Relevant Theatre Experience (Directing)
Collaborating Director - Dramaturg - Performer / REVIVAL / Timothy White Eagle and The Violet Triangle at On the Boards - Seattle (2022)
Collaborating Director - Dramaturg - Performer / The Indigo Room / Timothy White Eagle and The Violet Triangle at La MaMa E.T.C. - NYC (2021)
Director / The Events / Intiman Theatre - Seattle (2019)
Director - Art Director / Blackbird / 18th & Union and White Rabbits, Inc. - Seattle (2019)
Director - Lead Devisor / Everything’s Fine / Cornish College of the Arts - Seattle (2019)
Director - Art Director - Dramaturg / 140 LBS. / Susan Lieu / On the Boards NWNW Festival and Bumbershoot Festival - Seattle (2018)
Director / Smoked! / Cafe Nordo - Seattle (2018)
Director / The Realistic Joneses / New Century Theatre Company - Seattle (2017)
Director / The People's Republic of Valerie / On the Boards - Seattle (2017)
Director / The Seagull / Whitman College - Walla Walla (2016)
Director / Fireface / SPLINTER GROUP – Seattle (2015)
Director / Sauced / Cafe Nordo – Seattle (2015)
Director / Knocking Bird / SPLINTER GROUP and Umbrella Project at West of Lenin – Seattle (2015)
Director / Three Tall Women / Whitman College – Walla Walla (2015)
Director / Nine (featuring Cynthia Geary) / Arouet Theatre – Seattle (2015)
Director - Adaptor / Three Sisters / Cornish College of the Arts – Seattle (2014)
Director - Lead Divisor / The Salesman is Dead and Gone / Splinter Group - Seattle (2013)
Director / Bo-Nita / Seattle Repertory Theatre (2013)
Director - Set Designer / Mud / Cornish College of the Arts – Seattle (2013)
Director / Fefu and Her Friends / Cornish College of the Arts – Seattle (2012)
Director / Hamlet / Cornish College of the Arts - Seattle (2011)
Director / Lead Divisor / A Really, Really Good Cause / Cornish College of the Arts - Seattle (2010)
Director - Set Designer / Edmond / Balagan Theatre - Seattle (2010)
Director - Set Designer / King Lear / Rough Play Productions - Seattle (2008)
Director - Set Designer / The Ferryman / Oskaras Korsunovas Theatre - Vilnius, Lithuania (2008)
Assistant Director - Performer - Dramaturg / Cuckoo Crow / Degenerate Art Ensemble at REDCAT Theatre– Los Angeles (2007)
Director / Measure for Measure / State Youth Theatre of Lithuania – Vilnius, Lithuania (2007)
Director / Mavra (opera – composer: I. Stravinsky) / Oskaras Korsunovas Theatre and “Gaida” Festival of Relevant Music - Vilnius, Lithuania (2005
Director - Lead Divisor / Panacea (contemporary dance) / Lithuanian Dance Information Center - Vilnius, Lithuania (2005)
Director / The Saint Plays (playwright - E. Ehn) / State Youth Theatre of Lithuania — Vilnius, Lithuania (2005)
Associate Director (lead director – J. Vaitkus) / The Merchant of Venice / Kaunas State Drama Theatre - Kaunas, Lithuania (2003) / “Sirens” International Theatre Festival - Vilnius, Lithuania (2004)
Assistant Director - Performer / Cantio (contemporary opera) (director – O. Korsunovas) / Oskaras Korsunovas Theatre at the Munich Bienale — Munich, Germany (2004)
Assistant Director - Co-Writer - Actor / ATF: A Burlesque / Annex Theatre - Seattle (1999)
Director - Lead adaptor / Bartleby / Annex Theatre - Seattle (1999)
Assistant Director - Performer / SCREAM!LionDogs / The Young Composers Collective at On The Boards - Seattle (1999)
Assistant Director / Performer / Hell’s Cauldron / The Young Composers Collective at On The Boards - Seattle (1998)
Relevant Theatre Experience (Performing)
I Love That For You / Acker Stadt Palast (Berlin) / La MaMa E.T.C. (New York) / On the Boards (Seattle / Solo performer and creator
BLIND / Acker Stadt Palast (Berlin) / Solo performer and creator
The Indigo Room / Timothy White Eagle and The Violet Triangle at La MaMa E.T.C. (NYC) / Preacher
