EDUCATION & TRAINING
2007 Lincoln Center Directors Lab (New Play Development)
2005 Masterclass with Yoshi Oida (Voice & Movement)
1993-97 Bachelor of Fine Arts Degree with Honors in Acting -
Carnegie Mellon School of Drama (Andrew Carnegie Merit Scholar)
Moscow Art School (MXAT)
Stanislavski & Chekhov with Anatoly Smeliansky
Meyerhold and Biomechanics with Andre Droznin
Masterclass with Patrick Stewart (Shakespeare)
1996 Saratoga International Theatre Institute (SITI)
Viewpoints and Suzuki with Kelly Mauer
POSITIONS & RESIDENCIES
2013+ Co-Founder & Executive Director of New International Theatre Experience (NITE)
2007-13 Artistic Director of The Internationalists
2011 PlayWriting Australia - International Liaison Officer
2011 Griffin Theatre - Script Analyst for the annual Griffin Playwriting Award & Independent season
2009-10 LaGuardia Performing Arts Center (LPAC) – Year Long Residency to develop new works related to multiculturalism
2009 ‘Competence et Talents’ Residency – Recipient of a three year Artist’s Visa in France to promote cross cultural collaboration
2007-08 Brooklyn Arts Exchange (BAX) – Space Grant Recipient
2001-07 Artistic Director of Thalatta! Theatre International
TEACHING
2009-10 Atelier de théâtre en anglais (Theatre workshop in English) - Ensemble Scolaire des Francs-Bourgeois – Paris.
2009 IPAN-International Performing Arts Network Workshops - “Acting in the Moment” – Paris.
1998-2005 Northwestern University’s NHSI Summer Theatre Institute - 5 week Acting and Voice & Movement – Chicago.
DIRECTING
2013 AROUND-THE-GLOBE CHAIN PLAY by Dominique Morisseau (US), Bekah Brunstetter (US), Van Badham (Australia),
Mixkaela Villalon (Philippines), Janice Poon (Hong Kong), Abdelrahem Alawji (Lebanon), Jeton Neziraj (Kosovo),
John Freedman (Russia), Ulrike Syha (Germany), Enver Husicic (Netherlands), Zainabu Jallo (Nigeria), Beatriz Cabur
(Spain), Sarah Grochala (UK), Sigtryggur Magnason (Iceland) & Caridad Svich (US). Lark Play Center - New York.
2012 THE HUMMINGBIRDS by Garret Groenveld (US). Playwrights Horizons South Studio - New York.
I'M IN LOVE WITH AN ENGLISHMAN by Mattias Umpierrz (Argentina) as part of HOTEL PROJECT:NY - WJ Hotel-New York
SUITE 207 by Beatriz Cabur (Spain) and Doug Howe as part of HOTEL PROJECT-NJ. Grand Summit Hotel - Summit
2011 BRIGHTON BEACH by Peca Stefan (Romania); ABSOLUTION by Monica Raymond (US);
DARK FREQUENCIES by Lisa Parry (UK) as part of LONG DISTANCE AFFAIR. TACT Studio - New York.
DANCING, NOT DEAD by John Freedman (Russia). Co-directed with Jeremy Lydic. TheatreLab - New York.
2010 LONGING, LINGERING, LOST by Joel Horwood (England), Sebastien Joanniez (France), Nikolai Khalezin (Belarus),
Sigtryggur Magnason (Iceland), Jeton Neziraj (Kosovo) and Ozen Yula (Turkey) as part of the WHICH DIRECTION HOME?
LaGuardia Performing Arts Center (LPAC); Produced by The Internationalists - New York; developed in Paris and Chemnitz.
2009 JAZ by Koffi Kwahulé (Cote d'Ivoire). LPAC – New York.
IT’S ME DOWN THERE by Sebastien Joanniez (France). Le Cavern Club – Paris.
WHISPERING HAPPINESS by Kenny Emson (England) as part of the hotINK Festival at New York University.
2008 THE KINGS by Julio Cortazar (Argentina); translated by Caridad Svitch. The Space - New York.
LUST by Vanessa Soto and Doug Howe as part of THE SEVEN DEADLY SINS project. The Public Theatre.
Produced by The Internationalists – New York.
JEAN & JOE - dance theatre piece devised by Doug Howe; text by Joseph Campbell. Brooklyn Arts Exchange – New York.
