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STAGE - Plays (representative) Back to top |
Title |
Position |
Venue / Other |
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Staged Readings |
Director & Directorial Consultant |
Several new works at Ensemble Studio Theatre, Moving Arts, First Stage, Alliance of Los Angeles Playwrights, and others including "Upfronts & Personal" with Wendie Malleck, Ed Asner, Jennifer Tilley & Jason Alexander. |
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Absurd Person Singular |
Director |
Morgan Theatre, Santa Monica, CA. |
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Catching Heaven’s Horse |
Director/ Writer |
Toured Los Angeles/Orange County under equity contract. Wycliffe Productions. Video clip |
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Be Aggressive |
Director |
Valley College (Guest Director), Los Angeles, CA. Original workshop at Mark Taper - New Works Festival |
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Genome Games |
Director |
West coast premiere. Moving Arts, Los Angeles Theatre Center. (Critically acclaimed: LA Weekly/Back Stage West, extended run). Reviews & Visuals |
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The Musical Comedy Murders of 1940 |
Director |
Curtis Theater/Brea Civic Center, Orange County, CA (critically acclaimed: LA Times). Reviews |
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Impostors |
Director |
World Premiere. Moving Arts, Los Angeles Theatre Center. Reviews & Visuals |
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A Midsummer Night's Dream |
Director |
Cast A Players, Los Angeles, CA. |
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Love Falls |
Director |
Gene Bua Theatre, Burbank, CA (Recommended by LA Weekly) . |
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Twelfth Night |
Director |
Massman Theatre, Los Angeles, CA. |
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Cupid's Beau/Breakers One |
Director |
Theatre Geo, Los Angeles, CA (Critic’s Pick - Back Stage West). |
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The Shunning |
Director |
Finalist in Jerome Lawrence One-Act Playwrights Festival, LA, CA. |
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Inspecting Carol |
Director |
Mt. SAC Theatre (Guest Director), Walnut, CA. |
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Abraham & Sarah |
Director |
Toured in San Francisco Bay Area with five-character play. |
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"Nikki Hevesy directs with a sure hand." --LA Weekly (Impostors) |
STAGE - Musicals (representative) Back to top|
Title |
Position |
Venue / Other |
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The Pirates of Penzance |
Director/ |
Curtis Theater/Brea Civic Center, Orange County, CA. Reviews |
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Zach |
Director/ |
Wrote and directed one-person book-musical for the National Theatre of Uganda, Africa. |
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Guys and Dolls |
Director/ |
Bing Theatre, USC, Los Angeles, CA. Sold out Final 2 weeks. |
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Philemon |
Producer/ |
W. Coast Premiere, Tom Jones/Harvey Schmidt musical. Victoria Theatre, San Francisco, CA (SF Chronicle "Front Row’’ listing). |
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The Lion, The Witch & the Wardrobe |
Producer/ Director |
Gill Theatre, San Francisco, CA. Sold out 6 weeks (mid-size theatre). |
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The Kids of Bristol |
Director/ |
Musical on the life of George Mueller. 5 week run 500-seat theatre, San Francisco, CA. |
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Seven Days |
Producer/ |
Original Musical at Lone Mountain Theatre (700 seats), San Francisco, CA. City Light Performing Arts Co. |
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We're On Our Way |
Director/Writer |
Original Musical at McAteer Theatre (500 seats), San Francisco, CA. City Light Performing Arts Co. |
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The Frogs |
Choreographer |
City College of San Francisco, San Francisco, CA. |
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Bay Area Revels |
Assoc. Director |
Annual production in 1700-seat theatre, cast of 107, Oakland, CA. |
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Godspell |
Producer/ |
Critically acclaimed update. Sold out 6 week run in 500-seat theatre. Moved to 1300-seat theatre in downtown San Francisco, CA and ran 6 more weeks. City Light Performing Arts Co. |
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The Third Day |
Director |
New musical. American Musical Theatre Co., Los Angeles, CA. |
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The Power & the Glory |
Director |
Hall of Flowers, Golden Gate Park, San Francisco, CA. |
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Musical Revues |
Director/ |
Numerous revues at clubs, schools and events around California. |
| "Nikki Hevesy skillfully directs...a delightful bit of farce... The performers are excellent, and Cogan and Hevesy wring a lot of laughs." --LA Weekly (Genome Games) |
