Stage Directing Portfolio

SELECTED WORKS

"Central Square’s stage version presents a modern, more gritty, less sensual, but no less sensational Rocky Horror...and the directors make great use of the theater space."

Michael Hoban, Theatre Mirror

"Central Square Theater has revved up its tractor beam and transported a re-envisioned version of the show for a new generation of “Rocky” fans. This updated production offers a nostalgic nod to the show’s humble roots while it also reflects contemporary reality with a lineup of cast and crew members who are a part of the transgender and gender nonconforming community. If you’ve only seen the movie version, you’ll quickly see that the stage show is different in many ways."

David Greenham, The Arts Fuse

PROJECTS AVAILABLE for COMMISSION

A "medical theatre," Boston-area premiere of Falsettos
Hedwig and the Angry Inch set at a Harvard Philosophy Conference
M Sloth Levine's At Hotel MacGuffin

"...This particular CST production features a fine cast presenting some top-notch vocal performances with some wildly imaginative, high-octane staging...thanks to the skillful co-direction by

Jo Michael Rezes and Lee Mikeska Gardner.

Kevin T. Baldwin, METRMAG

"...[A] quirky, funny, and meaningful staging of composer, lyricist, and writer Richard O’Brien’s musical comedy...a fresh take on the now-iconic subject matter."

R. Scott Reedy, BroadwayWorld

"Let’s Misbehave doesn’t end like your typical queer period piece. Fear of transphobic violence looms over these characters’ lives, to be sure, but it doesn’t damper their love of life. The story ends with a decidedly joyful pause, rather than a grim resolution: one smiling snapshot out of what we assume are many to come. Joy is this play’s most subversively successful quality..."

Maegan Bergeron-Clearwood, NE Theatre Geek