CURRENT POSITION
Assistant Professor, Theatre
Affiliated Faculty, Business & Government
Theatre Minor Program Lead
EDUCATION
Ph.D., Tufts University, 2019. Theatre and Performance Studies
M.A., Tufts University, 2012. Theatre and Performance Studies
M.B.A., Brigham Young University–Provo, 2009. Organizational Behavior and Theory
B.A., Harvard University, 2001. Russian Literature and Culture
COURSES TAUGHT
THEA 123 - Acting I
THEA 224 - Acting II
THEA 285R - Rehearsal and Performance
BUSM 180 - Intro to Business
(all courses are being taught during 2026 Winter Semester)
TEACHING EXPERIENCE
Assistant Professor: Theatre Minor Program. Brigham Young University–Hawaii, 2024 - Present
Adjunct Professor: Faculty of Business & Government. Brigham Young University–Hawaii, 2024-Present
Adjunct Professor: Department of Theatre and Media Arts: Contemporary Performances Practices and Intermediated Acting. Brigham Young University–Provo, Sep 2014 - Dec 2014
Instructor/Lecturer: Department of Drama and Dance Experimental College. Tufts University, 2012 - 2013
Graduate Teaching Assistant: Department of Drama and Dance. Tufts University, 2011 - 2012
PUBLICATIONS
In Press.
Translation of “Dramaturgia i rola dramaturga w Polsce” (Dramaturgy and the Role of the Dramaturg in Poland) by Agata Dąbek in The Routledge Companion to Dramaturgy edited by Magda Romanska, 2014
Under Review.
“Fireworks in the Popular Theatre that is Disneyland” at Popular Entertainment Studies
Invited by editor to resubmit article on the Disneyland fireworks as a popular entertainment.
In Preparation.
“The Moscow Theater Festival: Cultural Diplomacy on Stage” for Theatre Journal.
Revising first-ever scholarly article on the Moscow Theater Festivals of 1933-1937 from thesis.
ART-MAKING EXPERIENCE
Producing.
The Weaver of Raveloe Club | OBERON (ART)
British Pageant: Truth Will Prevail (production manager) | Nauvoo, Ill.
Nauvoo Pageant (production manager) | Nauvoo, Ill.
The Puppet Show | Leona Wagner Theater
This End Up | Harvard University
Directing.
Savior of the World | LDS Conference Center
British Pageant: Truth Will Prevail (associate director) | Nauvoo, Ill.
Mogulesco: A Tale of the Yiddish Theater | Tufts University
bobrauschenbergamerica (assistant director) | Tufts University
The Puppet Show | Leona Wagner Theater
Court Games, a one-act play | Harvard-Westlake
Dramaturgy.
9 to 5: The Musical | Hale Center Theatre
Choreographing.
The Puppet Show | Leona Wagner Theater
The Mikado | Harvard University
Balaganchik, The Puppet Show… | Harvard University
Your Own Thing | Harvard University
This End Up | Harvard University
Playwriting.
The Puppet Show (original translation and adaptation) | Leona Wagner Theater
The Emotional Collision Theory as it Pertains to Sunrise | Harvard-Westlake
Court Games | Harvard-Westlake
Costume Design.
The Puppet Show | Leona Wagner Theater
Fiddler on the Roof | Harvard University
How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying | Harvard University
Sound Design.
The Complete Works of William Shakespeare (abridged) | Harvard University
Scenic Design.
British Pageant: Truth Will Prevail | Nauvoo, Ill.
Acting – Opera.
Regina Cal | Utah Opera
Porgy and Bess Chorus | LA Opera
Boris Godunov Chorus | San Diego Opera
The Barber of Seville Chorus | Utah Opera
The Italian Girl in Algiers Chorus | Utah Opera
La Rondine Chorus | Utah Opera
Acting – Theatre (partial list).
