directing.
In feather’d briefness…
I love crafting experiences. The productions I enjoy most as an audience member plunge me into the world of the play instead of holding me at arms length.
I primarily work in classical theatre, but I am excited by anything that is thematically bold and has the potential for an exciting night of theatrical communion, fueled by ensemble driven invention.
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UNDISCOVERED SHAKESPEARE: Henry VIII. by William Shakespeare and John Fletcher. Santa Cruz Shakespeare, 2024.
All’s Well that Ends Well. by William Shakespeare. Porters of Hellsgate, 2023
“Many of William Shakespeare’s works demand the suspension of belief as a prerequisite... the silver lining is a production nimbly directed by Will Block with minimalist aesthetics, abundant imagination, and a worthy ensemble...”
“...Imaginatively directed by Shakespeare ace Will Block...”
All is True, or Henry VIII. by William Shakespeare and John Fletcher. Porters of Hellsgate, 2022.
WINNER: STAGE RAW AWARD FOR BEST DIRECTION/ENSEMBLE.
WINNER: SCENIE AWARD FOR BEST DIRECTION OF A CLASSIC PLAY
Trailer by Jono Eiland
“There’s some comfort that in a tiny theater in North Hollywood, on what’s obviously a
meager budget, Porters of Hellsgate is able to defy all of these tendencies, to put on
stage 15 actors who are obviously trained in the art, to reincarnate a play that’s almost
never done, in a way that resonates in our times with a kind of weird, emotional buzz.
I’m so glad I took the risk of spending my time with them, and so grateful that this
theater company is here.”
Photos by Lucia Towers
“Shakespeare aficionados will welcome the arrival of All Is True, or Henry VIII, aka the play even they probably didn’t know he (co)wrote, as well as the arrival of its gifted director as the new artistic head of the North Hollywood Shakespeareans who call themselves The Porters Of Hellsgate.”
Macbeth. by William Shakespeare. NorCal School of the Arts, 2021
The Two Noble Kinsmen. by William Shakespeare and John Fletcher. Porters of Hellsgate, 2019.
The Jailor’s daughter (Rachel Seiferth) having released her father’s prisoner Palamon, goes mad with guilt, fear, and heartbreak in the First Act Finale of my 2019 production of THE TWO NOBLE KINSMEN.
Photos by Alyssa Dorn. Macbeth. by William Shakespeare. Method and Madness, 2019.
Macduff (Ian Runge) finally gets his revenge on Macbeth (Chris Salazar) in the final moments of my 2019 production of MACBETH.
Fights by Andrew Perez.
Photos by Alyssa Dorn. Our Town. by Thornton Wilder. Sacramento Theatre Co. School of the Arts , 2018.
Photos by Charr Crail. Henry IV. by William Shakespeare. Method and Madness, 2017.
Trailer by Lauren Buangan.
