Resume | Awards
Directing
Theater (Selected)
WOOD BOY DOG FISH / Written by Chelsea Sutton with Rogue Artists Ensemble / Director, Puppet and Mask Designer / Bootleg Theater, Garry Marshall Theater, Los Angeles 2018
KAIDAN PROJECT (World Premiere, Immersive, Site-specific) / Written by Lisa Dring and Chelsea Sutton / Director, Puppet and Mask Designer / Rogue Artists Ensemble and East West Players, Los Angeles, 2017
SEÑOR PLUMMER'S FINAL FIESTA (Workshop, Immersive, Site-specific) / Written by Diana Burbano, Tom Jacobson, and Chelsea Sutton / Director / Rogue Artists Ensemble, Los Angeles, 2017
COWBOY ELEKTRA (Reading) / Written by Meghan Brown with Rogue Artists Ensemble / Director / Rogue Artists Ensemble, Los Angeles, 2017
SONGS OF BILITIS (World Premiere, Commissioned by The Getty Museum) / Written by Katie Polebaum with Rogue Artists Ensemble / Director / Getty Villa, South Coast Repertory, Bootleg Theater / Rogue Artists Ensemble, Los Angeles 2012-2013
D IS FOR DOG (World Premiere) / Written by Sean Cawelti and Katie Polebaum / Director, Writer, Video and Puppet Design / South Coast Repertory, Hudson Theater Costa Mesa / Rogue Artists Ensemble, Los Angeles 2011 – 2012
HYPERBOLE: origins (World Premiere) / Devised with Rogue Artists Ensemble / Director, Writer, Video Design / [Inside] the Ford / Rogue Artists Ensemble, Los Angeles 2010
GOGOL PROJECT (World Premiere) / Written by Kitty Felde / Director / Bootleg Theater, / Rogue Artists Ensemble, Los Angeles, 2009
THE TRAGICAL COMEDY OR COMICAL TRAGEDY OF MR. PUNCH (World Premiere) / Written by Sean Cawelti based on the graphic novel by Neil Gaiman / Director, Writer / Bootleg Theater / Rogue Artists Ensemble, Los Angeles 2008
Opera
THE PERFECT AMERICAN (North American Premiere) / Music by Phillip Glass / Video, Puppet Design and Direction / LONG BEACH OPERA & CHICAGO OPERA THEATRE, 2017
Theater for Young Audiences
ELLA ENCHANTED / Based on the book by Gail Carson Levine / Puppet Direction and Design / South Coast Repertory, Costa Mesa, 2017
MR. POPPERS PENGUINS / Based on the book by Florence Atwater and Richard Atwater / Puppet Direction and Design / South Coast Repertory, Costa Mesa, 2016
THE STORY OF FROG BELLY RAT BONE (World Premiere, Touring) / Based on the book by Timothy B. Ering / Director, Puppet Design / Geffen Playhouse, Segerstrom Center for the Performing Arts, Puppetry CenterLos Angeles, Atlanta, Seattle and throughout California / Rogue Artists Ensemble, 2008 - ongoing
ZEN SHORTS (World Premiere, Touring) / Based on the book by Jon J Muth / Director, Puppet Design / Imago Theater, Segerstrom Center for the Performing Arts / Rogue Artists Ensemble, Los Angeles 2013 - ongoing
SHAKESPEARE(ISH) (World Premiere, Touring) / Devised with Rogue Artists Ensemble / Director, Puppet and Mask Design / Oregon Shakespeare Festival and throughout California / Rogue Artists Ensemble, 2013-2015
Video, Puppet and Mask Design
PEARLS IN THE HOUSE (US Premiere) / Written by Art Manke / Video Design / Utah Shakespeare Festival, 2018
WEST SIDE STORY / Music by Leonard Bernstein, Lyrics by Stephen Sondheim / Video Design / USC School of Theater, 2018
THE MOUNTAINTOP (US Tour) / Written by Katori Hall / Video Design / Los Angles Theatre Works, 2018
MAGIC FRUIT (World Premiere) / Written by Michael John Garces / Video Design / Cornerstone Theater Company, 2017