2007 TEJAS VERDES by Fermín Cabal (Spain). Hudson Guild Theatre – New York
THE AENEID by Virgil. Performed in a Pre-Roman Burial Site in Comune Pomezia – Rome.
SCHOOL FOR PSYCHICS by Lucas Hnath (US) as part of the Neo-Futurists 24/7 festival. Kraine Theatre – New York.
2006 THE ACTOR’S NIGHTMARE and SISTER MARY IGNATIUS EXPLAINS IT ALL FOR YOU by Christopher Durang (US).
The Gallery Players – New York.
NORWAY.TODAY by Igor Bauersima (Switzerland). Chopin Theatre – Chicago.
2005 KID SIMPLE by Jordan Harrison (US). Northwestern – Chicago.
FINNISH by Martin Heckmanns (Austria). rogersmitharts – New York.
2004 THREESOME WITHOUT SIMONE by Kristo Sagor (Germany). Cherry Lane Theatre – New York.
CHE: A PERMANENT TRAGEDY by Matija Bećković & Dusan Radović (Yugoslavia). Fordham University – New York.
2003 ARABIAN NIGHT by Roland Schimmelpfennig (Germany). CUNY Graduate Center – New York.
THE TROJAN WOMEN by Charles L. Mee (US). Northwestern – Chicago.
2002 THE RUNNER by Mattias Andersson (Sweden). Northwestern – Chicago.
2001 BABY WITH THE BATHWATER by Christopher Durang (US). Northwestern – Chicago.
2000 MARAT/SADE by Peter Weiss (Germany). Northwestern – Chicago.
1997 THE HELPLESS SPECTATOR by Doug Howe. Carnegie Mellon School of Drama - Pittsburgh.
ACTING
2012 THIS AMERICAN LIE: THE AGONY & ECSTASY OF MIKE DAISEY fabricated by Doug Howe & Hillary Keegin.
Petit Theatre du Bonheur - Paris.
2011 SWAMPLANDS by Van Badham. Roles: George Tenet, Wolf Blitzer, Robert Novak. Riverside Theatre - Sydney.
2009 IT’S ME DOWN THERE by Sebastien Joanniez. Role: Monologue. Le Cavern Club – Paris.
2007 SECRETS OF THE TATTOO GODS by Stanton Wood. Based on the book 'Brave New World' by Aldous Huxley.
Role: Travis Heart. Puffin Cultural Center – New York.
2006 TOBIAS, ANGEL OF HEAVEN by Connor Ratliff in The 24 Hour Plays. Role: The Ordinary Man. Lucille Lortel – New York.
2005 SECOND TIME AROUND by Megan Mostyn-Brown as part of The Orchard Project. Role: Toby. Sugar Maples – New York.
2004 HEDDA GABLER by Henrik Ibsen. Role: Judge Brack. Williamsburg Arts Exchange – New York.
PLAYING THE VICTIM by The Presnyakov Brothers. Role: Valya. Clurman Theatre – New York.
2003 DREAMING by Luigi Pirandello. Role: The Waiter. HERE Arts Center – New York.
ONE FOR THE ROAD by Harold Pinter. Role: Nicholas. rogersmitharts – New York.
2002 ROMEO & JULIET by Shakespeare. Role: Benvolio. Pax Amicus – New York.
DUCHESS OF MALFI by John Webster. Role: Delio. Expanded Arts – New York
2001 PAINS OF YOUTH by Ferdinand Bruckner. Role: Freder. Access Theatre – New York.
2000 DEFYING GRAVITY by Jane Anderson. The Producer’s Club – New York.
1999 INTERFERON by Danielle Fink. Role: The King. NY International Fringe Festival – New York.
University credits include: Twelfth Night (Malvolio), Cloud Nine (Betty/Gerry), All in the Timing (Various), Real Inspector Hound (Moon),
Lone Star (Roy), Romeo & Juliet (Romeo), Three Sisters (Vershinin), and Edmond (Edmond).
