Andrea L. Hart

Directed by Andrea L. Hart

Cabrillo College Crocker Theatre | November 2024

Scenic: Skip Epperson
Lighting Design: Kelly Mack and Cooper Herendeen
Costume Design: Maria Crush
Technical Direction: Marcel Tijoe
Stage Manager: Jacqueline Lopez

Photos: Steve Bartolomeo

Directed by Andrea L. Hart

Santa Cruz Opera Project | June 2024

Music Direction: Dan Goldsmith
Conductor: Steven Berlanga
Producers: Lori Schulman and Jordan Best

Marie Antoinette

Directed by Andrea L. Hart

York School | April 2024

Music Direction and Choreography: Spencer Williams
Scenic: Scott Boynton
Lighting Design: Dale Thompson
Costume Design: Linda Lyon and Valerie Rhoades
Props Design: Natalie Silva

Photos: Ian Martin, Grace Keuhn

Written by David Adjmi

Directed by Andrea L. Hart

Cabrillo College Black Box | April 2024

Scenic: Skip Epperson
Technical Direction and Lighting Design: Marcel Tijoe
Costume Design: Maria Crush
Stage Manager: Diana Torres-Garcia

Music by: Duncan Shiek
Book by Steven Sater and Jessie Nelson
Lyrics by: Steven Sater

York School, Monterey, CA | 2023

Direction: Andrea L. Hart
Shadow Puppet Design/Build: Andrea L. Hart
Music and Vocal Direction: Spencer Williams
Choreography: Spencer Williams and Andrea Hart
Lighting: Dale Thompson
Costumes: Linda Lyon and Valerie Rhoades
Band Director: Taylor Safina

Photos by @GraceKhieumedia and Ian Martin

Vesper | Austin, TX 2022

Production Director, Co-Creator, and Producer: Kristen Osborn
Composer, Co-Creator, & Co-Producer: Collin Kemeny
Performance Director & Co-Creator: Andrea L. Hart
Production Designer: Michael Bruner
Event Manager: Kat Clark
Dramaturg: Lee Kravchenko
Movement Director: Love Muwwakkil

Musicians:
Thomas Kurtz, Mark Scott, Caroline Richards

Performers:
Lexie Nelson, Moria Joy Small, Ashleigh Love Taylor, Camille Wiltz

Community Partners:
UT Microfarm (Nikki Hammond), UT Farm Stand (Alejandra Marquez), UT Outpost (Valeria Martin)

Graphic Designer: Mattea Williams
Cinematographer: Brooklyn Garza
Design Consultant: Hsiao-wei Chen
Media Consultant: Jamal Hussain

Photos by Logan Smith

by Andrea L. Hart

UTNT 2022 | Workshop Production

Direction: Andrea L. Hart
Lighting: Ari Jamieson
Scenic: Lisa Laratta
Media: Zoey Crow
Sound/Composition: Maxwell Franko
Costumes: Katie Miller
Choreography: Kelsey Oliver
Fight Choreography: Tobie Minor

Cast:

Ryan Wakefield, Angela Mata, Melissa Elkins, Liz Fisher, Mike Steele, Eliza Moldawer, Madelyn Martinez, Monsterrat Santibàñez, Mariah Mendoza, Keeley Bryant, Bella Morgart, Annie Clepper, Katelyn Lopez, Madysen Criss

Photos by Thomas Allison

Read a blog about the process here.

by Penelope Skinner
UT | 2021

Direction: Andrea L. Hart
Scenic: Hsiao-Wei Chen
Lighting: Ningmo Liu
Media: John Erickson
Composition and Sound: Max Franko
Costumes: Fernanda Rodriguez
Dramaturg: Stephanie Pickrell

Cast
Macy Butler
Olivia Tovar
Mia Nguyen
Eliza Moldawer
Hayley Carbajal
Lylah Taank

Photos by Jacob Eaker

by Jenny Krick
UT | 2021

Co-Directors: Jenny Krick and Andrea L. Hart
Camera Direction: Brook Garza
Scenic, Props, Costumes: Inji Ha
Lights: Emily Novak
Composer: Lina Breining
Video Editor: Paul Kruse
Sound Editor: Davy Sumner

Cast
Jenny Krick
Andrea Nuñez
Macy Butler
Raquel Schmidt
Jane Palacios

Nominated for five B. Iden Payne Awards, including Best Direction, Best Small Cast, Best Editing, and Best Lead Performers

Devised by Andrea L. Hart and ensemble
UT Austin | 2020

Director: Andrea L. Hart
Lighting: Ari Jameison
Media: Zoey Crow
Choreography: Erica Saucedo
Sound: Heather Halstead and Andrea L. Hart

Cast
Karyshma Kahn
Shelby Scott
Kathleen Guerrero
Stephanie Salama
Guinevere Govea
Trinity Gordon

