Director

I am a theater director who is passionate about creating more opportunities for emerging artists by generating new work. I see Theater as a forum to start conversations that highlight the multi faceted nature of contemporary issues. . My body of work includes several new plays, cabarets, and an original two act musical. 

Why Must We Pray Screaming?

I Keep Leaving Parties Early is a new, one act play by Amelia Kennedy that asks: what is the right way to be a woman? The play received a sold out Staged Reading produced by HARP theatricals at DGF in October 2024 and is continuing to be developed.

I Keep leaving parties early

I Keep Leaving Parties Early is a new, 10 minute play by Amelia Kennedy. This play explores what it means to want to be wanted, and also investigates how women are perceived at multiple stages of life.. The play received it’s premier at the Estro Genuis short play festival at Under St Marks Theater in March, 2024. It is currently being submitted to other festivals as we continue to develop. Watch the piece here ( at 36:00)!

Her Resting PLace

Her Resting Place is a new one act play by Ariella Carmell about a young woman dealing with loss and her spiraling mental health during WWI in England. This poetic piece explores themes of grief, sexuality, and the origins of client centered therapy during the turn of the century. The play received it’s premiere at the Letea Theatre as part of Summerfest in 2023. Stream the play here!

Rhetoric

Rhetoric is a new one act play by Heath Sartorius about the internal struggle of a young man trying to navigate a difficult chapter of his life. This play takes place inside the mind of the protagonist as the three characters, Ethan (Ego), Pat (Pathos), and Longan (Logos), work both with and against each other. The play received it’s premiere at the Letea Theatre as part of Winterfest in 2021. Stream the production here!

Sweet pea

Sweet Pea is a new short play by Gloria Mendez about a woman whose affinity for flowers creates havoc in her love life. It is a short, but mighty, piece about the the journey to find love that is unconditional and free of judgement. The play received it’s premiere at the Hudson Guild Theatre as part of Winterfest in 2018.

evelyn: an original musical @ Dixon place

We had the exciting opportunity to present Evelyn to a sold out audience at Dixon Place in November 2018. The full production can be streamed here!

evelyn: an original musical

Evelyn is an original musical written and composed by Quenton Ellis. Based on the iconic photograph, "The Most Beautiful Suicide," the show chronicles a fictionalized rendering of Evelyn McHale's young adult life. I joined the project as the director in January, 2018, and staged the first workshop production at Marymount Manhattan College. I then directed the musical a second time in November, 2018 at Dixon Place in NYC.

cell

Cell, by Cassandra Medley, follows the story of three African American women living in Flint, Michigan who work for an illegal immigration detention center. Tensions rise when the youngest, Gwen, begins to question the ethics of the institution that her aunt has been working for for over twenty years. I directed this play my senior year of college for my final directing class.

dog sees god

Dog Sees God: Confessions of a Teenage Blockhead by Bert V. Royal follows the beloved Peanuts gang from Charlie Brown to high school, where their lives have become plagued by peer pressure and insecurities. This production was staged in my college’s dining hall, using minimal tech and architecture.