Upcoming Projects:
COSTUME DESIGNER – LOOT by Joe Orton at Desert Ensemble Theatre, Palm Springs CA (November 2024)
STAGE MANAGER – Mormon Boy by Steven Fales at Palm Springs Cultural Center, Palm Springs CA (November 2024)
STAGE MANAGER – I’ll Eat You Last: A Chat with Sue Mengers by John Logan at THE BENT, Palm Springs CA (December 2024)
STAGE MANAGER – Perfect Arrangement by Topher Payne at THE BENT, Palm Springs CA (February 2025)
DIRECTOR – The Cake by Bekah Brunstetter at THE BENT, Palm Springs CA (April 2025)
DIRECTOR – bit by bit by Kudra Wagner at WINDWAKER’S MEDICINE WHEEL, Joshua Tree CA (May 2025)
DIRECTOR/DEVELOPER – Lady Macdeath by Laura Lee Bahr, ROSE AND THORN PRODUCTIONS, location and time TBD.
THE WOMAN IN THE MIRROR by Dayna Steele
March 8 – March 31, 2024 | Revolution Stage Company, Palm Springs CA
directed by Laura Stearns
Production Stage Manager: Kudra Wagner
Script Consultant: Laura Stearns
Assistant Stage Managers: J. Clare Merritt and Heather Bates
Sound Design: Nathan Cox
Lighting Design: Keith Smith
Props Design: Tessa Gregory-Walker
Scenic Design: Laura Stearns
Projections: Mariah Pryor
Produced by Gary Powers and James Owens of Revolution Stage Company and Blue Squirrel Productions, general management by Alchemy Production Group
featuring Dayna Steele and Rebecca McWilliams
photos by Alan Carvahlo
WITCHLAND by Tim Mulligan
February 6 – March 2, 2024 | Revolution Stage Company, Palm Springs CA
directed by Richard S. Blake
Production Stage Manager: Kudra Wagner
Assistant Stage Manager: Zoe Sanchez
Sound Design: Damian J. Mercado
Lighting Design: Mariah Pryor
Props Design: Emma Bibo
Costume Design: Emma Bibo and Laura Stearns
Scenic Design: Rodney Dobbs and Laura Stearns
Projections: Zero G Pictures
Produced by Gary Powers and James Owens of Revolution Stage Company.
photos by Jim Cox
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.
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