A Midsummer Night’s Dream Oberon | Brigham Young University
Ragtime Booker T. Washington | Hale Centre Theatre
Savior of the World Disciple | LDS Conference Center
You Can’t Take It With You Donald | Hale Centre Theatre
Aida Ensemble | Hale Centre Theatre
Camelot Squire Dap | Hale Centre Theatre
South Pacific Morton Wise | Hale Centre Theatre
Crazy for You Pete | Hale Centre Theatre
Treasure Island Josiah Bland | Hale Centre Theatre
42nd Street Featured dancer | Hale Centre Theatre
Singin’ in the Rain Ensemble | Hale Centre Theatre
A Christmas Carol Ensemble | Hale Centre Theatre
Hello Dolly Ensemble | Hale Centre Theatre
Dance (partial list).
Jazz Tap Ensemble Caravan Project Member | Los Angeles, Calif.
Harvard Ballet Company Soloist | Harvard University
A 20-minute Nutcracker One-man show | Multiple venues
The Nutcracker Children’s ensemble | Joffrey Ballet, LA Classical Ballet
SELECTED CONFERENCES AND PRESENTATIONS
- “Scenarios for the Future of Learning and Earning”. LearnLaunch Across Boundaries Conference. Boston, Mass., Jan 2020
- “The Future of Higher Education”. Holon IQ Global Future of Education and Workforce Summits. San Francisco and New York, Nov 2019
- “Corporations as Artists: The Case of Disney Theatrical Group”. American Society for Theatre Research Conference. Dallas, Texas, Nov 2013
- “Fireworks in the Popular Theatre that is Disneyland”. American Theatre and Drama Society ATHE Pre-Conference. Orlando, Flo., Aug 2013
- “Moscow Theatre Festival Crossing Boundaries”. Association for Slavic, Eastern European, and Eurasian Studies. New Orleans, La., Nov 2012
- “Daily Dramas Underground: Performance in/of the Soviet and Post-Soviet Moscow Metro”. American Society for Theatre Research Conference. Nashville, Tenn., Nov 2012
- “Playing the Rational Actor or Performing Rationality: Commercial Producers and the Homogeneity of Theatrical Form on Broadway”. Western Academy of Management Conference. San Diego, Calif., Mar 2012
- “From Art to Science: US Theatrical Managers’ Associations, 1910-1930”. Mid-America Theatre Conference. Chicago, Ill., Mar 2012
- “Institutionalized Peculiarity: 20th-century Mormon Theatrical Manuals”. Tufts Graduate Humanities Conference. Medford, Mass., Feb 2012
- “Courting Foreign Capital in the Soviet Capital: The Moscow Theatre Festival 1933-1937”. American Society for Theatre Research Conference. Montreal, Quebec, Canada, Nov 2011
- “Co-Creating Sites for Religious Emotions: Mormon Architecture, Affect, and Spatial Hierarchy”. International Federation for Theatre Research, Prague, Czech Republic, Aug 2011
- “Representing and Creating Mormon Sacred Space on Stage: Scenography in Savior of the World”. Designing the Performance Space Conference. Prague, Czech Republic, Aug 2011
- “The Space Between ‘Show’ and ‘Business’: Theatre Companies as Hybrid Organizations”. Mid America Theatre Conference. Minneapolis, Minn., Mar 2011
AWARDS AND HONORS
- Kalman A. Burnim Prize for Scholarly Excellence in Drama. Tufts University Graduate School, 2014
- Visiting Researcher. Brigham Young University, 2013 - 2014
- Outstanding Reviewer. Organizational Behavior Division of the Academy of Management, 2013
- Graduate Fellow. American Theatre and Drama Society, 2013
- Dean's Summer Fellowship. Tufts University, 2013
- Travel Grant. Tufts University Office of Graduate Studies, 2011, 2012
- Drama Scholarship. Tufts University, 2010 - 2014
- Graduate School of Arts and Sciences Fellowship. Tufts University, 2010 - 2011
- Extended Reach Scholarship. Brigham Young University, 2007 - 2009
- Scholarship. National Black MBA Association, 2008 - 2009
- Harvard College Scholarship. Harvard University, 2002 - 2003
LANGUAGES
Russian (Fluent)
Spanish (Beginner)
Polish ( Proficient for aided written translation)