Ybor City: The Musical by Anita Gonzalez and Dan Furman

PUNTO Space, NY

This workshop was an incredible opportunity to work with many artists of color on an incredible musical based on a true story set in 1918 Tampa Florida. Set in the moments leading up to the unionization of cigar factory laborers in the multiracial immigrant worker community,  it is an important story now because of how it reflects the continued relevance and complexity of racial and labor issues while celebrating the triumph of hope in our collective past.  In an innovative workshop structure, we worked for four Mondays in a row, presenting our work from each day’s rehearsal in the evening, then culminating the workshop with a semi-staged showing of the entire piece on the final Monday. For more information about the development of  piece, check out yborcitythemusical.com.

Suzy Storck by Magali Mougel

PEN World Voices International Theatre Festival, The Segal Center, NY

A beautiful a disturbing script that allows us a view inside the mind of a mother who never wanted to be a mother. See a full video of the reading here.

The Love Song of J. Robert Oppenheimer
by Carson Kretzier

The Connelly Theater
New York, NY

This show was my Thesis Production for my Masters of Fine Arts from Columbia University, presented in downtown New York. The play is set inside the mind of the lead creator of the atomic bomb, J.Robert Oppenheimer. It cycles through his memories of the amazing discoveries, the massive disappointments and his critical change of heart about the relationship of science and morality. The mysterious role of Lilith and her constant presence illuminated the often overlooked role of women and femininity. The production itself was technically complex, riddled with quickchanges while time and tempo changed constantly and poetically. 

Caught Dreaming
by Ryan Dancho

Hudson Guild Theatre
New York, NY

First time playwright Ryan Dancho tackles a tough topic that hit close to home for him and many others--Mental Health and group therapy. Developing this piece with Ryan, the actors and the design team was such a satisfying project. It was a true gift to dig into the script with the combination of Ryan's raw writing talent and the incredibly important exploration of Schizo-Affective Disorder, Depression, Addiction and the relationships that develop when the afflicted folks gather for self improvement. Keep an eye on this guy. 

Press: "Therapeutic work done b Ryan Dancho and Sara Rademacher" OuterStage 
Drama Queens Reviews
Malinism

These Mistakes
by Samantha Cooper

Columbia University
New York, NY

This play is a new piece, developed in collaboration with playwright Samantha Cooper while both artists were studying at Columbia University. It was inspired by Checkhov's "The Cherry Orchard," and is a contemporary exploration of one family's relationship to wealth, grief, and each other. In two developmental productions, we unearthed a theory: The characters in this modern play construct fantastical worlds in order to cope with the realities they cannot face.  

Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf
by Edward Albee

Columbia University
New York, NY

Directing this show was a dream and a marathon. A dangerous current of reality runs underneath the lies and games of the outlandish couple George and Martha. The picture perfect dinner guests are the ideal foil to help us pick apart the constructs of the American Dream, a dusty yet still revered notion.