Directing History | Artistic Leadership | Education | Teaching Experience | Other | References Click HERE for brief printable resume Selected Directing History In Good King Charles's Golden Days, (Guest)Director, play written by George Bernard Shaw, and produced by The Catholic University of America, Washington DC, in association with the International Shaw Society, presented in the Hartke mainstage theatre, October 2009. Magnum Opus, Director, World Premier opera composed by Michael Oberhauser, workshopped at The Benjamin T. Rome School of Music at The Catholic University of America in Feb 2009 and premeired as a part of the Capital Fringe Fesival 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 , innagural production by Limelight Theatre in the Kreeger Theatre at The Rockville Jewish Community Center, Rockville MD, 2009. Esther, Director, Wolrd Premeir opera composed by John Diomede, Benjamin T. Rome School of Music, Washington DC, March 2009. Magnum Opus, Director, World Premier opera composed by Michael Oberhauser, Benjamin T. Rome School of Music, Washington DC, February 2009. The Serpent Woman, Director, play written by Carlo Gozzi, The Catholic University of America, Washington DC, October 2008. Dido and Aeneas, Director, opera composed by Henry Purcell, Opera Alterna, Washington DC, 2008. Mozart and the Gray Steward & Brother Fire, 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. The Frogs, Director, Co-adaptation of Aristophanes play, Frogs, with Stephen Lewis featuring original lyrics and music for the chorus by Michael Oberhauser, The Catholic University of America, Washington DC, 2007. 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 premeire 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. With Eyes as Beautiful as Yours, Director, world premeire 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. Zeno’s World, Director, world premeire play written by Brandon Buck for The Young Playwrights Festival and chosen for production by The Ensemble Theatre Company, Santa Barbara, CA, 2002. Three Sisters, Director, play written by Anton Chekhov, University of California, Santa Barbara CA, 2001. The Actor’s Nightmare, Director, play written by Christopher Durang, University of California, Santa Barbara CA, 2001. The Tempest, Director, play written by William Shakespeare, University of California, Santa Barbara, CA, 2000. The Pot Boiler, Director, play written by Alice Gerstenberg, University of California, Santa Barbara CA, 2000. Duet for Dog and Bear, Director, play written by Sybil Rosen, Dos Pueblos High School artist in residency program, Charger Theatre, Santa Barbara, CA, 2000.
A 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. Speed the Plow, Assistant Director, play written by David Mamet; directed by Irwin Appel, University of California, Santa Barbara, CA, 2002.
The King of Golden Mountain, Director, new play written by Earl Fowler, The Parks Center, Washington DC, November 2008. Buttonwillow, Director, world premiere play written by Erik Ehn and performed in conjunction with a workshop in staging impossible theatre, The Catholic University of America, Washington DC, 2007. Bedroom Monsters, Director/Co-Conceiver, play written by Meg Schadl for a master class on children’s theatre under the guidance of Janet Stanford and performed by the MFA acting company, 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. Le Cirque de Crayzee, Director/Co-conceiver, collaborative play written, performed and directed by the MFA company of actors, playwrights and directors based on the lives of tortured artists such as Alfred Jarry, Vincent Van Gogh, and Edgar Alan Poe, etc…The Catholic University of America, Washington DC , 2007. Walking Shadows, Director, world premiere play written by Rachel Kempf based on I Become a Guitar, Director, play written by Francesca Sanders, staged reading at the LA Theatre Center, Loa Angeles, CA, 2006. Dance for Her, Director, play written by Jonathon Josephson for the play reading series produced by the Pasadena Playhouse, Pasadena, 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 Practical Studies- Workshop Training
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. Higher Education: Shekinah College, General Santos City Philippines Ramkhamhaeng University, Bangkok Thailand The University of California, Santa Barbara, CA 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-
References: Pataa Tsikurishvili, Artistic Director of Synetic Theatre, Wash3ington DC David Grindle, Opera Director and Head of Production Management program at Jeffery Sichel, Head of MFA directing program at The Catholic University of America, Washington DC. Lee Mikeska Gardner, Professional Actor & Managing Director of Rep Stage, Columbia, MD Jan Stewart, Producer of Stewart Musical Productions, Rockville, MD Lewis Folden, Scene Designer, New York, NY Gregg Martin, Opera composer and sound designer, Washington, DC.
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