EXECUTIVE LEADERSHIP
Lyric Opera of Chicago / Chief Artistic Administration Officer, 2022 Onward
ARTISTIC DIRECTOR
MOZAWA (Performing Arts Company), 2013-2019
SENIOR MANAGEMENT
Lyric Opera of Chicago / Interim Director of Lyric Unlimited, 2020
Assistant Professor of Music
University of Michigan (School of Music, Theatre & Dance), 2017-2020
UPCOMING DIRECTING CREDITS
Fidelio (Ozawa Production) / Lyric Opera of Chicago, Sept - Oct 2024
Romeo and Juliet (Ozawa Production) / Minnesota Opera, November 2024
Madama Butterfly (Ozawa Production) / Pittsburgh Opera, March 2025
Madama Butterfly (Ozawa Production) / Utah Opera, May 2025
PAST DIRECTING CREDITS
Angel Island (New Production) / Brooklyn Academy of Music & Beth Morrison Projects, January 2024
Madama Butterfly (Ozawa Production) / Detroit Opera, October 2023
Fidelio (Ozawa Production) / Canadian Opera Company, September 2023
Madama Butterfly (New Production) / Cincinnati Opera, July 2023
Orfeo ed Euridice (New Production) / San Francisco Opera, November 2023
An American Dream (Ozawa Production) / Kentucky Opera, April 2022
Romeo and Juliet (Ozawa Production) / San Diego Opera, March 2022
Fidelio (New Production) / San Francisco Opera, Oct - Nov 2021
The Queen of Spades (New Production) / Des Moines Metro Opera, July 2021
The Barber of Seville: Drive-In Opera (New Production) / San Francisco Opera, May 2021
Giulio Cesare (New Production) / Boston Lyric Opera, Cancelled due to COVID-19
A Beautiful Country (New Production) / University of Michigan (Theater Dept), April 2020
The Three Queens (w/ Sondra Radvanovsky) / Lyric Opera of Chicago, December 2019
La Bohème (New Production) / University of Michigan, Nov 2019
Romeo and Juliet (Ozawa Production) / Cincinnati Opera, June 2019
Le Nozze di Figaro / Opera Colorado, May 2019
Der Kaiser von Atlantis / University of Michigan, April 2019
An American Dream (New Production) / Lyric Opera of Chicago, March 2019
Candide (New Production) / University of Michigan, Nov 2018
Madama Butterfly / Santa Fe Opera, July & Aug 2018
An American Soldier (World Premiere) / Opera Theatre of St Louis, June 2018
Il Barbiere di Siviglia (New Production) / Kentucky Opera, Jan 2018
La Bohème / Opera Colorado, Nov 2017
Frankenstein (New Production) / West Edge Opera, August 2017
A Little Night Music / Des Moines Metro Opera, June 2017
Sweeney Todd (New Production) / Skylight Music Theater, May 2017
A Dream Play (World Premiere) / Mozawa & High Concept Laboratory, March - June 2017
Celebrating Placido Domingo / Lyric Opera of Chicago, March 2017
Le Nozze di Figaro / North Carolina Opera, Feb 2017
Madama Butterfly / Arizona Opera, Jan 2017
Don Quichotte / Lyric Opera of Chicago, Nov 2016
Romeo and Juliet (New Production) / Minnesota Opera, Sept 2016
Apprentice Scenes / Santa Fe Opera, Aug 2016
L'Opera Seria (American Premiere) / Wolf Trap Opera, July 2016
After The Storm (World Premiere) / Houston Grand Opera (HGOco), May 2016
Y Portraits 2.0 (World Premiere) / Mozawa, April 2016
Ghostlight (World Premiere)/ Eighth Blackbird (Kennedy Center), March 2016
Rising Stars / Lyric Opera of Chicago (ROC), March 2016
Nabucco / Lyric Opera of Chicago, Jan 2016
Hand Eye (World Premiere) / Eighth Blackbird (Carnegie Hall), Jan 2016
Arizona Lady (American Premiere) / Arizona Opera, 2015
Second Nature (World Premiere) / Lyric Opera of Chicago (Lyric Unlimited), 2015
Y Portraits: Awakening (World Premiere) / Mozawa, 2015
