THEATRE
For access to my works as a playwright, please visit my New Play Exchange page!
In 2024, my short play "Babble" was produced by Gather by the Ghostlight and Le Chat Noir as a part of the inaugural Off Broad Street Short Play Festival. You can purchase the play and the others selected HERE.
As a high school Theatre Teacher, I directed four one-act plays, two full length plays, two full length musicals, countless revues and showcases, as well as producing student-directed works.
I prioritized student empowerment, allowing them to feel ownership of the art, emphasizing the collaborative nature of this wonderful artform.
A Wrinkle in Time
25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee
25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee
The Trojan Women
The Trojan Women
The Trojan Women
The Birthday Party Penalty Box
Crafting a Killer
Crafting a Killer
Crafting a Killer
The Importance of Being Earnest
The Importance of Being Earnest
In Fall of 2019, I directed the world premiere of Abraham Johnson's play Rootless, through the production group The Thalian Blackfriars.
Photos from Rootless taken by Alys Barrow
I worked with much younger writers when I directed for the Young Playwrights' Theatre's "All the World's a Stage" Summer Enrichment Program. I directed several elementary students in a play written by the students under the guidance of another teaching artist, which culminated in a performance at Spooky Action Theatre.
Photos Taken from the Young Playwrights' Theatre Facebook page
My largest directorial project to date was the musical Company, produced through Next Act. In addition to these individual projects, I assistant directed the play Niagara Falls at Aurora Theatre & UGA Theatre under George Contini and a staged reading of Anna Ouyang Moench play "Mothers" at the Kennedy Center MFA Playwrights' Workshop under Lyndsay Burch.
Photos from Company taken by Alys Barrow
One of my favorite writing experiences has been NIGHT OF THE LIVING GRADUATE!, which was produced site-specifically by EXPLODE, an University of Georgia student group. The threat of graduation looms large for these four college students who face off with a specter while they're trapped (with the audience) in a shoddily decorated haunted garage.
Night of the Living Graduate! directed and photos by Anthony Gagliardi
My first experience with produced writing came when I directed a short play I wrote, "from now on," at Davidson Fine Arts.
from now on, written and directed by Zachary Pareizs; Photos by Lyndy Lambert
