Assistant Directing
THE MARRIAGE OF FIGARO, by Beaumarchais (adapted by Ranjit Bolt)
Produced by Remy Bumppo Theatre Company
Opened November 2008 at the Greenhouse Theater Center
“[5 Stars]…A top-to-bottom delight whose message is nestled in an abundance of screwball craft.” — Brian Netumsak. Time Out Chicago
Directed by Jonathan Berry.
Featuring Greg Matthew Anderson, Kate Cares, Laura Coover, Joe Dempsey, Mary Beth Fisher, and Nick Sandys.
YOHEN, by Philip Kan Gotanda
Produced by Silk Road Theatre Project (in association with Goodman Theatre)
Opened September 2008 at Pierce Hall
Midwest premiere of a Philip Gotanda play. Directed by Steve Scott.
Featuring Cheryl Hamada and Ernest Perry, Jr. Photos by Michael Brosilow.
THE COMEDY OF ERRORS, by William Shakespeare (with additional scenes by Ron West)
Produced by Chicago Shakespeare Theater
Opened May 2008 at Chicago Shakespeare Theater
Chicago Shakespeare Theater’s Artistic Director Barbara Gaines set this production in a sound stage in 1940s London. The play-within-a-play focuses a troupe of stage and film actors who are attempting to film The Comedy of Errors immediately before the Blitz. Second City veteran Ron West provides the framing scenes for this unique setting of one of Shakespeare’s early comedies.
Winner of four Jeff Awards, including Best Director, Best Adaptation and Best Play.
Featuring Dale Benson, Sean Fortunato, Kevin Gudhal, Angela Ingersoll, Timothy Edward Kane, Sean Allan Krill, Ross Lehman, Kymberly Mellen, Roger Mueller, Paula Scrofano and Nancy Voights.
THE SNOW QUEEN, by Hans Christian Andersen, book by Michael Smith, Frank Galati and Blair Thomas
Produced by Victory Gardens Theater
Opened December 2006 at the Biograph Theater Mainstage
Lavina assisted Frank Galati on the world premiere of this musical at Victory Gardens Theater. Music and lyrics by Michael Smith; puppets and visual design by Blair Thomas & Co. In addition to assisting Mr. Galati in rehearsals, Lavina created and maintained a rehearsal blog for the production.
Featuring Cheryl Lynn Bruce, Mattie Hawkinson, and Andrew Keltz.
THE VOLUPTUOUS TANGO, by Dominic Muldowney and David Zane
Produced by Quantum Theatre
Opened March 2006 at the Mellon Institute
The American premiere of an opera bouffe that focuses on a fictional meeting between Isadora Duncan and F.T. Marinetti. Directed by Di Trevis.
Featuring Jeff Davis, Michelle de la Reza, Andrew Gehling, Dean Kokanos, Eric J. Longo, Arthur John Miller, Lenora Nemetz and Richard Morris