The Kirbys come to dinner. You Can’t Take It with You, Hofstra University, 2024. Photo by Trent Campbell.

“The fireworks! The fireworks!”. (L-R: Grant Tridone, Dylan Morin, Jackson Parker, Adam Schwartz.) You Can’t Take It with You, Hofstra University, 2024. Photo by Trent Campbell.

Kolenkhova will not go quietly. (L-R: Caitlyn Alico Beckwith, Jackson Parker, Theo Smith.) You Can’t Take It with You, Hofstra University, 2024. Photo by Trent Campbell.

The Dying Swan. (L-R: Grant Tridone, Neldi Gilot.) You Can’t Take It with You, Hofstra University, 2024. Photo by Trent Campbell.

“Darling, you’re such a fool!” (L-R: Ameya Kothandaraman, Lucca Lofaro.) You Can’t Take It with You, Hofstra University, 2024. Photo by Trent Campbell.

“Department of Justice!” You Can’t Take It with You, Hofstra University, 2024. Photo by Trent Campbell.

“Let me creep in here!” (L-R: Chloe Selznick, Dylan Morin, Katie King.) The Merry Wives of Windsor, Hofstra University, 2023. Photo by Trent Campbell.

“Here’s the twin-brother of your letter..” (L-R: Chloe Selznick, Katie King.) The Merry Wives of Windsor, Hofstra University, 2023. Photo by Trent Campbell.

Nym (Jessica Wimmenauer), Pistol (Annie Holstein), and Bardoph (Ryan Pereira). The Merry Wives of Windsor, Hofstra University, 2023. Photo by Trent Campbell.

“Divide me like a brib’d buck: each a haunch.” (L-R: Chloe Selznick, Dylan Morin, Katie King.) The Merry Wives of Windsor, Hofstra University, 2023. Photo by Trent Campbell.

The Faerie Queen. (Em Renison.) The Merry Wives of Windsor, Hofstra University, 2023. Photo by Trent Campbell.

“You moonshine revellers and shades of night!” The Merry Wives of Windsor, Hofstra University, 2023. Photo by Trent Campbell.

Shipwreck. (Chrissy Rose.) Twelfth Night, Four Words Theatre Co., 2017. Photo by Mia Isabella Aguirre.

"Good night, Penthesilea!" (Nick Shea.) Twelfth Night, Four Words Theatre Co., 2017. Photo by Mia Isabella Aguirre.

"Shall this fellow live?" (Clockwise from top: Nick Shea, Caroline Rosenblum, Nico Kiefer, Ethan Nguyen.) Twelfth Night, Four Words Theatre Co., 2017. Photo by Mia Isabella Aguirre.

"To bed, lady?" (L-R: Nico Kiefer, Alice Renier.) Twelfth Night, Four Words Theatre Co., 2017. Photo by Mia Isabella Aguirre.

"I am not mad!" (L-R: Nico Kiefer, Brynne McManimie.) Twelfth Night, Four Words Theatre Co., 2017. Photo by Mia Isabella Aguirre.

"Thrice welcome, drowned Viola." (L-R: Brendan Sokler, Chrissy Rose.) Twelfth Night, Four Words Theatre Co., 2017. Photo by Mia Isabella Aguirre.

"It is the cause, it is the cause, my soul." (L-R: Marcel Spears, Alice Renier.) The Tragedy of Othello, the Moor of Venice, Schapiro Theater, 2014. Photo by Amy Sims.

"...but here's my husband." (L-R: Matthew Whitfield, Kevin Sims, Marcel Spears, Alice Renier, Jak Watson.) The Tragedy of Othello, the Moor of Venice, Schapiro Theater, 2014. Photo by Amy Sims.

"What wound did ever heal but by degrees?" (L-R: Patrick T. Horn, Jak Watson.) The Tragedy of Othello, the Moor of Venice, Schapiro Theater, 2014. Photo by Amy Sims.

"Every man put himself into triumph!" (Kevin Sims) The Tragedy of Othello, the Moor of Venice, Schapiro Theater, 2014. Photo by Amy Sims.