Clear Blue Sky (dir. B. Abraham) / On the Boards - Northwest New Works Festival / Solo performer and creator
Riddled (dir. B. Abraham) / Richard Hugo House / The Man
The White Days / New City Theatre / Ted
(IN)STABILITY / On the Boards / Solo performer and creator
The Cherry Orchard (dir. K. Smeds) / Smeds Ensemble (Finland) / New Drama Action (Vilnius) / The Vienna Festival (Vienna) - The State Youth Theatre (Vilnius) / Trofimov
Cuckoo Crow (chor. H. Nishimura) / Degenerate Art Ensemble at REDCAT Theatre (L.A.) / Surgeon
The Very Beginning’s Beginning (dir. J. Vaitkus) / National Drama Theatre of Lithuania / Pajaco
Cantio (contemporary opera – dir. O. Korsunovas), Oskaras Korsunovas Theatre / Munich Bienale / Water
ATF: A Burlesque / Annex Theatre / Bill, Young Tom
Dirty Little Secrets / Annex Theatre / Frank, Michael, Tommy
Beatrice / Annex Theatre / Samuel
SCREAM!LionDogs (choreo. H. Nishimura) / On The Boards / Young Composers Collective / Mark
Penetralia / Annex Theatre / Cameron
Little Rootie Tootie / Annex Theatre / Ivo, Terry
Hell’s Cauldron (chor. H. Nishimura) / On The Boards / Young Composers Collective – The Supervisor
Escher’s Hands / AHA! Theatre – Steve
Much Ado About Nothing (dir. Rosa Joshi) / New City Theatre – Claudio
As You Like It / New City Theatre – Oliver
The Investigation / A Theatre Under the Influence – Mulka
Machinal (dir. Sheila Daniels) / A Theatre Under the Influence - Lover/Jailer
Education and Professional Development
MFA, Theatre Directing – Lithuanian Music and Theatre Academy - Vilnius, Lithuania (2003)
BA, Political Science (Minor in Theatre and Drama) – Indiana University (1995)
New Aesthetics (master class seminar) - Mariano Pensotti (fiction and conceptual development) / Toshiki Okada (image-based performance) - Vancouver (2014)
Fundamentals of Clowning - George Lewis, Stephanie Roberts (2001)
Biomechanics technique - George Lewis, Tom Wiseley (2001)
Viewpoints technique - Sheila Daniels (1997)
Relevant Teaching Experience
Adjunct Faculty - Cornish College of the Arts - Seattle (2010 – 2020)
Advanced Scene Study
Ensemble Creation Project (devised theatre)
Interdisciplinary Art
Physical Approaches to Classical Texts
Physical Theatre - Biomechanics (on-call substitute for K. MacDonald)
Solo Performance (on-call substitute for K. MacDonald)
Faculty – Freehold Studio Lab Theatre - Seattle (2012 – 2020)
Solo Performance
Movement for Actors - fundamentals of Biomechanics
Devised Theatre
Assistant Lecturer - Lithuanian Music and Theatre Academy - Vilnius, Lithuania (2003-2006, 2008)
Oversaw development of three-year cohort program — work included:
Introductory acting concepts of character and actor presence
Principles of composition work
Foundations of vocal technique
Introductory to advanced scene work
Viewpoints technique
Biomechanics technique
Rehearsal and production of thesis performance
Visiting Professor – Iceland Academy of the Arts - Reykjavik, Iceland (November 2006)
Taught month-long intensive in Biomechanics technique
Awards
U.S. State Department Fulbright Grantee to Lithuania (2001-2002)
Boulder Fringe Festival / ”Best of Fest” / The Two-Step / Solo performance by Christine Longe (2018)
Seattle Fringe Festival / “Audience Choice Award” / The Two-Step / Solo performance by Christine Longe (2014)
Seattle Times “Footlight” Award / ”Best of the Small Houses” / Edmond (2010)
MENUFAKTURA.LT (Lithuanian theatre website) / “Reader’s Poll, Top 5 Shows” / Measure for Measure (2007)
Lithuanian Ministry of Culture / “Golden Cross of the Stage” - Co-nominee for Best Director / The Merchant of Venice (2004)
Seattle Weekly / “Top Ten Plays of the Year” / Bartleby (1999)
Backstage West Magazine / “Honorable Mention - Best Adaptation” / Bartleby (1999)
National Society of Arts & Letters / Herman B. Wells Scholarship (1995)