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Stage Direction and Dramaturgy

Director

"Lone Star, a short view of WAITING FOR A WAKE by Roger Q. Mason"
as part of SQUIRTS II: PAST
director
produced by LaMama Experimental Theatre
New York, NY 2022
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Full Contact 
​[work-in-progress showing]
written and performed by Ariel Estrada
director

produced by Leviathan Lab and BRIC
​with mentorship from Chay Yew

New York, NY 2022

Broken English
written by Nina Ki
director
produced by IAMA Theatre
ZOOM//Los Angelos//New York, 2021
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Are You There, Truman? It's Me, Just Another Guy Who Grew Up Secretly Worshipping Your Chiseled Porn Star Body Online, And Now I Think I Love You
written by Garrett David Kim
director
produced by Leviathan Lab and Episcopal Actors' Guild

​ZOOM//New York, NY 2021

Are You There, Truman? It's Me, Just Another Guy Who Grew Up Secretly Worshipping Your Chiseled Porn Star Body Online, And Now I Think I Love You
written by Garrett David Kim
director
produced by Pride Plays (Michael Urie, Nick Mayo, Doug Nevin) & Rattlestick Theater
​ZOOM//New York, NY 2020

KINKY CHOREOPOEMS: the third // lookin for // vanilla
writer, director, choreographer
National Queer Theatre
New York, NY 2019
Pint-Sized Plays at The Eagle NYC, the legendary gay leather bar

Joker
written by Yilong Liu
director
produced by the National Queer Theatre, 2019 World Pride, and IRT Theatre
New York, NY 2019

Playground Series
director/participant
The Lark
New York, NY 2019, 2020
ZOOM, 2020, 2021
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Assistant Director

​Legacy ​[workshop]
​book, music, and lyrics by November Christine
assistant director to director Adrienne Williams
HERE Arts Centers
​New York, NY 2019

​The Lily’s Revenge ​[primary stager and choreography of Act 3]
written by Taylor Mac, directed by Jennifer Onopa
Staging for Act 3 and Choreographer
University of Massachusetts Amherst
Amherst, MA, 2018

The Diary of Anne Frank
written by Wendy Kesselman
assistant director to director Irene Crist
​Playhouse on the Square
Memphis, TN, 2014

Dramaturg

Patience
written by Johnny G. Lloyd
Directed by Zhailon Levingston
Dramaturg, Second Stage Theatre Company
​New York, NY 2022

Prep Play, or Blue Parachute [World Premiere]

written by Yilong Liu
Directed by Adin Walker
Dramaturg, NCTC
San Francisco, 2022

Soft Jade [Audio Play]
written by Nina Ki
Directed by Miranda Cornell
Dramaturg, Yale Cabaret
New Haven, 2021

Prep Play, or Blue Parachute
written by Yilong Liu
Directed by Adin Walker
Dramaturg, National Queer Theatre
ZOOM, 2021

Banana
written and starring Sam Hamashima
Directed by Gregory Keng Strasser
Dramaturg, The New Cosmopolitans
ZOOM, 2020


A Language of Their Own [reading]
written by Chay Yew, directed by Nicholas Polonio
dramaturg, Asian American Theatre Artists of Boston
ZOOM, 2020

a photograph, lovers in motion
written by Ntozake Shange, directed Ifa Bayeza
Dramaturg
New York, NY 2020

The Willmar Project [developmental reading]
written by The Neighborhood Theatre Project, directed by Andrew Garrett
Script Supervisor and Dramaturg
New York, NY 2020

ANIMUS ANIMA//ANIMA ANIMUS
written by Cherry Lou Sy, directed by Eugene Ma
dramaturg, The Weasel and Blood Festival @ The Public Theatre
​New York, NY 2019


A Language of Their Own [reading]
written by Chay Yew, directed by Mei Ann Teo
dramaturg associate, Pride Plays @ Rattlestick Theatre
​New York, NY 2019

Full Contact ​[workshop presentation]
written and performed by Ariel Estrada
production dramaturg, Leviathan Lab
New York, NY 2019

Specially Processed American Me ​[workshop presentation]
written and performed by Jaime Sunwoo
dramaturg, Leviathan Lab
New York, NY 2019

June is the First Fall [World Premiere]
written by Yilong Liu, directed by Michael Leibenluft
dramaturg, Yangtze Repertory Theater
New York, NY 2019
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Paper Swag [reading + development]
written by Cherry Lou Sy, directed by Ifa Bayeza
dramaturg
New York, NY 2019
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June is the First Fall [workshop + reading]
written by Yilong Liu, directed by Michael Leibenluft
dramaturg, Yangtze Repertory Theater
New York, NY 2018

What is a Contribution?
written by Sanaz Toosi, directed by Shadi Ghaheri
dramaturg, Leviathan Theater Company
New York, NY, 2018
The Wall: Immigration in the Time of 45, a play festival at The Tank

