Directing
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Projects
Lonely Planet by Steven Dietz
Black Box Players, Syracuse University
April 2021
Cast:
Sam Asa Brownstein - Carl
Brandon Richards - Jody
Rachel Langetieg - Dancer
Stella Schwartz Dancer
Sammy Haines - Carl U/S
Shaun Collins - Jody U/S
Production:
Caleb Sheedy - Director
Haley Wright - Choreographer
Emily Hernandez - Assistant Director, Dramaturg
Ethan Harpole - Stage Manager
Alexis Wilner - Assistant Stage Manager
Sophia Napolitano - Production Assistant
Samantha Olszewski - Scenic Designer
Ningning “Renee” Yang - Properties
Ally Turlo - Scenic Charge
Jason Zong - Master Carpenter
Adeline Santello - Costume Designer
Rosario Figueira - Assistant Costume Designer
Ben Wolfe - Lighting Designer
Mairead Cummins - Assistant Lighting Designer
Jackson Norman - Production Manager
Kiara Brown - Assistant Production Manager
Christine Albright-Tufts - Director’s Faculty Advisor
Katherine McGerr - Black Box Players Faculty Advisor
Photography by Ben Wolfe
Songs For a New World
Independent Project, Syracuse University
September 2020
*This project was done in a concert-style performance for educational purposes only.
Cast:
Olivia Lacie Andrews, Giuliana Augello, Elana Babbitt, Michael Cagnetta, Kennedy Campbell, Emily Decker, Eve Dillingham, Christina Dimare, Savannah Devlin, Corinne Ferrer, Ellie Kallay, Katarina Kelly, Jaelle Laguerre, McKay Marshall, Tida Niles, Yasmin Ranz-Lind, Tom Riggleman, and Olivia Tyrrell
Staged Readings
A Deeply Disturbing Dive into the Family Dynamics of a Teen Rom-Com by Anka Chiorini
Young Playwrights Festival, Syracuse Stage
June 2021
Cast: Sam Asa Brownstein, Michael Cagnetta, Tom Riggleman and Haley Wright
This project was done as part of Syracuse Stage's education initiative, the Young Playwright's Festival. Each spring, high school students in the greater Syracuse area are encouraged to submit a 10 minute short play. Finalists will have their plays chosen and done as a staged reading in partnership with Syracuse University's Department of Drama.
You can watch the full Young Playwrights Festival Night 2 here.
Almost, Maine by John Cariani
Black Box Players, Syracuse University
July 2020
This project was produced by Black Box Players as a virtual staged reading in the summer of 2020, as an initiative to continue creating art in the face of the pandmeic, and to create more opportunities for students.
Cast:
Andrea Baker, Sam Asa Brownstein,
Zara Lombardo, Kevin Morrison, Elizabeth O'Malley, Maria Victoria Polanco, Eli Schwartz and Freddy Vaccaro
*This project was done for educational purposes only. I do not own the rights to the music.
Film
"The Retreat"
Syracuse University Tepper Semester
April 2022
Cast: Andrea Baker, Michael Cagnetta, Alessandra Casanova, Diane Cervelli, Ruthie K Evans, Imri Leshed, Emily Madison, Brina Rosen, and Haley Wright
This project was created as part of a short film assignment for class while at the Tepper semester in NYC. The only prompts and requirements that were given was a choice of one of three promtps, this one's prompt ebing, "The Trip". The film was written, directed and produced by myself in collaboration with my classmates. The film was inspired by Broad City (S3 E9) and It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia.