NEWS!
AKA The Wacky Adventures of Will!
This March, I am so thrilled to join Beth Milles and Daniel Passer as we begin touring the country with Heading into Night in New Orleans!
March 2024
February 2024
In the winter, I was so excited to act in the short film "Ashes to Ashes"! We had such a blast working on this, and I'm so grateful for the time and space to work with such wonderful humans and artists. Click on the picture to watch!
October 2023
In October, I was so very excited to assistant direct Owen Thompson on the premiere of James Sheldon's Three Way Stop, a collection of one-act plays stage managed by Kevin Thompson! Additionally, I played Arnie/Richie in the staged reading of Joan Ross Sorkin's Hamlet in Bensonhurst and was so grateful to be a part of a lovely ensemble of actors directed by Allison Sheff!
July 2023
In July, I was thrilled to act in and organize the Walden Theatre Alumni Company New York City Benefit Performance of Twelfth Night, to raise money for Commonwealth Theatre Center, a youth performing arts program back home in Louisville, Kentucky! I played Orsino, and the benefit was directed by my dear friend Emma Payne!
Summer 2023
In the Summer, I had the immense honor and privilege of assisting the Gordon Davidson Award winning director Seret Scott on (mis)UNDERSTANDING MAMMY: The Hattie McDaniel Story by Joan Ross Sorkin at The Schoolhouse Theatre, starring Tina Fabrique and stage managed by Janice Lane! I also took class with Christopher Bayes at Pandemonium Studios in commedia and clown work and with Jess Cummings at Bob Krakower Studios for on-camera work!
Spring 2023
Spring 2023
Spring 2023
Spring 2023
In the Spring, I had the privilege of directing staged readings of the first ever all femme-presenting production of Carlo Goldoni's The Mistress of the Inn, Charles Mee's Cardenio, Arthur Pinero's Trelawny of the 'Wells' , and my own adaptation of Chekhov's The Seagull for the Schoolhouse Theater's Pandemic Players series, stage managed by Elisabeth Rodgers!
In the Spring, I had the privilege of directing staged readings of the first ever all femme-presenting production of Carlo Goldoni's The Mistress of the Inn, Charles Mee's Cardenio, Arthur Pinero's Trelawny of the 'Wells' , and my own adaptation of Chekhov's The Seagull for the Schoolhouse Theater's Pandemic Players series, stage managed by Elisabeth Rodgers!
In the Spring, I had the privilege of directing staged readings of the first ever all femme-presenting production of Carlo Goldoni's The Mistress of the Inn, Charles Mee's Cardenio, Arthur Pinero's Trelawny of the 'Wells' , and my own adaptation of Chekhov's The Seagull for the Schoolhouse Theater's Pandemic Players series, stage managed by Elisabeth Rodgers!
In the Spring, I had the privilege of directing staged readings of the first ever all femme-presenting production of Carlo Goldoni's The Mistress of the Inn, Charles Mee's Cardenio, Arthur Pinero's Trelawny of the 'Wells' , and my own adaptation of Chekhov's The Seagull for the Schoolhouse Theater's Pandemic Players series, stage managed by Elisabeth Rodgers!
March 2023
I was ecstatic and so very grateful to play the mover in the world-premiere production of Heading into Night, co-concieved and starring Daniel Passer and co-concieved and directed by Beth Milles!! Being a part of devising this silly and heartbreaking show has been an absolute dream come true, and I felt especially grateful to be premiering this production at the Cherry Arts!
March 2023
I was ecstatic and so very grateful to play the mover in the world-premiere production of Heading into Night, co-concieved and starring Daniel Passer and co-concieved and directed by Beth Milles!! Being a part of devising this silly and heartbreaking show has been an absolute dream come true, and I felt especially grateful to be premiering this production at the Cherry Arts!
Fall 2022
I moved to New York City, and have worked on a variety of staged readings and workshops with the Schoolhouse Theatre, including the world premiere workshop of A Man's Man by Daniel Gerroll, featuring Charles Socarides Jr. and directed by Bram Lewis!
Summer 2022
I was unbelievably excited to play Octavius Caesar in Antony and Cleopatra and Cinna the Poet/Young Cato in Julius Caesar with Ithaca Shakespeare Company, directed by Stephen Ponton and staged managed by Ivy Stevens!
May 2022
In May, I was so inexpressibly grateful to play in the Cherry Arts workshop of Heading Into Night, a devised clown show exploring dementia and memory, created by Beth Milles and Daniel Passer!
Spring 2022
I was incredibly excited and so very grateful to be a part of Ithaca College's 2022 BFA Showcase, co-directed by Austin Jones and Courtney Young, music directed by Jeff Theis and stage managed by Brenna Comeau! We were all also so incredibly lucky to collaborate and receive feedback from Chad Eric Murnane of Binder Casting on our showcase! Wanna watch me work? I'm at 14:22 and 28:26!
January 2022
In January, I was honored to receive the Broadway World Louisville Award for Best Supporting Performer in a Play for my work as the Dauphin in Henry V with Kentucky Shakespeare Festival!