STAGE - Additional Experience (representative) Back to top|
Title |
Position |
Venue / Other |
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The Cherry Orchard |
Asst. Director |
Dir. Martin Benson, South Coast Repertory Theatre. Orange County, CA. |
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Hedda Gabler |
Asst. Director |
Berkeley Repertory Theatre, Berkeley, CA. Assisted M. Burke Walker. |
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Cherished Christmas Classics |
Asst. Director |
VITA Shakespeare Festival, Saratoga, CA. Dir. Art Manke. |
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The Merry Wives of Windsor |
Asst. Director |
Dir. Alan Hendrick, Royal Shakespeare Co. Produced at Bing Theatre, USC. |
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Be Aggressive |
Literary Assistant |
New Works Festival, Los Angeles, CA. Mark Taper Forum. Responsible for research /dramaturgical assistance. |
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The Heart of Biddy Mason |
Asst. Director/ |
(with Ted Lange) Fully staged presentation. Los Angeles Theatre Center (LATC). |
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I’m Getting My Act Together… on the Road |
Casting |
Musical at Long Beach Playhouse, Long Beach, CA. |
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Birthmark |
Asst. Director |
Dir. Tim Douglass, New Works Festival, Los Angeles, CA. Mark Taper Forum. |
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The House on Lake Desolation |
Dramaturge/ Casting |
World premiere play at Los Angeles Repertory Co. with Vox Humana Theatre Co. |
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The Mother-Son Story |
Producer |
Part of West Coast regional conference at Doubletree Hotel, Pasadena, CA. The Casey Foundation. |
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American Splendor |
Stage Manager |
Original LA production. Theatre, Theatre, Los Angeles, CA. |
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Eastern Standard |
Stage Manager |
Coast Playhouse, Los Angeles, CA. |
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Multi-Image Showcase |
Stage Manager |
Theatre Artaud, San Francisco, CA. |
FILM and VIDEO (representative) Back to top|
Title |
Position |
Venue/Notes |
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Bridge of Promise |
Producer/ |
Promotional DVD short for Holt Adoption Agency - Stonegate Media Group. Winner: Silver TELLY award. |
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Joined Together? |
Producer/ |
Documentary. Aired on PAX-TV; local affiliates. Winner Best Director - Aurora Awards. Official Damah Film Festival selection Video clip |
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Shear Delight |
Producer/ |
Comedy Short. 168 hr film festival (currently in post-production). |
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Dinnertime |
Director |
Short film. Produced for cable. Living Way Productions. |
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Dueling Masters |
Booth Director |
Episode #24: Directed character voices for anime cartoon. Plastic Cow productions, Cartoon Network. |
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Amityville 5 |
Art Dept. Coordinator |
Did Budgeting/Scheduling for Art dept. on feature film. Barry Bernardi/Steve White Productions. |
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Catching Heaven’s Horse |
Director |
Three-camera shoot of equity stage production (Wycliffe SW). Video clip |
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Broadway Showtune Videos |
Co-Director/ |
10 music videos/various titles. U-best Productions with David Cunningham. |
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The Barbers of Seville |
Associate Director |
Sitcom pilot presentation. Producer: Sam Denof. Starring Ron Carey. |
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An American Legacy |
Creator |
Documentary: Developed July 4th special for Phil Cooke Pictures/PAX-TV (not yet produced). |
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Ben Kitay Stages |
Production Booking Manager |
For 3 stages/lighting packages for commercial, film/video shoots. Clients include: Adam Sandler, "Scary Movie 2," MOW’s, Women in Film Awards, Holly Hunter, and others. |
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Nickel & Dime |
Set P.A. (uncredited) |
Feature film. Hometown Pictures. Starring C. Thomas Howell. |
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Sold Out |
Writer/Director |
Non-dialogue video short. |
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Our Own |
Producer/Director |
16 mm short film. Black and White. |
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Rosarito Weekend |
Casting |
TLC Productions. Shot independently for cable network. Cast 2 episodes. |
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168 hour film Festival |
Casting |
Casting for Producers of 13 short films, SLATE productions. |
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Various short films |
Director |
Numerous short projects on Beta, 16mm, and 8mm during Master’s program at USC. |