"When stars twire not thou gild'st the even." (Alexandra Rose) The Tragedy of Othello, the Moor of Venice, Schapiro Theater, 2014. Photo by Amy Sims.

"Dost thou perceive the gastness of her eye?" (L-R: Eric Larson, Jak Watson, Kate Downey.) The Tragedy of Othello, the Moor of Venice, Schapiro Theater, 2014. Photo by Amy Sims.

"Look on the tragic loading of this bed." (Jak Watson) The Tragedy of Othello, the Moor of Venice, Schapiro Theater, 2014. Photo by Amy Sims.

George (Adam Weppler) shoots Kanye the Horse (Evelyn Spahr and Hannah Wolff)...and his son (Charlie Wright). Wasps by Dianne Nora, Columbia Unviersity, 2013.

George (Adam Weppler) can't stop the ruckus. Wasps by Dianne Nora, Columbia University, 2013

The swarm. Wasps by Dianne Nora, Columbia University, 2013. Choreography by Nancy C. Cantine.

Citizen Worth. Wasps by Dianne Nora, Columbia University, 2013.

"You've made me so happy. I'm so happy." The Ballet of the Unhatched Chicks by Matthew Minnicino, No Boundaries Festival at Schapiro Theater, 2013. Photo by Joe Li.

Romeo (Luke Doyle) and Benvolio (Kelly Auld). Romeo & Juliet, The Un-Common Theatre Company, 2010. Photo by Elizabeth Shear.

"In shape no bigger than an agate stone..." Romeo & Juliet, The Un-Common Theatre Company, 2010. Photo by Elizabeth Shear.

"How can I turn back when my heart is here?" Romeo & Juliet, The Un-Common Theatre Company, 2010. Photo by Elizabeth Shear.

The Nurse (Shannon Ballou) consoles Juliet (Meg Lowey). Romeo & Juliet, The Un-Common Theatre Company, 2010. Photo by Elizabeth Shear.

"I must be gone and live or stay and die." Romeo & Juliet, The Un-Common Theatre Company, 2010. Photo by Elizabeth Shear.

Romeo & Juliet. The Un-Common Theatre Company, 2010. Photo by Elizabeth Shear.

Directing

You Can’t Take It with You By George S. Kaufman and Moss Hart

Hofstra University, March 2024

Assistant Directed by Caroline Kanevski

Stage Management by Megan Sophie

Scenic and Projection Design by Maya A. Pierce

Costume Design by Meredith Van Scoy

Lighting Design by Spencer Giles

Sound Design by Brian Hetland

Props by Megan Croom

Featuring: Quinn Andrews, Sydney Barnas, Caitlyn Alico Beckwith, Sky Buchan, Adonai Fletcher-Jones, Neldi Gilot, Ameya Kothandaraman, Magnolia Kunselman, Lucca Lofaro, Phoebe Martin, Dylan Morin, Jackson Parker, Alexandra Perlman, Nicholas Profito, Raja, Adam Schwartz, Theo Smith, Grant Tridone, Caelan Yale,

The Merry Wives of Windsor By William Shakespeare

75th Annual Hofstra University Shakespeare Festival, October 2023

Assistant Directed by Portia Strautman

Stage Management by Beth Austin

Scenic and Costume Design by David Henderson

Scenic Painting by Megan Croom

Lighting and Sound Design by Rych Curtiss

Dramaturgy by Brie Hall and Iska Alter

Choreography by Alexandra Perlman

Intimacy Direction by Crista Marie Jackson

Fight Choreography by Travis S. Youssef

Featuring: Laney Bodamer, Terrence Concannon, Chris Custer, Aaron Gutterman, Jeremy Hardy, Christian Harris, Leonardo Gomez, Andrew Heitmann, Annie Holstein, Katie King, Jay Learson, Ellie Mason, Alexa McRedmond, Dylan Morin, Meredith Muirhead, Ryan Pereira, Em Renison, Chloe Selznick, Grant Tridone, Kirsten Wheeler, and Jessica Wimmenauer

Twelfth Night, or What you Will By William Shakespeare

Four Words Theatre Company, July 2017

Stage Management by Danielle Thomsen

Lighting and Scenic Design by Peter Romano

Original Music by Alice Renier

Dramaturgy by Ida Victoria Biering

Featuring: Andrew Barrett, Ian Blom, Steven Fazzolari, Sarah Good, Nico Kiefer, Brynne McManimie, Ethan Nguyen, Sam Parrott, Dave Register, Alice Renier, Peter Romano, Chrissy Rose, Caroline Rosenblum, Nick Shea, and Brendan Sokler.