THE PERFECT AMERICAN (North American Premiere) / Music by Phillip Glass / Video, Puppet Design and Direction / LONG BEACH OPERA & CHICAGO OPERA THEATRE, 2017
JUDGEMENT AT NUREMBERG (US Tour) / Written by Abby Mann / Video Design / Los Angles Theatre Works, 2017
THE GREAT FOOD DETECTIVE (Tour) / Touring Education Program / Video Design / Kaiser Hospital, 2017
LITTLE SHOP OF HORRORS / By Howard Ashman and Alan Menken / Puppet Design / East LA College, 2017
MR. POPPERS PENGUINS / Based on the book by Florence Atwater and Richard Atwater / Puppet Design and Direction / South Coast Repertory, 2016
CANDIDE / Music by Leonard Bernstein / Puppet and Mask Design / Long Beach Opera, 2016
TWELFTH NIGHT / Video Design / Shakespeare Center of Los Angeles, 2016
DISTRICT MERCHANTS / Written by Aaron Posner / Video Design / South Coast Repertory, 2016
HOPPERS WIFE / Music by Stewart Wallace / Video Design / New York City Opera, 2016
LA VOIX HUMANE / GIANNI SCHICHI / Music by Francis Poulenc and Giacomo Puccini / Video and Puppet Design / LONG BEACH OPERA & CHICAGO OPERA THEATRE, 2016
DRACULA (NATIONAL TOUR) / Written by Charles Morey / Video Design / Los Angeles Theatre Works, 2016
AINADAMAR FOUNTAIN OF TEARS / Music by Osvaldo Golijov, Lyrics by David Henry Hwang / Video Design / USC School of Music, 2016
A CHRISTMAS CAROL / Charles Dickens / Video Design / A Noise Within, Los Angeles, 2016
PYGMALION / Written by George Bernard Shaw / Video Design / Pasadena Playhouse, 2015
SHAKESPEARE (ISH) (Touring) / Devised with Rogue Artists Ensemble / Puppet Design / Oregon Shakespeare Festival and throughout California Rogue Artists Ensemble, 2015
THE WHO'S TOMMY / Lyrics by Pete Townshend / Video Design / East West Players, Los Angeles, 2015
IN THE HEAT OF THE NIGHT (US TOUR) / Written by John Ball / Video Design / Los Angeles Theatre Works, 2015
MACBETH / Music by Ernest Bloch / Video Design / Chicago Opera Theater, 2014
KANYE WEST YEEZUS TOUR / Puppet Design / 2014
EMPEROR OF ATLANTIS / CLEVER ONE / Music by Viktor Ullmann and Carl Orff / Video and Puppet Design / Chicago Opera Theater, 2014
STUPID FUCKING BIRD / Written by Aaron Posner / Video Design / Boston Court, 2014
D IS FOR DOG / Written by Sean Cawelti and Katie Polebaum / Video and Puppet Design / Rogue Artists Ensemble, 2014
HYPERBOLE: origins / Devised with Rogue Artists Ensemble / Video Design / Rogue Artists Ensemble, 2010
Awards and Nominations
- Ovation Award for Puppet Design for Wood Boy Dog Fish, Bootleg Theater, 2017
- Sherwood Award for Directing, Center Theater Group, 2015
- Nominated, LA Weekly Award for Video Design STUPID FUCKING BIRD @ Theater at Boston Court
- Nominated, Ovation Award forVideo Design STUPID FUCKING BIRD @ Theater at Boston Court
- LA Department of Cultural Affairs Brazil artists residency recipient, 2012
- Nominated, LA Weekly Theater for Video Design HYPERBOLE: origins @ [Inside} the Ford, 2011
- UNIMA Citation of Excellent for Gogol Project, Bootleg Theater, 2010
- Nominated, Stage Raw Award for Writing for The Tragical Comedy or Comical Tragedy of Mr. Punch @ Bootleg Theater, 2009
- Nominated, Stage Raw Award for Direction for The Tragical Comedy or Comical Tragedy of Mr. Punch @ Bootleg Theater, 2009
- Nominated, Stage Raw Award for Mask Design for HYPERBOLE: epiphany @ SOSE, 2006