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The Oscar Micheaux Project
(workshop production)

by Jesse Kearney, Cara Reichel, Alphonso Horne, Peter Mills

Baruch Performing Arts Center, 2025

Lighting Design: Manny Delgado

Costumes: Mika Eubanks

Video Design: Brittany Bland

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Photo Credit:  Rebecca J Michelson

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This Little Light of Mine
by Diana Solomon Glover and Chandler Carter

The Brown Theatre, 2025

Conductor: Dr. Everett McCorvey

Set and Lighting Design: Yichen Zhou

Costumes: Aniyah Adams

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Photos Credit: Andrew Kung Group​

Lalovavi 
by Kevin Day and Tifara 
Knowles

Workshop, 2024/2025

Workshop

Conductor: Kevin Miller

Photo Credit: Philip Groshong​

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The 16th Annual Fire This Time Festival 

The Wild Project, 2025

Out by FELISPEAKS

Poundcake by Brittany Fisher

Security Watch by TyLie Shider

Immanentize the Eschaton by Garrett Turner

Just One Good Day by Jeanette W. Hill

But Not Forgotten by D.L. Patrick

Music Director/Arranger: Dwight Howard

Set Design: Matilyn Temple

Costume Design: Mika Eubanks

Lighting Design: Colleen Doherty 

Video Design: Claire Talbott

 

Photo Credit: Dante Crichlow, Matt Otto, Garlia Jones

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The Passion of Mary Cardwell Dawson 
By Sandra Seaton and Carlos Simon

North Carolina Opera, 2024

Music Director: Donald Lee III ​

 

Photo Credit: Eric Waters

The Thanksgiving Play
By Larissa FastHorse

Seadog Theatre, 2024

Staged Reading

Photo Credit: Dexter Conlin

Orlando: a new musical
(World Premier)
by Cynthia Saunders, Tricia Dunn, Nora Brigid Monahan

Theater Row, 2024

Music Directed by Megan Smythe

Set Design: David Goldstein

Lighting Design: Emanuel Delgado

Costume Design: Lisa Jordan

 

Photo Credit: Danny Hidalgo​

Psyche
by Jake Landau and Emily Garber

Clear Space Theater, 2024

Workshop Presentation​

Two Corners
by B.E. Boykin and Jarrod Lee

Finger Lakes Opera, 2024

Conductor: Gerard Floriano

Set Design: Kimberly Powers

Lighting Design: David Murakami
Video Design: David Murakami

Costume Design: Mary Farmer

 

Photo Credit: Studio 147 Photography​

Fat Ham 
By James Ijames

Seadog Theatre, 2024

Staged Reading

Photo Credit: Dexter Conlin

The Passion of Mary Cardwell Dawson 
By Sandra Seaton and Carlos Simon

Pittsburgh Opera, 2024

Music Director Marvin Mills

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Influence/Her
by Phaedra Michelle Scott and Gary Bragg

One Talk LLC, 2024

Workshop Reading​​

The 2024 New Works Collective
Unbroken by Ronald Maurice and J. Barizo 
Mechanisms by J.E. Hernandez and Marianna Mott Newirth
On My Mind by Jasmine Barnes and Deborah D.E.E.P. Mouton

Opera Theatre of St. Louis, 2024

Conductor: Darwin Aquino

Set Design: Kimberly Powers

Costume Design: Mika Eubanks

Lighting Design: John D. Alexander

Video Design: David Murakami

 

Photo Credit: Phillip Hamer

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The Passion of Mary Cardwell Dawson 
By Sandra Seaton and Carlos Simon

Opera Carolina, 2024

Pianist: Gregory Thompson

Lighting and Video Design: Michael Baumgarten​​​

 

Photo Credit: Jerry Taliaferro

Sanctuary Road
by Paul Moravec & Mark Campbell

Virginia Opera, 2024

Conductor: Dr. Everett McCorvey 

Set Design: Kimille Howard

Lighting Design: John D. Alexander

Video Design: David Murakami

 

