Selected Assisting

Selected Assisting

McNeal

By Ayad Akhtar. Assistant Directing for Mark Clements at Milwaukee Repertory Theater, Feb. 10 - March 22

Second Production/Regional Premiere following a record-breaking run at Lincoln Center in 2024.

Cast: Peter Bradshaw*, Jessica Ko*, Jeanne Paulsen*, Ty Fanning*, Bridget Ann White*, and Sara Sajadi. Scenic Design by Emily Lotz. Lighting Design by Jason Fassl. Costume Design by Mieka van der Ploeg. Sound Design and Original Music by Dan Kazemi. Projection Design by Timothy Kelly. Dramaturgy by Deannie Vallone. Fight Direction by Nick Sandys. Photography by Michael Brosilow.

  • Peter Bradbury

  • Ty Fanning & Peter Bradbury

  • Peter Bradbury & Bridget Ann White

  • Sara Sadjadi, Peter Bradbury, and Jeanne Paulsen

A Christmas Carol

Adapted by Mark Clements. Assistant Directing for Mark Clements and Associate Director María Amenábar Farias at Milwaukee Repertory Theater, Nov. 25 - Dec. 24, 2025

Cast: Matt Daniels*, Jordan Anthony Arredondo*, Lucas Bennett, Finley Rose Brown, Isaac Bruce, Emily S. Chang, Mark Corkins, Todd Denning, Luke Drope, Cooper Felkey, Lachrisa Grandberry, Riley Halpern, Zoah Hirano, Alexis Janae, Kevin Kantor*, Connor Keigher, Ira Kindkeppel-Longden, Gus Kolbe, Olive Krutsch, Ziva Lavoe, Luca Lombardo, Olivia Loomis, George Lorimer*, Reese Madigan*, Clara Mintie, Connor Nekich, Annalise Nordstrom, Rocco Onorato, James Pickering*, Nicholas Portella, Ty Roberson, Sara Sadjadi, Vivian Staffeldt, Mari Streicher, Lainey Techtmann, Harold Wagner, Sydney Wilson, and Tami Workentin*. Stage Managed by Terrence Alexander, Set Design by Todd Ivins, Sound Design by Barry Funderberg, Lighting Design by Jeff Nellis, Costume Design by Alexander B. Tecoma, Movement Direction by Michael Pink, Dialect Coaching by Jane Pink. Photography by Michael Brosilow.

  • Matt Daniels & Kevin Kantor

  • Matt Daniels & Connor Nekich

  • Alexis Janae, Lucas Bennett, Ty Roberson, Jordan Anthony Arreondo, Riley Halpern, Nicholas Portella, and Sydney Wilson

  • George Lorimer & Emily S. Chang

It’s A Wonderful Life: A Live Radio Play

By Joe Landry. Assistant Directing for Jonathan Hetler at Milwaukee Repertory Theater, Oct. 1 - Dec. 23, 2025

Cast: Daniel Arana, Wade Elkins, David Flores, Eva Nimmer, and Melinda Parrett. Stage Managed by Jade Bruno, Set Design by Caroline Dischell, Lighting Design by Bentley Heydt, Costume Design by Bobby Sharon. Photography by Mark Frohna.

  • Wade Elkins & Daniel Arana

  • Melinda Parrett & Daniel Arana

  • Eva Nimmer & Daniel Arana

  • Wade Elkins

Fires in the Mirror

By Anna Deavere Smith. Assistant Directing/Dramaturging for Amy Kaissar at Bristol Riverside Theatre, February 4-23, 2025

Cast: Phyllis Johnson. Stage Managed by Amy Massari, Set Design by Britton Mauk, Lighting Design by Yael Lubetzsky, Costume Design by Linda Bee, Projection Design by Jessica Drayton, Props by Seth Black.

(All photos from the rehearsal process. Photography by Mark Garvin.)

  • Phyllis Johnson

  • Phyllis Johnson

  • Phyllis Johnson

  • Phyllis Johnson

Everybody

By Branden Jacobs-Jenkins. Assistant Directing for Professor Katie Pearl at the Wesleyan University Center for the Arts, November 10-12, 2022

Cast: Mo Andres, Marcos Arjona, Isabelle Chirls, Miranda DeRossi, Skye Figueroa, Chiara Kaufman, Max O’Hare, Luciel Sanchez, Michayla Robertson-Pine, and Evan Sullivan. Co-Directed and Choreographed by Erica Wray. Stage Managed by Brionna Ingram, Set Design by Brian Prather, Lighting Design by Sam Harris, Costume Design by April Hickman, Props by Annabella Machnizh.

(All photos from the rehearsal process.)

  • Isabelle Chirls & Evan Sullivan

  • Skye Figueroa, Isabelle Chirls, Mo Andres, & Luciel Sanchez

  • Max O'Hare, Mo Andres, Sky Figueroa, & Evan Sullivan

  • Isabelle Chirls

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