MEMBERSHIP
AEA - Actors Equity Association (USA)
SAG/AFTRA - Screen Actors Guild/American Federation of Television and Radio Artists (USA)
LMDA - Literary Managers and Dramaturgs of the Americas (North America)
THE FENCE – European network of playwrights and cultural operators (Worldwide)
2007 Lincoln Center Directors Lab (New Play Development)
2005 Masterclass with Yoshi Oida (Voice & Movement)
1993-97 Bachelor of Fine Arts Degree with Honors in Acting -
Carnegie Mellon School of Drama (Andrew Carnegie Merit Scholar)
Moscow Art School (MXAT)
Stanislavski & Chekhov with Anatoly Smeliansky
Meyerhold and Biomechanics with Andre Droznin
Masterclass with Patrick Stewart (Shakespeare)
1996 Saratoga International Theatre Institute (SITI)
Viewpoints and Suzuki with Kelly Mauer
POSITIONS & RESIDENCIES
2013+ Co-Founder & Executive Director of New International Theatre Experience (NITE)
2007-13 Artistic Director of The Internationalists
2011 PlayWriting Australia - International Liaison Officer
2011 Griffin Theatre - Script Analyst for the annual Griffin Playwriting Award & Independent season
2009-10 LaGuardia Performing Arts Center (LPAC) – Year Long Residency to develop new works related to multiculturalism
2009 ‘Competence et Talents’ Residency – Recipient of a three year Artist’s Visa in France to promote cross cultural collaboration
2007-08 Brooklyn Arts Exchange (BAX) – Space Grant Recipient
2001-07 Artistic Director of Thalatta! Theatre International
TEACHING
2009-10 Atelier de théâtre en anglais (Theatre workshop in English) - Ensemble Scolaire des Francs-Bourgeois – Paris.
2009 IPAN-International Performing Arts Network Workshops - “Acting in the Moment” – Paris.
1998-2005 Northwestern University’s NHSI Summer Theatre Institute - 5 week Acting and Voice & Movement – Chicago.
DIRECTING
2013 AROUND-THE-GLOBE CHAIN PLAY by Dominique Morisseau (US), Bekah Brunstetter (US), Van Badham (Australia),
Mixkaela Villalon (Philippines), Janice Poon (Hong Kong), Abdelrahem Alawji (Lebanon), Jeton Neziraj (Kosovo),
John Freedman (Russia), Ulrike Syha (Germany), Enver Husicic (Netherlands), Zainabu Jallo (Nigeria), Beatriz Cabur
(Spain), Sarah Grochala (UK), Sigtryggur Magnason (Iceland) & Caridad Svich (US). Lark Play Center - New York.
2012 THE HUMMINGBIRDS by Garret Groenveld (US). Playwrights Horizons South Studio - New York.
I'M IN LOVE WITH AN ENGLISHMAN by Mattias Umpierrz (Argentina) as part of HOTEL PROJECT:NY - WJ Hotel-New York
SUITE 207 by Beatriz Cabur (Spain) and Doug Howe as part of HOTEL PROJECT-NJ. Grand Summit Hotel - Summit
2011 BRIGHTON BEACH by Peca Stefan (Romania); ABSOLUTION by Monica Raymond (US);
DARK FREQUENCIES by Lisa Parry (UK) as part of LONG DISTANCE AFFAIR. TACT Studio - New York.
DANCING, NOT DEAD by John Freedman (Russia). Co-directed with Jeremy Lydic. TheatreLab - New York.
2010 LONGING, LINGERING, LOST by Joel Horwood (England), Sebastien Joanniez (France), Nikolai Khalezin (Belarus),
Sigtryggur Magnason (Iceland), Jeton Neziraj (Kosovo) and Ozen Yula (Turkey) as part of the WHICH DIRECTION HOME?
LaGuardia Performing Arts Center (LPAC); Produced by The Internationalists - New York; developed in Paris and Chemnitz.
2009 JAZ by Koffi Kwahulé (Cote d'Ivoire). LPAC – New York.
IT’S ME DOWN THERE by Sebastien Joanniez (France). Le Cavern Club – Paris.
WHISPERING HAPPINESS by Kenny Emson (England) as part of the hotINK Festival at New York University.
2008 THE KINGS by Julio Cortazar (Argentina); translated by Caridad Svitch. The Space - New York.
LUST by Vanessa Soto and Doug Howe as part of THE SEVEN DEADLY SINS project. The Public Theatre.
Produced by The Internationalists – New York.
JEAN & JOE - dance theatre piece devised by Doug Howe; text by Joseph Campbell. Brooklyn Arts Exchange – New York.