Photo Credit: Dave Pearson â€‹

The Oscar Micheaux Project
by Jesse Kearney, Cara Reichel, Alphonso Horne, and Peter Mills

The 35th Annual National Alliance for Musical Theatre Festival, 2023

Music Director: Louis Danowsky​​

 

Photo Credit: Ric Kallaher

Treemonisha: 
Opera on the Go
by Scott Joplin

Opera Theatre of St. Louis, 2023

Music Director: Jonathan Heaney

Video Designer: David Murakami

Costumes: Stacy Harris

Scenic/Props: Meg Brinkley

 

Photo Credit: David Levy​

By the Way, Meet Vera Stark
by Lynn Nottage

Seadog Theater, 2023

Staged Reading

 

Photo/Video Credit: Thomas Collins​

Sparks and Wiry Cries/Met Arts, 2023

Conductor: Howard Watkins
Composer: Shawn Okpebholo

Text: Tsitsi Ella Haji, Tyehimba Jess, Crystal Simone Smith

 

Photo Credit: Stephanie Berger​

American Opera Project, 2023

LITTLE DUGONG By Isabella Dawis and Tidtaya Sinutoke 
BRUNCH ANGELS by Gabrielle Herbst 
SE LEVANTE by Raquel Acevedo Klein

Music Directed by Mila Henry and Kelly Horsted

The Italian Girl
by Rossini

Tulsa Opera, 2022

Conductor: Leslie Dunner
Scenic: Michael Schweikardt
Lights: Deanna Byford
Costumes: Borrowed from Sarasota Opera 

 

Photo Credit: Shane Bevel

A visual anthology of works by BIPOC artists and composers directed by Kimille Howard

New Camerata Opera

2021-2022

Cinematography and Editing by Erik Bagger

The Adventures of Honey and Leon
by Min Kahng

New York City Children's Theater, 2022

Scenic: You-Shin Chen

Lights: Emmanuel Delgado

Costumes: Asa Benally

Choreography: Michael Raine 

Photos courtesy of Shintaro Ueyama of Triangle NY for New York City Children’s Theater, 2022

American Apollo
by Damien Geter and Lila Palmer

Des Moines Metro Opera, 2022

Conductor: David Neely
Scenic: Calvin Stara
Lights: Bridget Williams
Costumes: Harry Nadal
Video: David Murakami

 

Photo Credit: by Duane Tinkey

B.R.O.K.E.N. Code B.I.R.D. Switching
by Tara Wilson Noth

Berkshire Theatre Group, 2022

Scenic: Baron Pugh
Lights: John D. Alexander
Costumes: Danielle Preston
Video: David Murakami

 

Photo Credit: Emma K. Rothenberg-Ware and Jacey Rae Russell

Quamino's Map 
by Errollyn Wallen and Deborah Brevoort

Chicago Opera Theater, 2022

Conductor: Jeri Lynne Johnson
Scenic: Steven Kemp
Lights: John D. Alexander
Costumes: Danielle Preston

 

Photo Credit: Michael Brosilow

Highway 1, USA
by William Grant Still

Indiana University, 2022

Scenic: David Higgins
Lights: Alice Trent
Costumes: Dana Tzvetkov
Wigs: Andrew Elliot
Sound: Haley Strong

Night Trip
by Sandra Seaton and Carlos Simon

Opera NextGen, 2021

Music Director: Donald Lee

Composed: Carlos Simon

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The Visit
by Friedrich Durrenmatt

East Carolina University, 2021

Scenic: Nolan O'Dell
Lights and Sound: Michael Shoaf
Costumes: Delta Childers-Smith
Music: Jacob Kerzner

 

Photo Credit: Michael Shoaf

The Passion of Mary Cardwell Dawson
By Sandra Seaton and Carlos Simon

Glimmerglass Festival, 2021 and 2022

Washington National Opera, 2023

Music Director: Kevin Miller/Marvin Mills
 

Photo Credit: Karli Cadel and Jati Lindsay