Awarded Grant to Direct and Produce Hedda Gabler

I have some very exciting news to share. I’m delighted to announce that I have received a 4Culture grant to produce and direct a gender-bending (all roles will be played by women actors of cis or trans experience or by nonbinary actors) production of Henrik Ibsen’s Hedda Gabler. I'm drawn to the compassion with which Ibsen portrays Hedda’s trauma and the oppressive forces confining her, and it is from this lens that I want to approach the play.

This project is very near and dear to my heart. The initial idea came to me while I was working as a prisoners’ rights investigator and was further developed through years of late-night conversations with my wife Natalie Schmidt, who will be co-producing and playing Hedda. I can’t wait to share it with you!

There will be six performances at West of Lenin in August 2023 (8/4-8/6 and 8/10-8/12). Stay tuned for more information!