A Virgin Death

Written by Ian Ornstein

Directed by Corey Bradberry

Independent Project

Athenaeum Theatre Blackbox

Chicago, IL

October 2022

Artist’s Note: “Ian approached me about staging this showcase production of his full-length drama, dealing with the a group of friends reuniting years after the loss of a mutual friend. While the material was incredibly heavy, it was a joy rehearsing the script with this group of actors for a sold-out weekend of performances!”

Featuring Zoe Agapinan, Nick Castellanos, Julia Rowley, Levi Welch, and Nick Wilson

The Moors

WINNER! “Best Production (mid-sized)”, Equity Jeff Awards 2022

Written by Jen Silverman
Directed by Kirsten Fitzgerald
Oil Lamp Theater’s Summer Under the Stars—Glenview, IL
January 2022

Artist’s Note: “I was the Production Manager for this excellent show, which won several awards at the Chicago Jeff Awards including Best Production.”

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Shipwrecked!: an Entertainment

WINNER! “Best Director”, “Best Play”, “Best Production (In-Person)”, “Best Leading Actor in a Play”, “Best Supporting Actor in a Play”—2022 Broadway World Chicago Awards)

“Directed by Corey Bradberry, this is a fast paced easy to follow 90 minutes of pure entertainment.” -Around the Town Chicago

Written by Donald Margulies
Directed by Corey Bradberry

Oil Lamp Theater’s Summer Under the Stars—Glenview, IL August 2021

Artist’s Note: “This was my first in-person post-pandemic directing project, and it was a joy to present outdoors with this terrific cast! As a ‘trunk show’, everything onstage had to be used efficiently and with purpose. The show became more colorful and more theatrical as we became more fully engaged with Louis’ story… until reality snaps back in to interrupt his tale.”

Scenic Design: Lauren Nichols
Props/Puppetry Design: Caitlin McLeod
Costume Design: Autumn Egger
Lighting Design: Samantha Anderson
Dramaturg: Sierra Carlson
Sound Engineer: Amanda Hosking
Co-Stage Managers: Jojo Wallenberg, Kaitlyn Salemi

Featuring Logan Brown, Jasmine Robertson, and Van Ferro

Photos by Heather Moll

Three Stories Up

Written by Mack Gordon

Directed by Corey Bradberry

Featuring Bethany Arrington & Mack Gordon

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Three Stories Up was an in-person pitch-black noir mystery! Imagine actors performing in front, around, and behind you as I called sound cues via remote while moving about the space to perform Foley sound effects… all in real time, all in pitch black.

Murder! at The Strand II: Dark Matters (2019)

Written & Directed by Corey Bradberry

Earl and Rachel Smith Strand Theater—Marietta, GA
April 2019

Artist’s Note: “Dark Matters is an interactive, immersive, sci-fi murder mystery where audiences take on the central role of Investigator as they interrogate witnesses, solve puzzles, and gather clues to piece together the motive behind a grisly inter-dimensional crime.”

Game/Puzzle Design, Additional Story: Jeremy Ledbetter
Scenic Design: Scott Kinney, Elizabeth Jarrett
Costume Design: Judy Cannon
Lighting Design: Mateo Morris
Sound Design: Corey Bradberry
Hair/Make-Up Design: Liza Montgomery-Maxwell
Stage Manager & Props Design: Lindsey Sharpless

Featuring Regina McCray, Greg Garrison, Jessie Kuipers, Ryan Vo, Brock Kercher, Irene Polk, and Anna Williford

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Sweet Texas Reckoning (2019)

Written by Traci Godfrey
Assistant Director, Dramaturg, & Dialect: Corey Bradberry

Artemisia Theatre @ The Den—Chicago, IL
June 2019

Artist’s Note: “My work on this project including assistant directing, dramaturgy, and dialect coaching for the East Texan characters. Sweet Texas Reckoning is a bittersweet homecoming story of heartache, family, and reconciliation.”

Director: Julie Proudfoot
Scenic Design & Technical Direction: Ann Davis
Costume Design: Lily Walls
Lighting Design: Becs Bartle
Sound Design: Blake Cordell
Stage Manager: Darby Fitzsimons

Featuring Molly Lyons, Scottie Caldwell, Anita Ng’ang’a, and John Wehrman

Photos by Heather Moll

The Lakes (2018)

Written by Daniel Glenn

Directed by Corey Bradberry

Inertia Theatre Project @ Stage 773’s “The Cab”—Chicago, IL
October 2018

Artist’s Note: “THE LAKES was an intensive acting/directing showcase featuring Daniel’s incredible script about a couple dealing with the loss of a child. Simultaneously poignant, funny, and heartbreaking, the characters win you over with their earnestness and desire to be understood.”