October 2021
In October, I was humbled and honored to direct and dramaturg Edward Albee's Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? (featuring Kathleen Mulligan and Craig MacDonald) for On the Verge, a collaborative organization between the Department of Theatre Arts and the Department of Literatures in English at Ithaca College. The production was produced at the Cherry Artspace and was stage managed by Christina Johns!
Design by Casey Ingraham
Fall 2021
I was absolutely thrilled and beyond grateful to be in House of Desires by Sor Juana Inés de la Cruz, directed by Marc Gomes and stage managed by Zach De Brino!! I was also incredibly excited to be the Fight Captain for this production!
July 2021
I had the immense privilege and honor to be chosen as part of the ensemble for Chautauqua Theatre Company's virtual academy! Under the leadership of Andrew Borba and Stori Ayers, our ensemble participated in a series of workshops and classes from incredible folks like Budi Miller, Arlene Hutton, Sarah Wansley, Steve H. Broadnax, and Tia James! This experience changed my life, and I can never say enough how grateful I am for all of the people involved, for the friendships that I made, and the wonderful guidance and mentorship I recieved!
Summer 2021
I was very grateful to return home to Louisville to play the Dauphin in Henry V with Kentucky Shakespeare Festival, directed by Amy Attaway and stage managed by Rachel Pelgen!
March 2021
In March, I was humbled and thrilled to play Talthybius in Ellen McLaughlin's adaptation of The Trojan Women by Euripides at Ithaca College Theatre Arts! The production was directed by Dean Robinson and stage managed by Brian Hanshaw! The in-person socially distant performance was later streamed on Broadway on Demand on March 20th! I was also honored to receive the Peggy R. Williams Award for Academic and Community Leadership.
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November 2020
In November, I was ecstatic to play the Messenger in On the Verge's production of Euripides' Medea, directed by Claire Gleitman and stage managed by Christina Johns!
October 2020
In October, I was immensely grateful and humbled to play Sam in the world premiere of Aaliyah Warrington's Gather Ye Children at Ithaca College Theatre Arts, directed by Marc Gomes and stage managed by Carolyn Ruby! I also played Whey-Face in Kentucky Shakespeare Festival's site specific production of Macbeth, directed by Matt Wallace and stage managed by Mollie Murk!
September 2020
In September, I was beyond honored and beyond thrilled to play Crispino in The Cherry Arts production of Carlo Golodoni's The Fan, adapted and directed by Samuel Buggeln and stage managed by Maggie Lapinski!
Summer 2020
In the Summer of 2020 during the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic, I collaborated with Willie Jones on devising Muse of Fire, a four-part cycle play chronicling the entire Shakespeare and Marlowe history cycle. I directed the third part of the cycle, Wars of the Roses, as a radio drama, which I also dramaturged and sound designed. The production was assistant directed by Carolyn Best and Jessica Brock, and can be accessed here!
Design by Sally Shaw
May 2020
This May, I was absolutely ecstatic to play Joseph II in a Zoom production of David Adjmi's Marie Antoinette at Ithaca College, directed by Dean Robinson and stage managed by Kayla Owen! I also produced and had a hand in directing the first Collegiate Quarantine Virtual Reading, presented by the Quarantine Bake Offs, inspired by the bake offs of Paula Vogel to help foster creativity during COVID-19. The show can be accessed here!
December 2019
In December, I developed and taught a series of workshops on playing Shakespeare at Floyd Central High School!
November 2019
In November, I served as production dramaturg for the IC Second Stage production of Romeo and Juliet, directed by Rio Kohler and stage managed by Brenna Comeau!
October 2019
I was absolutely humbled and beyond words to have played Somebody in Branden Jacobs-Jenkins' Everybody at Ithaca College, directed by Cynthia Henderson and stage managed by Kayla Owen!
Summer 2019
I returned home to Louisville, Kentucky, to take part in the mainstage repertory of the 59th Season of the Kentucky Shakespeare Festival in Central Park, the longest running free Shakespeare festival in the United States!
April 2019
I was immensely grateful to play Megs in the IC Second Stage production of Strange Snow by Stephen Metcalfe, directed by Elias Husiak and stage managed by Miranda Williams!
Photography by Josh Jensen
February 2019
I was incredibly grateful to play Toby in Gian Carlo Menotti's opera The Medium with Ithaca College, directed by Norm Johnson and stage managed by Krissy Burke!
December 2018
In December 2018, I assistant directed and served as production dramaturg for Ithaca College Theatre Collective's production of We're Gonna Be Okay, directed by Friday Anderson with a creative team consisting of Friday, me, and Brielle Logan, who also served as production stage manager!
Photography by Lucy Gladstone
October 2018
In October 2018, I understudied the roles of Sebastian, Sir Andrew Aguecheek, and Curio in the Ithaca College Theatre Arts production of Twelfth Night, directed by Catherine Weidner and stage managed by Amanda Balter!
Fall 2018
In August 2018, I began pursuing my B.F.A. in Acting at Ithaca College, located in Ithaca, New York!
