Credentials

Background & Experience

Education

BA in Theatre Arts, summa cum laude

California State University, Fullerton

Professional Affiliations

Associate Member

Stage Directors and Choreographers Society (SDC)

National union representing professional directors and choreographers in American theatre.

Board Member

Long Beach Playhouse

Active governance role at one of Southern California's longest-running community theatres.

Recognition

Participant

Directors Lab West · 2026

Selective annual laboratory for professional stage directors. Los Angeles.

Nominated, Best Director · Best Production · Best Ensemble · Audience Award

2025 LA Theatre Bites Award

The Piano Lesson · Long Beach Playhouse

Tools & Development

Callboards — callboards.app

Progressive Web App · Theatre Production Management

Built to replace scattered group texts, emails, and paper call sheets with a unified tool for directors, stage managers, and casts. Role-based access, installable on iOS/Android.

Stage Directing — Selected Credits

Reefer Madness

Long Beach Playhouse Studio Theatre · Fall 2026

Oct 10 – Nov 15, 2026.

Gem of the Ocean

Long Beach Playhouse Mainstage · 2026

August Wilson.

The Piano Lesson

Long Beach Playhouse Mainstage · 2025

August Wilson. Nominated, 2025 LA Theatre Bites Award, Best Director.

Fences

Costa Mesa Playhouse · 2024

August Wilson.

Urinetown

Long Beach Playhouse Studio Theatre · 2022

Becoming Austin Nation

Wayward Artist · Grand Central Art Center, Santa Ana · 2022

Director of the original production. "Highly recommended." — Stage Raw.

Sister Act: A Divine Musical Comedy

Long Beach Playhouse Mainstage · 2021

Cheri & Bill Steinkellner, Douglas Carter Beane. Music by Alan Menken. "Taking audience members to heaven." — The Show Report.

Seven Guitars

Long Beach Playhouse Mainstage · 2019

August Wilson.

Hair: The American Tribal Love-Rock Musical

Long Beach Playhouse Studio Theatre · 2019

Flight

Long Beach Playhouse Mainstage · 2018

Rent

Mysterium Theatre · 2014

Once on This Island

Mysterium Theatre · 2012

Immersive & Theme Park

Scripted Director — Ghost Town Alive!

Knott's Berry Farm · 2026

50-actor live-action experience set in the Old West town of Calico.

Writer / Director — Boysen Bear's Pie Kitchen Games

Knott's Boysenberry Festival · 2025–Present

Original interactive show for Knott's annual Boysenberry Festival.

Creative Director — Ghost Town Alive!

Knott's Berry Farm · 2023–2025

Award-winning live-action roleplaying experience. 45-actor ensemble.

Writer / Director — Nightmares Revealed

Knott's Scary Farm · 2023–2025

Annual theatrical reveal of Knott's Scary Farm's new mazes, shows, and scare zones for media and influencers.

Writer / Director — Le Magnifique Carnaval du Grotesque

Knott's Scary Farm · 2023–2025

Haunted carnival stage show at the Calico Mine Stage.

Writer / Director — Peanuts on the Go Cavalcade: Charleston Dance Party

Knott's Berry Farm · 2023–2025

Original roving interactive cavalcade for Knott's Peanuts Celebration at Charleston Circle.

Director — Peanuts Cowboy Jamboree

Knott's Berry Farm · 2023–Present

Interactive stage show for Knott's Peanuts Celebration at Celebration Ranch.