| "Director Nikki Hevesy impressively staged the text three different ways, ... creative non-realistic staging choices, which made this performance enjoyable and compelling." --Back Stage West (Genome Games) |
RELATED EXPERIENCE Back to top|
Organization |
Position |
Experience |
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City Light Performing Arts Co. |
Founder/Director |
Founded and directed non-profit theatre company for five years, San Francisco, CA. |
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Pepperdine & Concordia Universities, Mt. SAC |
Professor |
Taught undergraduate theatre, directing, and acting classes (1996-2001). |
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Various theatres and groups in U.S. & Africa |
Writer/Librettist |
Several stage plays and musicals (complete list/resume available on request). |
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Backstage West |
Writer/Reviewer |
Articles and reviews for industry trade. |
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University of S. California |
Teaching Assistant |
Taught sections of THTR 130 - Stage Management, and THTR 210 - Introduction to Modern Drama (1995-1996). |
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Sidewalk Studios |
Instructor |
Taught private weekly beginning and intermediate classes, "Acting for Directors," Burbank, CA (2000). |
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City Light Summer Institute |
Director/Instructor |
Developed Summer Training Institute, including teaching, directing, and acting; San Francisco, CA. |
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New Jerusalem Players |
Actor |
Toured USA and Israel for 18 months doing street theatre. |
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Theatre/Film |
Actor |
Various projects (acting resume available on request). |
EDUCATION and TRAINING Back to top|
Organization |
Achievement |
Notes |
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University of Southern California |
MFA |
Directing for Theatre, Film, and Television, 1996 |
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San Francisco State University |
MA coursework |
One year towards MA in Theatre |
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Simpson College |
BA |
Theology/Biblical Lit. and Communications |
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Theatre Bay Area |
Internship: Directing |
6 months |
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Valley Cable Vision |
Internship: Directing, Audio, Lights, Camera |
6 months |
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UCLA extension, and American Film Institute |
Various workshops |
Writing, directing, and producing |
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American Conservatory Theatre, Jean Shelton, Jeff Corey, others |
Acting classes |
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Various |
Dance training |
12 yrs jazz, tap, and ballet |
TELEVISION DIRECTING OBSERVERSHIPS (Representative) Back to top |
Title |
Network |
Directors |
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That '70s Show |
Carsey-Werner/ |
David Trainor |
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Seinfeld |
Castlerock/NBC |
Andy Ackerman |
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Suddenly Susan |
NBC/Warner Bros. |
Shelly Jensen , Alan Rafkin |
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8 Simple Rules… |
Shady Acres/ABC |
Jamie Widdoes |
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Everybody Loves Raymond |
CBS |
Steve Zuckerman |
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It's Like Ya Know |
Dreamworks/ABC |
John Fortenberry, John White |
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Fired Up (Pilot and episodes) |
Gramnet/ Paramount |
Jim Burrows, David Lee |
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Men Behaving Badly |
Carsey-Werner/ |
Jim Burrows |
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Townies |
Carsey-Werner |
Pam Fryman |
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Family Matters/Two of a Kind |
Miller-Boyett/ABC |
Rich Corral, Jason Bateman |
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Union Square (Pilot) |
ABC |
Jim Burrows |
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Jenny (McCarthy) (Pilot) |
Paramount/CBS |
Andy Ackerman, J. Melman, L. Garner |
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Lateline |
Paramount/NBC |
Ken Levine, J. Sandrich, Jeff Melman |
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Guys Like Us |
Columbia Tri-Star/ UPN |
Joel Zwick, Jonathan Prince |
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Teen Angel/ Spin City |
ABC |
Andy Cadiff |
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Ask Harriet |
Columbia Tri-Star/ Fox |
Amanda Bearse |
AWARDS - HONORS - MEMBERSHIPS Back to top • Lincoln Center Director’s Lab (W), Alumni
• Outstanding Young Woman of America
• Los Angeles Theatre Ovation Voter
• Harvey’s Fellow
• Screen Actors Guild
• Society of Stage Directors and Choreographers (Assoc.)
• Finalist in ABC’s New Talent Network Associates program
• Silver TELLY Award, 2006
• Best Director documentary — Aurora award
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