News
WEBSITE UPDATE, SUMMARY OF 2009/2010
June 7th, 2010
Website update, cleaning out the old and bringing in the new. Act III Theatre Ensemble, where I serve as Artistic Director, finished up a strong season, including Sweet Charity, Pinter in Winter, and a series of cabaret evenings. The Palos Verdes New Profiled my battle with cancer in this article. The Daily Bruin profiled my work and the Festival's work in this article. In April/May, I had the privilege to work for Gilbert Cates as his assistant director for his production of Nightmare Alley at the Geffen Playhouse. In late May/June, I was Victor in the UCLA School of Theater's Production of Cabaret, which ran for two weeks in the Little Theater at UCLA. This summer I'll be working as the Co-Director for the Pasadena Musical Theater Program, Associate Producer for the Norris Center for the Performing Arts, and Arts Intern for the LA County of the Arts. And, next week, spending a blissful four days in Ashland, Oregon for the Oregon Shakespeare Theater Festival.
SEE WHAT I WANNA SEE SUCCESSFUL! NYC Trip for Pre-Planning
December 13, 2009
Again, the lack of updating news on my website is out of control. Just finished my production of SEE WHAT I WANNA SEE at UCLA, which was attended by composer Michael John LaChiusa, who recieved the show very positively and approved the direction (of course a large relief). Articles on the show can be found in The Daily Bruin and Broadway World. For more information about my theater company at UCLA, please visit Act III Theatre Ensemble's Website, and to here more about my journey against cancer, please visit last year's The Daily Bruin Article: "Student Upstages Cancer". Visiting NYC right now for some pre-planning on a NYC show in Summer 2010. Fingers crossed!
WEBSITE UPDATE, HUNTER IN THE NEWS!
May 30, 2009
It has legitimately been a year and a half since I have edited this site. And WHAT a makeover it needed. Updated various sections and will be retooling the rest soon. Highlights of my freshman year included: starting ACT III THEATRE ENSEMBLE, presenting Andrew Lippa's
UCLA BA in THEATRE 2012; FESTIVAL CONFIRMED, DREAMCHILD STUDIO RECORDING!
April 24, 2008
So, my college admissions process has thankfully ended, and I will be attending UCLA School of Theatre, Film, and Television come Fall 2008. My classmates are phenominal (thank you Freshman Open House), and the campus is just fantastic. Social life is doing very well, with a special someone in my life, so that's GREAT. In regards to the FESTIVAL, I'm in charge of a few JASON ROBERT BROWN and STEPHEN SCHWARTZ Masterclasses, so it'll be nice working with them in the nice few weeks. And finally, the best news of all, Bob Klein (of the FESTIVAL) told me my 18th Birthday present it the professional studio recording of DREAMCHILD with musicians and professional actors. Can someone pinch me, cause I've clearly fallen down some amazing rabbit hole. Much love to you all.
DREAMCHILD PREMIERES, COLLEGE AUDITIIONS, FESTIVAL OF NEW AMERICAN MUSICALS!
January 9th, 2008
2007 HAS OFFICIALLY ENDED. But god, did I have some fantastic experiences. On December 14th and 15th, DREAMCHILD was premiered at Palos Verdes High School as a Staged Reading. And thankfully, it was met with an overwhelming amount of approval. So, Vinny Stodder and myself had a great overall experience with the cast, crew, and show itself. Over the next three months, DREAMCHILD will be reworked, with the cast recording occuring in late Feburary or early March.
In other news, college auditions are steadily approaching, with UCLA on Jan 21, University of Michigan on Feb 1st, Carnegie Mellon on Feb 8th, Emerson on Feb 9th, Ithaca on Feb 10th, and New York University on Feb 12th. So, the next few weeks will be absolutely stressful.
Finally, the biggest announcement is last. I'm currently a VERY involved volunteer and the South Bay Educational Coordinator for the Festival of New American Musicals. (www.lafestival.org) So, I'll be working with them over the course of the next five months to get the festival ready to go for it's premiere in May/June of 08.
That's all for now, see you all soon!'
Dreamchild, and Project YAAA!
September 25, 2007
So, the school year is well underway, and already, I am involved in a number of projects. First and foremost is my senior project, which is the presentation of my newest musical, Dreamchild. Due to time constraints, we've decided to present it as a Staged Reading on Friday, December 14th and Saturday, December 15th. miXer, due to a number of reasons, has been put on the self until a later date. Ultimately, Vinny and I decided we should write the manifesto musical of our high school experience AFTER it's over.
The second project I'm involved with is Project Young Actors for AIDS Awareness (Project YAAA), a new program working from PVHS's Musical Theater Class. In conjunction with the presentation of All That He Was in April and May, Project YAAA is working year round to make a difference in the PVHS community. For more information, visit www.pvhsdrama.com. For more information on Dreamchild, please visit www.myspace.com/dreamchildanewmusical. Later, everyone!!!
Carnegie Mellon
August 21st,
2007
I just got back from a six week training program at Carnegie Mellon. There, I
got to meet a bunch of people, take fantastic classes with really amazing
professors, and add a bunch of stuff to my rep. Classes and professors included
Audition (Nona Gerard), Acting (Tony McKay), Singing (Claudia Benack), Ballet
(Ernie Tolentino), Styles (Bob Hayley), Dramatic Literature (Jay Ball),
Playwriting (Dennis Pullen), and Jazz (Ken Leigh Rogers).
While I was
there, my new musical iTalk, uListen was showcased in the Carnegie
Mellon Pre-College New Play Reading. And, it was such a rewarding experience
that I'm really excited about future presentations of my work.
I also got
in contact with Chris Dimon and Michael Kooman, a writer and composer team who
are part of Carnegie Mellon's Graduate Program. I really recommend checking out
their stuff, like their new musical Dani Girl and song cycle
Homemade Fusion.
I highly recommend the program to anyone
considering a summer program before their senior year. It's truly, truly worth
it.