Sweeney Todd

This is a show I have always wanted to direct. Well, I'm getting the chance this season. I'm going to be directing it at Carnegie Mellon just after the first of the year. The student designers of the piece have really opened up the piece for me. It's one of those shows that I have wanted to direct or so long that I've actually felt a little paralyzed approaching this production. There are so many ways to approach it. Too many choices can often cause me to make none at all. I like some obstacles. I love parameters that box me in a bit. It causes me to figure the show out. One of the things I love most about directing is that it's sort of like solving a puzzle. I was feeling a little lost about the whole thing and then the set designer on the project Brandon McNeel sent me a bunch of research he had done. Images that spoke to him about the show. Well, the stuff he sent sort of blew my mind open. Really inspiring stuff. I just got back from Pittsburgh where I got to sit down with the entire design team and work through the show. Very inspiring and productive. Looking forward....