I am a theater director and designer based in Bath, Maine, where I hold the position of Artistic Director of Community Art and Resident Director at the Chocolate Church Arts Center ( Beginning July 2024.) My childhood was spent in Laos, the USA, and Pakistan. All three countries have fundamentally shaped my imagination and the visual way I think and express myself.
I spent 19 years as an ensemble member at Double Edge Theatre in Ashfield, MA, where I developed a personal and research driven dramaturgy, born of a rigorous physical training practice. I became the Director of Training Programs in 2012, and in this role I worked to create spaces of collective research where individuals could be guided by their own intuition and curiosity, and create without judgment.
In 2016 I transitioned into my current work as a designer and director; two roles I approach as one within my own practice of creating original theater performances. My ongoing research includes shadow play (literal and metaphorical), large scale puppetry, physicality, and musical and visual storytelling. As a designer, I work with primarily found and recycled materials; this is a commitment to sustainability within my practice as well as a love for the displaced, discarded, and unexpected.
Resume Highlights
Beginning July 2024: Artistic Director of Community Art and Resident Director at the Chocolate Church Arts Center, Bath, Maine.
2002 - 2024, Ensemble Member of Double Edge Theatre, Director of Design
2012 - 2020, Director of Training Programs
2024, Director and producer of Across the Ninefold River
an outdoor spectacle created by the Un-Nameable Children’s Laboratory in collaboration with adult theatre artists
2022 - 2023, Director, co-designer, and performer of Lightning
an ensemble performance conceived by Jeremy and co-created with the performers, first premiered at the International Magdalena Festival (2022) and produced at Double Edge Theatre (2022-2023)
2022, Co-director and designer of scenes from Janet Planet
a film by Annie Baker produced by A24, slated for release in June 2024
2021, Co-director and designer of Memories and Dreams
an outdoor spectacle produced by Double Edge Theatre
2019, Co-director and designer of I Am the Baron
an outdoor spectacle produced by Double Edge Theatre
2019, Teaching artist at Boston Conservatory at Berklee, Boston
2007-2015
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Co-creation and touring of Republic of Dreams, Double Edge Theatre
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Co-creation and touring of The Disappearance, Double Edge Theatre
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Co-creation and touring of The Grand Parade, Double Edge Theatre