The Tragedy of Othello, the Moor of Venice by William Shakespeare

Schapiro Theater at Columbia University, August 2014

Stage Management by Rafaella F. Rossi

Lighting Design by Patrick T. Horn

Costume Design by Alexandra Rose

Original Vocal Music by Alice Renier

Original Instrumental Music by Eric Larson and Nick Shea

Featuring: Kate Downey, James Fouhey, Patrick T. Horn, Eric Larson, Alice Renier, Alexandra Rose, Nick Shea, Kevin Sims, Marcel Spears, Jak Watson, and Matthew Whitfield.

Wasps by Dianne Nora

Columbia STAGES, October 2013 (World Premiere)

Produced by Aaron Simms

Stage Management by Rafaella F. Rossi

Lighting Design by Ian Edward Smith

Sound Design by Anna Libbie Grossman

Costume Design by Allegra Deneroff

Dramaturgy by Stephen Christensen

Choreography by Nancy C. Cantine

Featuring: Lillith Fallon, Tabia Lau, Matt Minnicino, Bethany McNamara, Tony Mowatt, Evelyn Spahr, Marcel Spears, Dante Wadley, Adam Weppler, Hannah Wolff, Charlie Wright

"Wasps" is a comedy that uses elements of the absurd to satirize the contemporary American media and political scene. Specifically, it's about a man, George Worth, and his hyper-dysfunctional family. George is branded as the ideal, all-American candidate when he's chosen as a Democratic nominee for US Senator. As George and his family come under greater media scrutiny, he becomes obsessed with the idea that his family home has been infested with wasps. Following George's failures and successes, Wasps takes an irreverent look at the role of media and democracy in the Age of Terror. -- Dianne Nora

The Ballet of the Unhatched Chicks by Matthew Minnicino

No Boundaries Festival, Schapiro Theater at Columbia University, January 2013

Produced by Aaron Simms

Featuring: Nick Chris and Alexandra Pucci

The Threepenny Opera by Bertolt Brecht (Book & Lyrics) and Kurt Weill (Music)

Masquerade Musical Theatre Co., November 2010

Musical Direction by Mark Sanderlin

Lighting Design by Bryan Chess

Scenic Design by Lee Moore

Costume Design by Samantha Newby

Featuring: John Ball, Colgan McNeil, Christina Andretta, Corinne Mestemacher, Sean Kelly, Allie Rightmeyer, Amelia Kreski, Bailey Luthi, Cody Derricks, Alan Stentiford, Marina DeYoe, Dani Elizabeth Letsche, Lizzie Parot, Chris Balestriere, Morgan Smith, David Murray, Mary St. Angelo, Paolo Perez, and Kara Cohen

Romeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare

The Un-Common Theatre Co., June 2010

Lighting and Scenic Design by Mike Texeira

Costume Design by Laura Duell

Choreography by Christina Kelly

Featuring: Francis Charles Sheehan, Luke Doyle, Paul Robinson, Liz Hunt, Kelly Auld, Ashley Goverman, Aaron Gosch, Meg Lowey, Graham Duff, Madeline Phillips, John Ball, Shannon Ballou, Ethan Blank, Sam Smith, Nick Chris, and Kwaku Acheampong.

The Real Inspector Hound by Tom Stoppard

Hofstra University Department of Drama and Dance, April 2010

Costume Design by Laura Duell

Lighting Design by Connor van Ness

Foley by Tyler Pardini

Featuring: John Ball, Laura Duell, Andrew Harrington, Ian Poake, Noah Redfield, Alexandra Rose, Mary St. Angelo, Christian Titus, and Chris Wentworth.