Opera Singer
Liz Cass

by Lena Barnard
UT New Theatre | 2020

Director: Andrea L. Hart
Assistant Director: Trinity Gordon
Camera Director: Brook Garza
Stage Management: Kirk Batzell
Lights and scenography: Ron Collins
Music & Sound: Phillip Owen
Media: Logan Smith
Costumes: Court Rogers

Cast:
Jayla Collins
Rusama Islam
Andrea Nuñez
Madelyn Martinez
Michael Williams Martinez
Mallory Maybin

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Photos by Jacob Eaker

Devised in collaboration with Kim Gambino
Great Plains Theatre Conference | Omaha, NE (2017)
#americanAF Festival | NYC (2017)

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Written and directed by Andrea L. Hart
Light Rail Studios, San Francisco, CA | 2016

Producer: Susan Gavet and 6NewPlays
Sculpture: China Tamblyn
Set and Costumes: Sarah Samonsky and Randy Wong-Westbrooke
Lighting: Michael Kozachenko
Choreography: Sarah Kermensky
Original Score: David Kesler and Jason Gonzales
Graphic Design: Kim Anderson
Dramaturg: Heather Helinsky

Cast
Shoresh Alaudini
Ashley Turner
Robyn Grahn
Pascale Roger-McKeever
Jason Gonzales

AWARDS AND SUPPORT:
Venturous Theatre Fund (organizational grant for 6NP)
Puffin Foundation West Grants (2012, 2014, 2016)
Theater Bay Area CA$H Grant (2016)
O'Neill National Theatre Conference (semi-finalist)

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Photos by Kersh Branz

​Written and directed by Andrea L. Hart

Image and Edit: Dave Jerrett
Sound and Original Score: David Kesler
Choreography: Sarah Kermensky
Set Design: Sarah Samonsky, Lanie Weiland, and Ute Zaunbauer
Drawings: Ute Zaunbauer

Cast
Evangeline Reilly
Davern Wright
Pascale Roger-McKeever
Kahtya Cherney
Liam Edwards
Andrea L. Hart

Shot on location in Northern California, Spring 2013

Official Selection of the Seattle TransMedia and Independent Film Festival and the Columbus International Film and Video Festival (2015)

Devised with Ochlos Theatre Lab
Sebastapol, CA | workshop (2012); full run (2014)

Co-Directors: Carol Ellis and Andrea L. Hart
Artistic Director: Carol Ellis
Script Supervisor: Andrea L. Hart

Cast
Rosella Bearden
Andrea L. Hart
Heidi Carlsen
Sarah Passemar
Honora Russell
Carol Ellis
Michael Ellis
Gary Cassera

Written and Directed by Andrea L. Hart
BASS Studios, San Rafael, CA | 2008

Story: Aidan Gavet, Chloe Bertles, and Andrea L. Hart
Producer: Susan Gavet
Composer: Louis Bartolini
Assistant Producer: Serena Bertles

Cast
Aidan Gavet
Chloe Bertles
Donald Antoine
Eli Fronenberger
Paige Block

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Written and Directed by Andrea L. Hart
Ragged Wing Ensemble, Berkeley, CA | 2006

Set Design: Sarah Samonsky
Composer: Kent Blodgett

Cast
Keith Davis
Mateo Hinojosa
Mariah Howard
Lauren Pizzi
Amy Sass
Anna Shneiderman

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Produced by Andrea L. Hart
Omaha, NE | 2011-2017

San Francisco Bay Area (2002-2018)

I've worked extensively as an in-class teaching artist and an after-school director.

From 2015-2018, I was the K-8 visual and performing arts teacher at Ring Mountain Day School. Each year, I directed a play that involved every student in the school.

I worked in the Theater Ensemble at Albany High School for 8 years, directing many of their shows.

I was the 4th/5th grade drama teacher at Berkwood Hedge Elementary School for three years. Each year, the 5th graders wrote and performed a full-length play.

I directed many musicals and plays with the Yes! Program, where I also taught a summer devising/playwriting workshop with middle school students.

Other programs I've worked in:

Civil War drama integration program at White Hill Middle School

Drake High School ("Metamorphoses" by Mary Zimmerman and "anon(ymous)" by Naomi Iizuka.)

Redwood High School

Yes Foundation of the Ross Valley Schools (Highlights include: "Legally Blonde, The Musical," "The Lion King," "Grease," "Chateau La Roach," "The Wiz," and an original, student-written play.)

SFUSD Arts Festival, Literary Curator

Devised with Ochlos Theatre Lab
FuryFactory Festival of Ensemble Work | 2009

Director: Carol Ellis

Cast
Andrea L. Hart
Natanya Ruth
Melanie Schauwecker