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Performance (selected credits)

Brigadoon  as Angus MacGuffie (upcoming: 2026) - The Concord Players

     Director: Caroline Fonseca

She Kills Monsters  as Steve (2025) - The Concord Players

     Director: Quinton Kappel

Urinetown  as Robby the Stockfish (2025) - The Concord Players

     Director: Shelby Art-Koljonen

The SpongeBob Musical  as Squidward Tentacles (2025) - Acting Out! Theater Company Inc.

     Director: Linda Schoonmaker

The Book of Will  as Crier/Marcellus (2024) - Burlington Players

     Director: David Dooks

Twelfth Night: The Musical  as Antonio/Ensemble (2024) - Arlington Friends of the Drama

     Director: Maddie Roth

Puffs  as Oliver Rivers (2024) - Acting Out! Theater Company Inc.

     Director: Jeremy Marquez

White Christmas  as Ensemble (2023) - Weston Friendly Society of the Performing Arts

     Director: Dan Sullivan

Avenue Q  as Rod (2023) - Dramatically Incorrect Inc.

     Director: Paul Gymziak

The Complete Works of William Shakespeare (Abridged)  as Himself/Benvolio/Julius Caesar/Laertes (2023) - Merrimack College OnStagers Dramatic Society

     Director: Kathleen Sills

The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee  as Leaf Coneybear (2022) - Merrimack College OnStagers Dramatic Society

     Director: Jessica Pearson-Bleyer

The Addams Family  as Uncle Fester Addams (2022) - Merrimack College OnStagers Dramatic Society

     Director: Warren Scott Friedman

The Laramie Project  as Aaron Kreifels/Jon Peacock/others (2020) - Merrimack College OnStagers Dramatic Society

     Director: Kathleen Sills

A Midsummer Night's Dream  as Flute/Fairy (2019) - Merrimack College OnStagers Dramatic Society

     Director: Jen Lewis

Directing
(ABC** = assistant directed the production)

Ada and the Engine**  by Lauren Gunderson (upcoming: 2026) - Burlington Players

     Director: Alison Walters-Short

Bright Star**  by Steve Martin (music & book) and Edie Brickell (music & lyrics) (2025) - Merrimack College

     Director: Kathleen Sills

-esque & -ish  by B.C. Stands (2025) - The Playground Theatre Co.'s Ten-Minute Play Festival, Chelmsford Center for the Arts

The Guy Who Didn't Like Musicals**  by Jeff Blim (music & lyrics), Matt Lang and Nick Lang (book) (2025) - Yorick Ensemble / Boston Center for the Arts

     Director: Kari Boutcher

The Drawing  by Stuart Brown (2024) - The Playground Theatre Co.'s Ten-Minute Play Festival, Chelmsford Center for the Arts

Circle Mirror Transformation  by Annie Baker (2023) - Merrimack College

     Note: Michael's senior capstone project!

The Wolves**  by Sarah DeLappe (2022) - Merrimack College

     Director: Kathleen Sills

The Wall  by Sarah Scougall (2022) - Merrimack College

     Note: Live concert reading

Executive Board Experience

MERRIMACK COLLEGE, North Andover MA

MackBelievers Improv Club - Vice President (April 2021 - May 2023)

  • Led improvisation games and exercises to members in preparation for shows

  • Organized club trips

  • Ran rehearsals when the President was absent

  • Booked rehearsal and performance spaces

OnStagers Dramatic Society - Secretary (May 2021 - May 2022)

  • Participated in the production processes of two shows (one per semester):

    • The Ash Girl (fall 2021)

    • The Addams Family (spring 2022)

  • Managed the official OnStagers Gmail account and sent out emails about show and event info to current and potential members

  • Recorded the minutes of each E-Board meeting

  • Maintained and updated member and alumni spreadsheets

  • Wrote a monthly members-only newsletter

  • Drafted language for amendments to the club Constitution

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