Directing History | Artistic Leadership | Education | Teaching Experience | Other | References (updated Sep 2011) Full Production Credits East of the Sun West of the Moon, Director, play by Tina Howe, with original songs composed by Neil McFadden, produced by and performed at Imagination Stage, Bethesda, MD, December 2011. Suor Angelica/La Voix Humaine, Stage Director, operas composed by Giacomo Puccini and Francis Poulenc (respectively). Conducted by Joel Borrelli and produced by the Benjamin T. Rome School of Music at The Catholic University of America Washington, DC, November 2011. When the Stars Go Out, Director, Devised play conceived by The Bright Alchemy Theatre Company with script by Stephen Spotswood. Workshopped as a part of the Kennedy Center Page to Stage Festival amd subsequently presented under a money and space grant from the Cultural Development Corporation. Presented in the Mead Theatre Lab at Flashpoint in Downton Washington DC, 2011. F@#king Up Everything, Director, Regional Premiere of a New Musical by Eric Davis and Sam Foreman. Co-produced by Off the Leash Productions in NYC and The New Musical Foundation in Washington DC and performed at The Woolly Mammoth Theatre in Washington DC, 2011. In the Beginning, Director, play with through-composed score conceived and written by Marizelda S. Eggertsson with underscoring and Saxophone solos composed by Italian composer Armando Ghidoni. Movement based work featuring classic French pantomime and Lecoq techniques. Production work-shopped at The Catholic University of America in Washington DC in 2011, with touring locations to include the East Coast and Europe. The Magic Flute, Stage Director, opera composed by W.A. Mozart, conducted by David Searle, produced by the Benjamin T. Rome School of Music at The Catholic University of America Washington, DC, 2011. The Last Five Years, Director, musical by Jason Robert Brown with musical direction by Jeffry Newberger, produced by Limelight Theatre in co-production with 1st Stage in Tyson’s Corner, Virginia, 2010. Tango!Tango!, Stage Director, opera composed by Robert Rodriguez and conducted by John Edward Niles; produced by Opera Theatre of Northern Virginia, and performed at the Rosslyn Spectrum Theater in Arlington, VA 2010. In Good King Charles's Golden Days, (Guest)Director, play written by George Bernard Shaw, and produced by The drama department at The Catholic University of America, Washington DC, in association with the International Shaw Society, presented in the Hartke mainstage theatre, 2009. Magnum Opus, Director, world premiere opera composed and music directed by Michael Oberhauser, work shopped at The Benjamin T. Rome School of Music at The Catholic University of America and premiered as a part of the Capital Fringe Festival, with an additional performance at the Kennedy Center Page to Stage Festival, Washington DC, 2009. Ubu Uphill, (Ubu Sur La Butte), Director, adapted by Alfred Jarry from his play Ubu Roi, actors trained and directed under the the Viewpoints movement method, Produced by Journeymen Theatre at the Church St. Theatre, Washington DC, 2009. Closer Than Ever, Director, musical by Maltby & Shire with musical direction by Ben Bernstein and Choreography by Katherine Frattini, produced by Limelight Theatre in the Kreeger Theatre at The Rockville Jewish Community Center, Rockville MD, 2009. The Serpent Woman, Director, play written by Carlo Gozzi with choreography and Commedia Dell’Arte movement by Dodi Disanto, The drama department at The Catholic University of America, Washington DC, 2008. Dido and Aeneas, Director, opera composed by Henry Purcell, conducted by Spencer Blank, produced by Opera Alterna, Washington DC, 2008. The Frogs, Director, Co-adaptation of Aristophanes play, Frogs, with Stephen Lewis featuring original lyrics and music for the chorus by Michael Oberhauser, The drama department at The Catholic University of America, Washington DC, 2007. Dance for Her, Director, world premiere play written by Jonathon Josephson for the new playwright series produced by the Pasadena Playhouse 2nd Stage, Pasadena, CA 2006. After Hours in the Whale Room, Director, world premiere play written by Jonathon Josephson, Dana Point Theatre Company, Dana Point CA, 2006. The Beautiful Bedside Goodbye, Director, world premiere play written by Samantha Peter for The Young Playwrights Festival and chosen for production by The Ensemble Theatre Company, Santa Barbara, CA, 2004. Eleemosynary, Director/Producer, play written by Lee Blessing featuring original film footage directed by Tim Stout integrated into the production, Boo Box Productions, Santa Barbara CA, 2003. Antigone, Director, play written by Sophocles, Dos Pueblos High School funded by a grant from the Arts Bridge Scholar program, Charger Theatre, Santa Barbara, CA, 2003 Life Under Water, Director, play written by Richard Greenberg, University of California, Santa Barbara, CA, 2003. Anything Goes, Director, musical with music and lyrics by Cole Porter, Dos Pueblos High School funded by a grant from the Arts Bridge Scholar program, Charger Theatre, Santa Barbara, CA, 2002. With Eyes as Beautiful as Yours, Director, world premiere play written by Erick Baldwin for the Site Pacific Theatre Festival, site specific piece taking place on the rooftop of a twenty story building, Santa Barbara, CA, 2002. 42nd Street, Director, musical, with a book by Michael Stewart and Mark Bramble, lyrics by Al Dubin, and music by Harry Warren, musical served as final project for undergraduate thesis, The University of California, Santa Barbara, Ca 2001. Three Sisters, Director, play written by Anton Chekhov, University of California, Santa Barbara CA, 2001. The Tempest, Director, play written by William Shakespeare, University of California, Santa Barbara, CA, 2001.