Snow Dragon / Opera Siam, 2015
Tsuru (World Premiere) / Houston Ballet / Asia Society, 2015
Porcelain (New Production) / Prologue Theater Company, 2015
Snow Dragon (World Premiere) / Skylight Music Theater, 2015
Fallen (World Premiere) / Mozawa, 2014
Les Mamelles de Tiresias (New Production) / Wolf Trap Opera, 2014
Le Pauvre Matelot (New Production) / Wolf Trap Opera, 2014
Don Giovanni / Lyric Opera of Chicago (ROC), 2014
Les Mamelles de Tiresias (Staged Concert) / Ryan Opera Center & Civic Orchestra, 2014
Canciones y arias / Lyric Unlimited (LOC), 2014
A Little Night Music / Houston Grand Opera, 2014
Il Barbiere di Siviglia / Lyric Opera of Chicago (ROC), 2013
The Memory Stone (World Premiere) / Houston Grand Opera (HGOco), 2013
Incubator Project- Joseph Smith / Pivot Arts / Chicago Opera Vanguard, 2013
Scenes Program / North Park University, 2012
Apprentice Showcase Scenes / The Santa Fe Opera, 2012
Moscow, Cheryomushki Cover Showing / Chicago Opera Theater, 2012
Radio Ghosts / New Leaf Theatre, 2012
The Winter’s Tale / The State Theater, 2012
The Pride / Prologue Theater Company, 2011
La Bohème / Opera North, 2010
A Son at the Front (World Premiere) / Chicago Folks Operetta/Loyola University, 2009
Carmen Cover Showing / Chicago Opera Theater, 2009
Falstaff / Opera In The Heights, 2009
Bound Shadow (World Premiere) / Off-Off Broadway Equity Showcase, 2008
The Crane Wife (World Premiere) / Oberlin Conservatory, 2005
Tales from Ovid / Oberlin College, 2004
Suddenly Last Summer / Oberlin College, 2003
Idle Hands (World Premiere) / Oberlin College, 2003
Pirates of Penzance / Oberlin Gilbert & Sullivan Players, 2002
ASSOCIATE DIRECTING / CHOREOGRAPHY CREDITS
My Fair Lady / Lyric Opera of Chicago / Associate Director (Robert Carsen), 2017
Hercules / Canadian Opera Company / Associate Director (Peter Sellars), 2014
Werther / Lyric Opera of Chicago / Associate Director (Francisco Negrin), 2012
Xylophone West (World Premiere) / Fine Print Theater Company / Movement Consultant, 2012
Die Zauberflöte Student Matinee / Lyric Opera of Chicago / Associate Director (Everding), 2012
L’elisir d’amore Second Cast / Lyric Opera of Chicago / Associate Director (Joel), 2010
ADDITIONAL TEACHING CREDITS
Movement and Acting Coach / Lyric Opera of Chicago – Ryan Opera Center
Lecturer in Opera (Undergraduate / Graduate) / DePaul University: School of Music, 2014
Movement and Acting Instructor / CoOPERATive Program- Rider University, 2013
Guest Speaker / Chicago NATS Audition Seminar, 2012
Lecturer and Stage Director of Opera (Undergraduate/Graduate) / North Park University: School of Music, 2012
ASSISTANT DIRECTING CREDITS
Carousel (New Production) / Lyric Opera of Chicago / Dir: Rob Ashford, 2015
Anna Bolena / Lyric Opera of Chicago / Dir: Kevin Newbury, 2014/15
Don Giovanni (New Production) / Lyric Opera of Chicago / Dir: Bob Falls, 2014
Dolores Claiborne (World Premiere) / San Francisco Opera / Dir: Jim Robinson, 2013
Maometto II (New Production) / The Santa Fe Opera / Dir: David Alden, 2012
Rinaldo (New Production) / Lyric Opera of Chicago / Dir: Francisco Negrin, 2012
Die Zauberflöte / Lyric Opera of Chicago / Dir: Matthew Lata (Everding), 2011/12
Boris Godunov / Lyric Opera of Chicago / Dir: Julia Pevsner (Winge), 2011
Heart of a Soldier (World Premiere) / San Francisco Opera / Dir: Francesca Zambello, 2011
Hercules (New Production) / Lyric Opera of Chicago / Dir: Peter Sellars, 2011
