| Monday Oct19th 10AM http://www.joltradio.org |
| This young man sees a hybrid future of musical theater, opera and operetta with his approach of integrating social and political issues taking center stage. A graduate of the Eastman School of Music with Master of Music Degree in Stage Directing and a Certificate in Arts Leadership is a stage director for all forms of musical theater, opera to operetta, and creates productions that highlight and shift character focus to enhance the story, connect to the audience, and deliver a vivid personal experience. His own performance background as a singing actor, coupled with a practical knowledge of the totality of stagecraft, make his empathy for the performers’ work central to his process. In 2020 with the theater closed until next year, Ian has created his own productions. During his time at Eastman he assistant directed opera productions and taught opera theater classes. Ian has extensive experience with new works that engage with today’s social and political issues, including world premiere productions of Ricky Ian Gordon’s Morning Star with On-Site Opera, as well as Carson Kievman’s Tesla with SoBe Arts. He also worked with Kevin Newbury on The Prototype Festival’s production of Gregory Spears’ Fellow Travelers; a gay love story set in the lavender scare era of DC. This summer, Ian was to be a Young Artist at The Glimmerglass Festival assisting Francesca Zambello on her productions of The Sound of Music and the world premiere of Kamala Sankaram’s The Jungle Book. He received his Bachelor’s Degree in Music from the University of Miami, with degrees in both Classical Vocal Performance and Music Business and was awarded Overall Outstanding Senior Award for the Frost School of Music. During the Covid-19 Pandemic, Ian has pivoted and developed a new web series,Where the Good Songs Go on YouTube and Facebook. To hear the show go to: www.joltradio.org on Monday the 19th at 10AM |