Featuring Matt Bartholomew, Brandon Campbell, & Devi Reisenfeld

Photos by Zachary Parkhurst

Murder! at The Strand (2018)

Written & Directed by Corey Bradberry

Earl and Rachel Smith Strand Theater—Marietta, GA
April 2018

Artist’s Note: “Murder! at The Strand, an immersive theatrical whodunit, sold out its initial run in April 2018 and earned the Strand new season sponsors for its ingenuity. A unique hybrid of game and play, audiences of all ages loved interrogating witnesses (with a cast of twenty-two actors), solving puzzles, and gathering clues. The show enjoyed a remount production in June 2018.”

Production & Game Designer: Jeremy Ledbetter
Lighting Design & Technical Direction: Kevin Bunch
Sound Design: Corey Bradberry
Props Design: Jeremy Ledbetter & Lindsey Sharpless
Graphic Design: Manda Costoulas
Stage Manager: Lindsey Sharpless

Featuring Ryan Vo, Michelle Neil, Elaine Friend, Emily Nedvidek, Akia Sembly, & Lindsey Dent (along with many others)

Photos by Justin Hadley

Perfect Arrangement (2018)

by Topher Payne
Asst. Director & Dramaturg: Corey Bradberry

Theatrical Outfit--Atlanta, GA
Spring 2018

Artist’s Note: “Eager to apply my expertise in McCarthyism and the 1950s, I was happy to join Theatrical Outfit. Perfect Arrangement deals with two homosexual couples working for the State Department in Washington D.C. in the early 1950s. My work extending into heavy period research, active conversations with the playwright, and directing decisions involving staging and design choices.”

Director: Adam Koplan
Set Design: Nadia Morgan
Furniture/Props Design: A. Julian Verner
Costume Design: Linda Patterson
Light Design: James Aitken
Sound Design: Dan Bauman
Stage Manager: Barbara Gantt-O'Haley

Featuring Anne Marie Gideon, Courtney Patterson, Joe Knezevich, and Clifton Guterman

Production Photos by Christopher Bartelski

Native Guard (2018)

by Natasha Tretheway
Alliance Theatre, at the ATL History Center
Atlanta, GA
Assistant Director (Susan Booth, Director)

Music Director: Tyrone Jackson
Set Design: Anne Patterson
Costume Design: Leslie Taylor
Light Design: Ken Yunker
Sound Design: Clay Benning
Projection Design: Adam Larsen
Stage Manager: Bret Torbeck / Jayson Waddell
Featuring January LaVoy & Neal Ghant

Photos by Greg Mooney

The Dancing Handkerchief (2017)

World Premiere

by Adam Koplan, Geoff Sobelle, & Robert Lopez

Theatrical Outfit & Flying Carpet Theatre Co.

Atlanta, GA

Assistant Director (Adam Koplan, Director)

Music Director: S. Renee Scott
Set/Light Design: James Aitken
Costume Design: Erik Teague
Puppet Artisan: Scottie Rowell
Props Design: Maclare Park
Magic Consultant: Joe Turner
Stage Manager: Barbara Gantt O'Haley

Featuring Tom Key, Deborah Bowman, Devon Hales, Jeremy Aggers, & Spencer Stephens

Photos by: Christopher Bartelski

The Crucible (2017)

by Arthur Miller

University of Southern Mississippi---Hattiesburg, MS

M.F.A. Directing Thesis Production

Set Design: Stephen Judd
Costume Design: J. Theresa Bush
Lighting Design: Bronwyn Teague
Sound Design: Tiffany Nabors
Hair/Make-Up Design: Amanda Boe
Fight Choreography: Sean Boyd
Stage Manager: Kendall Yonko

Featuring RJ Cyprian (John Proctor), Haley Beasley (Elizabeth Proctor), Taylor Hanes (Deput Governor Danforth), & Ella Embry (Abigail Williams)

Photos by Kelly Dunn

Silent Sky (2016)

by Lauren Gunderson

University of Southern Mississippi—Hattiesburg, MS

Set Design: Kensey Coleman
Costume Design: Jacquelyn Loy
Lighting Design: Craig Dettman
Sound Design: Patrick Hunter
Stage Manager: Diane Olexa

Featuring Jasmine Neal, Wynter Seymour, Jonathan Swindle, Haley Beasley, & Amanda Boe

Photos by Kelly Dunn

Moby Dick Rehearsed (2016)

by Orson Welles
University of Southern Mississippi—Hattiesburg, MS
directed by Corey Bradberry

Set Design: Stephen Judd
Costume Design: Hali Hutchison
Lighting Design: Calypso Hernandez
Sound Design: Craig Dettman
Movement Director: Jodye Underwood
Stage Manager: Lorena Cohea

Featuring Devi Reisenfeld (Ahab), Ryan Vo (Ishmael), & Brock Kercher (Starbuck)

Photos by: Kelly Dunn