Brian Olsen
director
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New York

Mary Christmas (original work)
by Kevin Podgorski


F*ck Me, B*at Me, L*ve Me (original work)
by Kevin Podgorski


A Bright Room Called Day
by Tony Kushner

Girl Bully (original work)
by Carla Ching


Under the Skin(original work)
by Aurin Squire


This Bird of Dawning Singeth All Night Long
by Philip Hayes Dean

End of the Meal (original work)
by Tom Smith


Art Gallery (original work)
by Aurin Squire


Aching for You (original work)
by Carla Ching


Much Ado About Nothing
by William Shakespeare

The Merry Wives of Windsor
by William Shakespeare

A Christmas Carol
by Charles Dickens
adapted by Sandra Nordgren


National Tour

Le Bougeois Gentilhomme
by Molière

Regional / Stock

Don't Dress for Dinner
by Marc Camoletti
adapted by Robin Hawdon


The Complete Works of
William Shakespeare (abridged)
by Adam Long, Daniel Singer & Jess Winfield

Camelot
by Alan Jay Loerner and Frederic Loewe

The Mousetrap
by Agatha Christie

A Walk in the Woods
by Lee Blessing

As Assistant Director

Lullaby
by Jason Milligan
directed by Louise Lasser

The God of Hell (world premiere)
by Sam Shepard

directed by Lou Jacob
starring Tim Roth and Randy Quaid


Education

Actors Studio Drama School
New York, NY
MFA in Directing, 2005
Directing: Lloyd Richards, Stuart Vaughan, Gene Lasko, Elinor Renfield, Andreas Manolikakis
Scenic Design: Tony Walton, Shawn Lewis
Lighting Design: Don Holder
Acting: Sam Schacht, Joe Ragno, Elizabeth Kemp

National Shakespeare Conservatory
New York, NY
1995
Shakespeare: Eloise Watt
Acting: Jimmy Tripp, Angela Vitale, Dana Zeller-Alexis

Stonehill College
N. Easton, MA
BA in Drama, 1994
Directing: Patricia Sankus, Richard McElvain
Design: Neil Hirsig, Joan Halpert





Orange Hanky Productions


Orange Hanky Productions


The New School for Drama Theater


The Actors Studio Drama School Theater


The Actors Studio Drama School Theater


The Actors Studio Drama School Theater


Homo Genius Festival,
manhattantheatresource

New York Comedy Club


Love Creek Productions


Gorilla Rep


Gorilla Rep


13th Street Rep





National Theater for Arts & Education




Weathervane Playhouse
Newark, OH


Washington Shakespeare Festival
Olympia, WA


Saxtons River Playhouse
Saxtons River, VT

Saxtons River Playhouse
Saxtons River, VT

Saxtons River Playhouse
Saxtons River, VT



The New School for Drama Theater
New York, NY


The Actors Studio Drama School Theater
New York, NY






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