La Fanciulla del West / Lyric Opera of Chicago / Dir: Vince Liotta, 2011
The Mikado (New Production) / Lyric Opera of Chicago / Dir: Gary Griffin, 2010/11
Werther (New Production) / San Francisco Opera / Dir: Francisco Negrin, 2010
A Little Night Music (New Production) / Opera Theatre of St Louis / Dir: Isaac Mizrahi, 2010
Le Nozze di Figaro / Lyric Opera of Chicago / Dir: Herbert Kellner (Hall), 2010
L’elisir d’amore / Lyric Opera of Chicago / Dir: Vince Liotta (Joel), 2010
Merry Widow (New Production) / Lyric Opera of Chicago / Dir: Gary Griffin, 2009/10
Il Trittico / San Francisco Opera / Dir: Jim Robinson, 2009
Cavalleria Rusticana / I Pagliacci / Lyric Opera of Chicago / Dir: Leslie Grayson (Moshinsky), 2009
Porgy and Bess / Lyric Opera of Chicago / Dir: Francesca Zambello, 2008
Les Pêcheurs de Perles / Lyric Opera of Chicago / Dir: Herbert Kellner, 2008
Falstaff (New Production) / The Santa Fe Opera / Dir: Kevin Newbury, 2008
Tracy’s Tiger (World Premiere) / Oregon Shakespeare Festival / Dir: Penny Metropulos, 2007
Die Zauberflote / Opera Colorado / Dir: Kevin Newbury, 2006
Cavalleria Rusticana / Macau International Festival / Dir. Henry Akina, 2006
Pagliacci / Macau International Festival / Dir: Henry Akina, 2006
Candy and Dorothy (World Premiere) / Off-Broadway / Dir: Kevin Newbury, 2006
Les Pecheurs de Perles / Indianapolis Opera / Dir: Kay Walker Castaldo, 2005
The Rape of Lucretia / Oberlin Conservatory / Dir: Victoria Vaughan, 2003
Der Kaiser von Atlantis / Oberlin Conservatory / Dir: Eric Einhorn, 2002
DRAMATURGY CREDITS
Comedy of Errors / Oregon Shakespeare Festival / Assistant Dramaturg (Dir: Penny Metropulos), 2008
Our Town / Oregon Shakespeare Festival / Assistant Dramaturg (Dir: Chay Yew), 2008
STAGE MANAGEMENT CREDITS
Abduction from the Seraglio (ASM) / Lyric Opera of Chicago, 2009
Madama Butterfly (ASM) / Lyric Opera of Chicago, 2008/09
Doctor Atomic (ASM) / Lyric Opera of Chicago, 2007/08
Die Frau ohne Schatten (ASM) / Lyric Opera of Chicago, 2007
La Bohème (ASM) / Lyric Opera of Chicago, 2007
TEA (ASM) (US Premiere) / Santa Fe Opera, 2007
Cosi fan Tutte (ASM) / Santa Fe Opera, 2007
La Rondine (ASM) / Dallas Opera, 2007
Il Baribiere di Siviglia (ASM) / Dallas Opera, 2007
Die Zauberflöte (ASM) / Santa Fe Opera, 2006
Salome (ASM) / Santa Fe Opera, 2006
Concert Stage Manager / Brooklyn Philharmonic, 2006
La Fille du Régiment (ASM) / Florentine Opera, 2006
Impermanence (Rehearsal SM) / Meredith Monk and Ensemble, 2006
Turandot (ASM) / Santa Fe Opera,2005
Peter Grimes (ASM) / Santa Fe Opera, 2005
Apprentice Scenes (SM) / Santa Fe Opera, 2005
Three Sisters (PSM) / Oberlin Theater and Dance, 2004
AWARDS / EDUCATION
Oberlin College – Oberlin, OH. Bachelor of Arts, 2004 - Major: Music History and Theory - Minor: Theater
Phi Beta Kappa - Pi Kappa Lambda - James S. Mclaughlin Memorial Prize in Theater
Atlanta Opera – 24hr Opera Competition Judge’s Winner, 2013
SITI Company – SITI Company Summer Theater Workshop, 2011
Opera Theatre of St Louis – Charles MacKay Career Development Honoree, 2010
Oregon Shakespeare Festival – Dramaturgy Fellowship, 2008
Oregon Shakespeare Festival – Directing Fellowship, 2007
The Santa Fe Opera – Technical Apprenticeship (Production and Music Services), 2004
United World College of South East Asia – Singapore. International Baccalaureate Program, 2001
David Watson Prize for the Performing Arts