehearsal.
2011-2014
Writing Samples
Above is a paper I wrote on the motif of curtains in David Lynch's films. I wrote this for my film class called The Cinema of David Lynch.
Above is a paper I wrote comparing Federico Garcia Lorca's The Public and Samuel Beckett's Happy Days. I wrote it for my Modern Theatre class.
2014
Assistant Director
Fountain School of Performing Arts' The Birds
I assistant directed Aristophanes' (translation by Sean O'Brien) The Birds for my honours project in September-October 2014.n Directed by the master of comic timing, Dr. Jure Gantar, I learned a lot working on this show. We rehearsed from six until ten each weeknight, and from ten until six on Saturday. A lot of hard work was put in by everyone and it made for a sharp and hilarious show. I helped by cracking jokes that would later be added into the show, making directing notes, polishing stunts (this show involved gymnastic stunts), and choreographing the curtain call.
2015
Producer/Director/Designer/Sound/Light
Ophelia: Reboot
This is a rehearsal for the revisitation of a scene I adapted from Shakespeare's Hamlet. The goal was to showcase Ophelia's mental struggles that were not highlighted in the original play. These mental issues were likely ignored from the plot due to Ophelia's gender, judging by the treatment of mental disorders in women throughout history.I intended to make the scene more visceral for the audience by adding choreographed lighting and sound. I also handed out "pills" (tic tacs) to the audience before the choreographed technical aspects intended to depict her death by suicide began. This was supposed to make the audience feel as though the lighting and sound effects were a side effect of the pill they had just taken, thus scaring them and involving them that much more in the scene. The audience feedback I received proved that this tactic worked for most spectators.