Directing Portfolio
I am a director invested in understanding systems, the how and why we relate to each other.
Every production I direct asks a core unanswerable question.
Mikvah Girls
by Emmy Weissman
How does ritual hold us?
directed by Brian Eckert
scenic design by Benny Pitt
lighting design by Beth Scorzato
costume design by Danica Martino
sound design by Jimmy Mura
produced by This Is A Front
Featuring: Jonathan Jennings, Sofia JoAnna, Jesse Katz, Maya Knell, Rachel Wender
photos by Annie Lesser
Clips:
Press:
“I don’t think I’ve authentically laughed this much at a play in a while …something truly brilliant.” - LA Theatre Bites Recommended!
”Not only witty and hilarious [but] disturbing and eloquent … the beautiful ensemble [doesn’t] hold anything back. “ - LAFPI
“Evidently directed with care, patience, and attention to detail … the piece feels like it is living and breathing with you … every element comes together perfectly to tell a truly stunning story..” - Audience Review
Awards:
Winner, Fringe Award for Drama - Hollywood Fringe 2024
Winner, Best of Broadwater - Hollywood Fringe 2024
Winner, Best Young Actress (Maya Knell, CHAVA) - LA Theatre Bites Awards
Finalist, International Fringe Encore Series - SoHo Rep
Finalist, Loud Karma Emerging Female and Nonbinary Playwright Award
Nominee, Top of the Fringe - Hollywood Fringe 2024
Nominee, Fringe Award for World Premiere - Hollywood Fringe 2024
Nominee, Best Original Los Angeles Show - LA Theatre Bites Awards
Jackie
by Elfriede Jelinek
translated by Gitta Honegger
How do we fabricate ourselves?
directed by Brian Eckert
production design by Jane Hamor & Joshua Moreno
costume design by Jamie Costin
sound design by Jimmy Mura
produced by Brian Eckert and Everleigh Brenner
Featuring: Everleigh Brenner
photos by Kasee Shambora
Clips:
Press:
“Marvelous… complex and provocative… a fucking sharp, precise performance” - Theatre Theater Podcast
“A tumbling of political sloganizing, acidic babblings, and grimly dark humor … director Brian Eckert keeps the bombastic ball bouncing with laudable dexterity” - The TVolution
★★★★ - LA Theater Bites
A Public Reading of an Unproduced Screenplay about the Death of Walt Disney
by Lucas Hnath
How much can you control your world?
directed by Brian Eckert
scenic design by Joshua Moreno
lighting design by Matt Duran
costume design by Indigo Rancourt
sound design by Jimmy Mura
produced by Brian Eckert and Sidne Phillips
Featuring: Sasan Ahmed, Everleigh Brenner, Daniel Stonewall, Maya Valenciano
photos by Kasee Shambora
Clips:
Press:
“A beautiful example of artistry, direction, production … [executed with] the precision of a perfectly sharpened knife” - LA Journal
“Astonishingly good … both disturbing and hilarious at the same time” - Broadway World
★★★★ - LA Theater Bites Recommended!
The Last Supper and Three Years Later
by Calamity West
How do we accept change?
directed by Brian Eckert
scenic design by Maren Prophit and Joshua Moreno
lighting design by Miranda Waldron
costume design by Indigo Rancourt
sound design by Jimmy Mura
creative advisement by Sarna Lapine
produced by The Lee Strasberg Theatre and Film Institute
Clifford Odets Ensemble Play Commission
Featuring: Jason Goldwin Chang, Gabe Gonzalez, Meghan Guastella, Julia Fhym Luna, Almu Martinez, Nick Moseley, Lily Speiser, Mesgana Teklu
photos by Hunter Canning
Death of a Salesman
by Arthur Miller
What is a person worth?
directed by Brian Eckert
scenic design by Benny Pitt
lighting design by Tim Van ‘t Hof
costume design by Emmy Weissman
sound design by Alex Bush
dramaturgy by Maria Paduano
produced by Playwrights Downtown
Featuring: Lachlan Brooks, Caitlin Cobb-Vialet, Sinclair Daniel, Michelle Kariuki, Kemper Kisner, Emily Leventhal, Aigner Mizzelle, Rebecca Thompson
photos by Charlie Dennis