2007 TEJAS VERDES by Fermín Cabal (Spain). Hudson Guild Theatre – New York
THE AENEID by Virgil. Performed in a Pre-Roman Burial Site in Comune Pomezia – Rome.
SCHOOL FOR PSYCHICS by Lucas Hnath (US) as part of the Neo-Futurists 24/7 festival. Kraine Theatre – New York.
2006 THE ACTOR’S NIGHTMARE and SISTER MARY IGNATIUS EXPLAINS IT ALL FOR YOU by Christopher Durang (US).
The Gallery Players – New York.
NORWAY.TODAY by Igor Bauersima (Switzerland). Chopin Theatre – Chicago.
2005 KID SIMPLE by Jordan Harrison (US). Northwestern – Chicago.
FINNISH by Martin Heckmanns (Austria). rogersmitharts – New York.
2004 THREESOME WITHOUT SIMONE by Kristo Sagor (Germany). Cherry Lane Theatre – New York.
CHE: A PERMANENT TRAGEDY by Matija Bećković & Dusan Radović (Yugoslavia). Fordham University – New York.
2003 ARABIAN NIGHT by Roland Schimmelpfennig (Germany). CUNY Graduate Center – New York.
THE TROJAN WOMEN by Charles L. Mee (US). Northwestern – Chicago.
2002 THE RUNNER by Mattias Andersson (Sweden). Northwestern – Chicago.
2001 BABY WITH THE BATHWATER by Christopher Durang (US). Northwestern – Chicago.
2000 MARAT/SADE by Peter Weiss (Germany). Northwestern – Chicago.
1997 THE HELPLESS SPECTATOR by Doug Howe. Carnegie Mellon School of Drama - Pittsburgh.
ACTING
2012 THIS AMERICAN LIE: THE AGONY & ECSTASY OF MIKE DAISEY fabricated by Doug Howe & Hillary Keegin.
Petit Theatre du Bonheur - Paris.
2011 SWAMPLANDS by Van Badham. Roles: George Tenet, Wolf Blitzer, Robert Novak. Riverside Theatre - Sydney.
2009 IT’S ME DOWN THERE by Sebastien Joanniez. Role: Monologue. Le Cavern Club – Paris.
2007 SECRETS OF THE TATTOO GODS by Stanton Wood. Based on the book 'Brave New World' by Aldous Huxley.
Role: Travis Heart. Puffin Cultural Center – New York.
2006 TOBIAS, ANGEL OF HEAVEN by Connor Ratliff in The 24 Hour Plays. Role: The Ordinary Man. Lucille Lortel – New York.
2005 SECOND TIME AROUND by Megan Mostyn-Brown as part of The Orchard Project. Role: Toby. Sugar Maples – New York.
2004 HEDDA GABLER by Henrik Ibsen. Role: Judge Brack. Williamsburg Arts Exchange – New York.
PLAYING THE VICTIM by The Presnyakov Brothers. Role: Valya. Clurman Theatre – New York.
2003 DREAMING by Luigi Pirandello. Role: The Waiter. HERE Arts Center – New York.
ONE FOR THE ROAD by Harold Pinter. Role: Nicholas. rogersmitharts – New York.
2002 ROMEO & JULIET by Shakespeare. Role: Benvolio. Pax Amicus – New York.
DUCHESS OF MALFI by John Webster. Role: Delio. Expanded Arts – New York
2001 PAINS OF YOUTH by Ferdinand Bruckner. Role: Freder. Access Theatre – New York.
2000 DEFYING GRAVITY by Jane Anderson. The Producer’s Club – New York.
1999 INTERFERON by Danielle Fink. Role: The King. NY International Fringe Festival – New York.
University credits include: Twelfth Night (Malvolio), Cloud Nine (Betty/Gerry), All in the Timing (Various), Real Inspector Hound (Moon),
Lone Star (Roy), Romeo & Juliet (Romeo), Three Sisters (Vershinin), and Edmond (Edmond).
MEMBERSHIP
AEA - Actors Equity Association (USA)
SAG/AFTRA - Screen Actors Guild/American Federation of Television and Radio Artists (USA)
LMDA - Literary Managers and Dramaturgs of the Americas (North America)
THE FENCE – European network of playwrights and cultural operators (Worldwide)