Upcoming Projects:
JEFFREY – THE BENT, PALM SPRINGs (Jan 2027)
THE ROOMMATE by Jen Silverman
November 18 – 23, 2025 | Desert Ensemble Theater, Palm Springs CA
directed by Kudra Wagner
Stage Manager: Sierra Barrick
Sound Design: Andrew Edwards
Lighting Design: Nick Wass
Props Design: Tessa Gregory-Walker
Scenic Design: Richard Marlowe
Costume Design: Kudra Wagner
Produced by Shawn Abramowitz and Jerome Elliot Moskowitz of Desert Ensemble Theatre in Palm Springs CA.
featuring Sonia Reavis and Tammy Taylor
photos by Nathan Cox
THE CAKE by Bekah Brunstetter
April 4 – April 12, 2025 | THE BENT, Palm Springs CA
directed by Kudra Wagner
Stage Manager: Emma Bibo
Sound Design: Damian Jesus Mercado
Lighting Design: Mariah Pryor
Props Design: Tessa Gregory-Walker
Scenic Design: Jason Reale
Scenic Painter: Joyann Tracy
Costume Design: Denee Dentice
Production Manager: Kudra Wagner
Produced by Steven Rosenbaum and Terry Ray of THE BENT in Palm Springs CA.
featuring Sonia Reavis, Jessica Collins, Sarah Elizabeth Woolsey, and Paul Crane
photos by Jim Cox
BABY WITH THE BATHWATER by Christopher Durang
March 14 – March 23, 2025 | College of the Desert, Palm Desert CA
directed by Kudra Wagner
Stage Manager: Abigail Lamp
Assistant Stage Manager: Kimberly Lopez
Sound Design: JW Layne and Kudra Wagner
Lighting Design: JW Layne
Props Design: JW Layne
Scenic Design: JW Layne
Costume Design: Mimzy Hamann
featuring students of the COD Theater Arts department
COLLECTIVE RAGE: A PLAY IN 5 BETTIES; IN ESSENCE, A QUEER AND OCCASIONALLY HAZARDOUS EXPLORATION; DO YOU REMEMBER WHEN YOU WERE IN MIDDLE SCHOOL AND YOU READ ABOUT SHACKLETON AND HOW HE EXPLORED THE ANTARCTIC?; IMAGINE THE ANTARCTIC AS A PUSSY AND IT’S SORT OF LIKE THAT by Jen Silverman
November 12 – 19, 2023 | Desert Ensemble Theatre, Palm Springs CA | Palm Springs Cultural Center
directed by Kudra Wagner
Assistant Director: J. Clare Merritt
Sound Design: Damian Jesus Mercado
Lighting and Projection Design: Nick Wass
Props Design: Tessa Gregory Walker
Scenic Design: Kudra Wagner
Scenic Construction: Tom O’Brien
Intimacy Choreography: Maricela Sandoval
Stage Manager: Sierra Barrick
Produced by Jerome Elliot Moskowitz (Artistic Director) and Shawn Abramowitz (Executive Director) of Desert Ensemble Theatre.
photos by Nathan Cox
KILL THE EDITOR by Aren Haun
January 27 – February 5, 2023 | Desert Ensemble Theatre, Palm Springs CA | Palm Springs Cultural Center
directed by Kudra Wagner
Assistant Director: J. Clare Merritt
Sound Design: Gus Sanchez
Lighting and Live Camera Design: Kevin O’Shaugnessy
Props Design: Tessa Gregory Walker
Scenic Construction: Tom O’Brien
Stage Manager: Sierra Barrick
Produced by Jerome Elliot Moskowitz (Artistic Director) and Shawn Abramowitz (Executive Director) of Desert Ensemble Theatre.
This production received Desert Theatre League Award nominations for Best Direction of a Comedy (Kudra Wagner) and Best Supporting Actor (Sean Timothy Brown)
THE HUMANS and FUN HOME
Nov 8 – 20, 2022 and Dec 6 – 18, 2022 | Coachella Valley Repertory, Cathedral City CA | CVRep Main Stage
directed by Adam Karsten
Scenic Design: Jimmy Cuomo
Lighting Design: Moira Wilkie-Whitacre
Sound Design: Joshua Adams
Props Design: Gus Sanchez
Intimacy Choreography: Maricela Sandoval
Stage Manager: John Galo
Assistant Director: Kudra Wagner
Produced by Adam Karsten (Executive Artistic Director) of Coachella Valley Repertory.
THE RIGHT PEOPLE
February, 2021 | UCSC Barnstorm Theatre Company, Santa Cruz CA | Zoom, Twitch
directed and devised by Kudra Wagner as a part of their MA thesis project
Devised using the OPEN SPACE devising method. The show’s interactive nature culminated in three unique performances.
Stage Manager: Karla Garcia
Produced by Kudra Wagner (Artistic Director, 2020-2021) and Karla Garcia (Managing Director, 2020-2021) of UCSC Barnstorm Theatre Company.
Performance 1 || Performance 2 || Performance 3
Sound Design: Joshua Adams
Props Design: Gus Sanchez
Intimacy Choreography: Maricela Sandoval
Stage Manager: John Galo
Assistant Director: Kudra Wagner
Produced by Adam Karsten (Executive Artistic Director) of Coachella Valley Repertory.
FRAME OF MIND
May, 2020 | UCSC Barnstorm Theatre Company, Santa Cruz CA | Zoom, Twitch, Instagram, YouTube
directed and devised by Kudra Wagner
Devised by Jeremi Kalkowski, Laura Britt, J. Clare Merritt, and David Letman
Technical Design: Kevin O’Shaughnessy
Sound Design: Damian Jesus Mercado
Episode 1 (Derek, Zoom) || Episode 2 (Bailey, Twitch)
Episode 3 (Christine , Instagram) || Episode 4 (Andy, YouTube)
Produced by Rey Cordova (Artistic Director, 2019-2020) and Veronica Frisenda (Managing Director, 2019-2020) of UCSC Barnstorm Theatre Company.
THE MOST POPULAR GIRLS ON STAGE
adapted from the series “The Most Popular Girls in School” by Mark Cope and Carlo Moss
adapted by Justin Chung-Hammer and Kudra Wagner
February 13 – 15, 2020 | UCSC Barnstorm Theatre Company, Santa Cruz CA | UCSC Barn Theatre
directed by Kudra Wagner Assistant Director: August Pearson Stage Manager: Amelia Young Scenic Designer: Kudra Wagner Sound Designer: Damian Jesus Mercado Lighting Designer : Kevin O’Shaughnessy Wig / Makeup Designer / Scenic Artist: J. Clare Merritt Props Master: Trystani Tavai Produced by Rey Cordova (Artistic Director, 2019-2020) and Veronica Frisenda (Managing Director, 2019-2020) of UCSC Barnstorm Theatre Company. Full video of performance by Stephen Louis Marino
