I am an award-winning designer and educator with a career spanning Broadway, regional theatre, opera, dance, new work development, and higher education. I hold an MFA in Design from Yale School of Drama and am currently the tenured Head of Scenic Design at Dartmouth College while continuing to serve on the design faculty at the David Geffen School of Drama at Yale University. Previously, I spent six years teaching at the University of Connecticut, including four years as Area Head of Design...
I am an award-winning designer and educator with a career spanning Broadway, regional theatre, opera, dance, new work development, and higher education. I hold an MFA in Design from Yale School of Drama and am currently the tenured Head of Scenic Design at Dartmouth College while continuing to serve on the design faculty at the David Geffen School of Drama at Yale University. Previously, I spent six years teaching at the University of Connecticut, including four years as Area Head of Design and Technical Theatre, working with BFA and MFA students. My professional work includes the Broadway production of The Sound Inside at Studio 54, following its original production at Williamstown Theatre Festival.
I specialize in coaching high school, undergraduate, graduate, and early-career artists preparing for competitive theatre and design programs and professional opportunities. I have spent years teaching and mentoring designers in classrooms, studios, portfolio reviews, and one-on-one settings. I have assessed students for admission to competitive academic programs, evaluated thousands of resumes and applications, participated in hundreds of interviews, and chaired faculty and staff searches. I have also hired, trained, mentored, and recommended emerging artists professionally. At Williamstown Theatre Festival, three former interns I worked with went on to study at Yale, while others continued into graduate training and professional careers.
My coaching begins by identifying what is genuinely exciting and distinctive about each artist. In a world of polished templates, fast digital editing, and AI-assisted applications, candidates need more than a slick portfolio. I help students communicate how they think and what makes their perspective distinctive through portfolio selection and sequencing, presentation of process, written materials, and interview preparation. My goal is not to manufacture an ideal candidate, but to help each artist present the strongest and most authentic version of themselves.
