• Dramaturgy

    Some of my favorite projects as a production dramaturg, and especially as a developmental dramaturg on new plays and musicals.

    by William Shakespeare

    directed by Carl Cofield

    NYU Skirball, Classical Theatre of Harlem, Yale Repertory Theatre

    co-dramaturg, Patrick Young

    2019-2023

     

    Dramaturgy Website

     

    Program

     

    Study Guide

    Research Dramaturg

    to Nambi E. Kelley

    2021

    Dramaturgy Project Assistant

    to Erika Dickerson-Despenza

    New Dramatists

    2021

    by Genne Murphy

    directed by Shadi Ghaheri

    Yale School of Drama

    Carlotta Festival of New Plays

    2018

     

    Program

    by Stephen Sondheim & James Lapine

    directed by Rory Pelsue

    Yale School of Drama

    Director's Thesis Production

    2018

     

    Program

    by Nambi E. Kelley

    directed by Seret Scott

    Yale Repertory Theatre

    2017

     

    Dramaturgy Website

     

    My Video Interview of Playwright Nambi E. Kelley

     

    Program

     

    Study Guide

    by Alex Lubischer

    directed by Jecamiah Ybañez

    Yale School of Drama

    New Play Laboratory

    2017

     

    Dramaturgy Website

    by Sheldon Harnick & Jerry Bock

    directed by Rory Pelsue

    Yale Cabaret

    2017

     

    Dramaturgy Website

    by Majkin Holmquist & Alex Lubischer

    directed by Aneesha Kudtarkar

    Yale Cabaret

    2017

    by Sarah B. Mantell

    directed by Rachel Carpman

    Yale Cabaret

    2016

    by Ken Urban

    directed by M. Bevin O'Gara

    Huntington Theatre Company

    Summer Workshop

    2015

     

    created & directed by Scott Ray Merchant & Will Bishop

    First Floor Theater

    2014

    by Naomi Iizuka

    directed by Hutch Pimentel

    First Floor Theater

    2013

  • Literary Management

    & Institutional Dramaturgy

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    Yale Repertory Theatre

    Artistic Fellow, 2019-2022

    • Managed script submissions and coverage.
    • Produced community and education programming.
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    Literary Assistant, 2015-2016

    • Facilitated and evaluated submissions for the National Playwrights and National Music Theater Conferences, with a record-breaking 1450 and 285 submissions, respectively!
    • Spent the summer developing new plays and musicals by the sea, serving as script supervisor for The Burdens by Matt Schatz & The Museum of Broken Relationships by Daniel Green & David H. Bell. 
    • Mentored writers aged 13-17 through script development, rehearsal, and production of their plays in the Young Playwrights Festival.
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    Literary Apprentice, 2014-2015

    • Contributed research and writing as assistant dramaturg on all productions.
    • Supported productions and workshops of new plays by A. Rey Pamatmat; Ronan Noone; Melinda Lopez; Craig Lucas; Walt McGough; Mike Lew; and Huntington Playwriting Fellows Sam Marks, John J. King, Nina Louise Morrison, and Mia Chung.
    • Participated in season selection and programming.
    • Moderated regular post-show audience conversations and curated and hosted guest speakers, like this series for The Colored Museum.
    • Planned 35 Below parties to engage young adult audiences...including making extremely important photo booth props like the Maggie Smith masks in progress, pictured.
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    Company Member & Dramaturg, 2012-2014

    • Built the dramaturgy-driven approach of the Chicago Reader’s Best New Theater of 2013.
    • Dramaturged productions including the first annual LitFest, an evening of new short plays inspired by the Brothers Grimm.
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    Reading & Coverage

    Freelance, 2014-present

    • I've written stage and screen script coverage for the Public Theater, Somerled Arts, The Writers Lab, and the Eugene O'Neill Theater Center - Artistic Council, among others.