The Wall
written by Cherry Lou Sy, directed by Eugene Ma
dramaturg, Leviathan Theater Company
New York, NY, 2018
The Wall: Immigration in the Time of 45, a play festival at The Tank
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The Lily’s Revenge
written by Taylor Mac, directed by Jennifer Onopa
dramaturg + choreographer, University of Massachusetts Amherst
Amherst, MA, 2018
production website

Snowflakes, or Rare White People [workshop + presentations]
written by Dustin Chinn
directed by Gabriel Harrell
dramaturg + producer, University of Massachusetts Amherst
UMass Play Lab: New Play Reading Festival 5th Season
Amherst, MA, 2017

The Happiest Song Plays Last
written by Quiara Alegría Hudes, directed by Jennifer Onopa
dramaturg, University of Massachusetts Amherst
Amherst, MA, 2017
 
Peril in Thine Eye, an Immersive Dance Experience
inspired by Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet
choreographed by Thomas Vacanti, Paul Dennis, and Leslie Frye Maietta
dramaturg + writer, University of Massachusetts Amherst
 Amherst, MA, 2016

I AM ULYSSES
written and directed by Jennifer Onopa
dramaturg + co-director, University of Massachusetts Amherst
 Amherst, MA, 2016

Collidescope 2.0: Adventures in Pre and Post Racial America
written and directed by Ping Chong + Talvin Wilks
assistant dramaturg, University of Massachusetts Amherst,
a co-production with Ping Chong + Company
Amherst, MA, 2016
production website

Benevolence [workshop + presentations]
written and directed by Ifa Bayeza
dramaturg, University of Massachusetts Amherst
 New York, NY & Amherst, MA, 2016

Red Wednesday [workshop + presentation]
written and directed by Sanaz Ghajarrahimi
dramaturg, LaGuardia Performing Arts Center, Built4Collapse
Queens, NY, 2015

The Diary of Anne Frank
written by Wendy Kesselman, directed by Irene Crist
dramaturg + assistant director, Playhouse on the Square
Memphis, TN, 2014

Angels in America: The Millennium Approaches and Perestroika
written by Tony Kushner, directed by Irene Crist
dramaturg + assistant to the director, Playhouse on the Square
Memphis, TN, 2013

Designer

Ludo's Broken Bride
music and lyrics by Ludo, adapted for the stage by Stacey Weingarten
directed by Stacey Weingarten and Donna Drake
assistant projection designer to Pauline Lu, New York Musical Festival
New York, NY, 2016

Performer

Legacy [workshop]
​book, music, and lyrics by November Christine
Jacob (swing, performed)
HERE Arts Centers
​New York, NY 2019

Over/Again
Performer/Co-writer
directed by Julia Hoch, music by Paulo Tirol
Musical Theatre Factory as part of their "Overnight Sensations"
New York, NY 2019

Liliane [workshop and reading]
as Victor-Jésus
directed by Glenn Proud
by Ntozake Shange
Amherst, MA, 2016

Disney's Mary Poppins
as ensemble
directed by Geoffrey Goldberg, regional premiere
Playhouse on the Square
Memphis, TN, 2014
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Reefer Madness
as ensemble
directed by Dave Landis
Circuit Playhouse
Memphis, TN, 2013

Miss Saigon
as featured ensemble
directed by Jordan Nichols
Playhouse on the Square
Memphis, TN, 2013

The Arsonists
as Joe Smith
directed by Jon Liebetrau
Dickinson College
Carlisle, PA, 2012

Lucky Stiff
as Harry Witherspoon (lead)
directed by Todd Wronski
Dickinson College
Carlisle, PA, 2010

Break Out in Song
as ensemble member in "Anything Goes" + "Don't Rain on my Parade"
produced by Ryan H. Mackey
New York, NY 2009

Dead Man Walking
as child member of NYC Opera Chorus
directed by Leonard Foglia, NYC premiere
New York City Opera
State Theatre, Lincoln Center
New York, NY 2001
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Full Contact (2022)
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Banana (2021)
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Are You There Truman? rehearsal (2020)
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Ntozake Shange's a photograph (2020)
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Kinky Choreopoems (2019)
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Joker (2019)
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Animus Anima // Anima Animus (2019)
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June is the First Fall (2019)
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The Lily's Revenge (2018)
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The Happiest Song Plays Last (2017)
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Peril in Thine Eye (2016)
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Benevolence (2016)
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The Diary of Anne Frank (2014)
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Collidescope 2.0 (2016)
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Angels in America ​(2013)

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  • Learning How to Read by Moonlight
  • Gaven D. Trindad
    • About Me
    • What's Going On
    • Artist Statements
    • Directing and Dramaturgy
    • Plays
    • Teaching and Essays
    • Media
    • Community Engagement
  • Causes and Activism
  • Contact