As a member of Project Spotlight, I had the opportunity to fulfill several roles across multiple projects, namely as a Script Feedback Expert (aka Script Doctor), Playwright, and Stage Director.

Prior to direction responsibilities for the ten-minute play An Apology by Will Sippel and the full length production As It's Written by Caroline Hull, I evaluated each script line-by-line to garner feedback for the playwright which included character examination, plot guidance, flow evaluation, word choice, and typographical errors. I then met with each playwright to review all callouts to discuss motivations for the suggested edits.

All final edits, approved or rejected, were determined by the playwrights themselves.

My 20-minute play was selected as part of the Fall 2021 One Act Festival.

Bill, a married businessman, has his life interrupted by a new workplace distraction. As he wrangles with his inner thoughts, he faces an unintentional crossroad marred by his unrelenting attachment to his vows.

Director: Taylor Bongarzone

Stage Manager: Sabrina Boudreaux

Props Designer: Reme Elias

Costume Designer: Valeria Cole

Lighting Designer: Emily Duncanson

Sound Designer: Erica Fox

Bill: Connor Nichols

Shannon: Lily McKena

Jonathan: Phillip Wright

Therapist: Melissa Manrique

A performance recording is available via YouTube.

I directed An Apology by Will Sippel as part of the Fall 2021 10-Minute Play Competition. The production won three out of four awards for the evening including Best Actor, Best Playwright, and Best Director.

Subsequently, I was invited to direct the full length play production for UCF Celebrates the Arts at the Dr. Phillips Center for Performing Arts. Committed by Caroline Hull was presented to a sold out audience at the 294-seat Alexis & Jim Pugh Theater on April 16, 2022.

The show was restaged at Penguin Point Productions later that fall.