The Winters Tale, Assistant Director, play by William Shakespeare, Directed by Blake Robison, Folger Shakespeare Theatre, Washington DC, January 2009. Carmen, Assistant Director/ Dialogue Coach, opera composed by Georges Bizet, Directed by David Grindle for The Summer Opera Theatre Company, Washington DC, July 2008. Carmen, Assistant Director, play adapted and directed by Paata Tsikurishvili, based on the novella by Prosper Mérimée as a movement based production, Synetic Theatre, Washington DC, 2008. Little Women, Assistant Director, opera by Mark Adamo, Directed by David Grindle for The Summer Opera Theatre Company, Washington DC, 2007. Coriolanus, Assistant Director, play written by William Shakespeare directed by Mark Rucker, featuring dramaturgy and text cycles by Dakin Mathews, Antaeus Classical Theatre Ensemble, North Hollywood, CA, 2006. A Chorus of Disapproval, Assistant Director, play written by Alan Ayckbourn, directed by Barry Phillips at The Odyssey Theatre Ensemble, Westwood CA, 2006.
We Tiresias, Director, play written by Stephen Spotswood, performed as a staged reading in the Page to Stage Festival at The Kennedy Center, Washington DC, 2009. Esther, Stage Director, world premeir opera composed by John Diomede, Benjamin T. Rome School of Music, Washington DC, 2009. The King of Golden Mountain, Director, new play written by Earl Fowler, staged reading performed at The Parks Center, Washington DC, 2008. Mozart and the Gray Steward & Brother Fire, Stage Director, operas by Dr. Andrew Simpson and Michael Oberhauser (respectively), composed based on works by Thornton Wilder for the president’s festival at the Benjamin T. Rome School of Music, Washington DC, 2008. Buttonwillow, Director, world premiere play written by Erik Ehn and performed in conjunction with a workshop on staging impossible theatre, The Catholic University of America, Washington DC, 2007. Deforestation and its Effects on Wood Nymphs, Director, play written by Stephen Lewis based on the characters of Ariel and Puck from Shakespeare’s The Tempest and Midsummer for the Page to Stage festival at the Kennedy Center in the Millennium Theatre, Washington DC, 2007. Walking Shadows, Director, staged reading written by Rachel Kempf based on Macbeth by William Shakespeare, Staged reading at The Catholic University of America, 2007. I Become a Guitar, Director, play written by Francesca Sanders, staged reading at the LA Theatre Center, Loa Angeles, CA, 2006.
Artistic Leadership Opera Alterna, Washington DC Corporate Production Manager, Los Angeles and Washington DC, 2000 to 2007 Geffen Playhouse (LORT B), Los Angeles, CA Santa Barbara Zoo, Santa Barbara, CA
Education
Selected Teaching Experience (complete teaching resume available upon request) Jay has been teaching theatre and coaching actors in varying capacities for over ten years. He has worked on both coasts and internationally as a guest artist/lecturer teaching the disciplines of directing, acting, and theatre history. Faculty Appointments: The Catholic University of America: Dept. of Drama The University of California, Santa Barbara, CA Shekinah Bible College, General Santos City, Philippines Universidad Autonoma de Baja California-Tijuana, Mexico Ramkhamhaeng University, Bangkok Thailand Non-Academia & Residencies: Geffen Playhouse, Los Angeles CA Lynette Sheldon Actors Studio, Los Angeles, CA Devereux Foundation, Goleta CA Santa Barbara Zoo, Santa Barbara CA Dos Pueblos High School Workshops
Professional Affiliations- Film direction- Grants and Awards-
References: Beth Emelson, , Assistant Artistic Producer of Folger Theatre, Washington DC
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