Nikki Hevesy Director stagefilmvideo Los Angeles, California NikkiLH@gmail.com 310-207-6095 cell www.NikkiHevesy.com STAGE - Plays (representative) Title Position Venue / Other Staged Readings Director Absurd Person Singular Catching Heaven’s Horse Be Aggressive Director Director/ Writer Director Genome Games Director The Musical Comedy Murders of 1940 Impostors A Midsummer Night's Dream Love Falls Twelfth Night Cupid's Beau/ Breakers One The Shunning Inspecting Carol Abraham & Sarah Director Director Director Several New Works at Ensemble Studio Theatre, Moving Arts, ALAP, First Stage, and others including "Upfronts & Personal" with Wendie Mallick, Ed Asner, Jenifer Tilly & Jason Alexander. Morgan Theatre, Santa Monica, CA (current production) Toured Los Angeles/Orange County under equity contract. Wycliffe Productions. Valley College (Guest Director), Los Angeles, CA. Original workshop at Mark Taper - New Works Festival West coast premiere. Moving Arts, Los Angeles Theatre Center (critically acclaimed: LA Weekly/Back Stage West, extended run). Curtis Theater/Brea Civic Center, Orange County, CA (critically acclaimed: LA Times). World Premiere. Moving Arts, Los Angeles Theatre Center. Cast A Players, Los Angeles, CA. Director Director Director Gene Bua Theatre, Burbank, CA (recommended by LA Weekly). Massman Theatre, Los Angeles, CA Theatre Geo, Los Angeles, CA (Critic’s Pick). Director Director Director Finalist in Jerome Lawrence One-Act Playwrights Festival, LA, CA. Mt SAC Theatre, Walnut, CA. Toured in San Francisco Bay Area with five-character play. STAGE - Musicals (representative) Title Position The Pirates of Penzance Director/Chor. Zach Director/ Creator Guys and Dolls Director/Chor. Philemon Producer/ Director The Lion, The Witch, Producer/ and the Wardrobe Director The Kids of Bristol Director/ Producer Seven Days Producer/ Director/Writer We're On Our Way Director/Writer The Frogs Bay Area Revels Godspell Choreographer Assoc. Director Producer/ Choreographer The Third Day The Power & the Glory Musical Revues Director Director Director/Chor. Venue / Other Curtis Theater/Brea Civic Center, Orange County, CA. Wrote and directed one-person book-musical for the National Theatre of Uganda, Africa. Bing Theatre, USC, Los Angeles, CA. Sold out Final 2 weeks. W. Coast Premiere, Tom Jones/Harvey Schmidt musical. Victoria Theatre, San Francisco, CA (SF Chronicle “Front Row’’ listing). Gill Theatre, San Francisco, CA. Sold out 6 weeks (mid-size theatre). Musical on the life of George Mueller. 5 week run 500-seat theatre, San Francisco, CA. Original Musical at Lone Mountain Theatre (700 seats), San Francisco, CA. City Light Performing Arts Co. Original Musical at McAteer Theatre (500 seats), San Francisco, CA. City Light Performing Arts Co. City College of San Francisco, San Francisco, CA Annual production in 1700-seat theatre, cast of 107, Oakland, CA. 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. New musical. American Musical Theatre Co., Los Angeles, CA. Hall of Flowers, Golden Gate Park, San Francisco, CA. Numerous revues at clubs, schools and events around California. "Nikki Hevesy directs with a sure hand." --LA Weekly (Impostors) Pg 1 of 4 STAGE - Additional Experience (representative) Title Position Venue / Other The Cherry Orchard Asst. Director Hedda Gabler Asst. Director Cherished Christmas Classics The Merry Wives of Windsor Be Aggressive Asst. Director Dir. Martin Benson, South Coast Repertory Theatre, Orange County, CA. Berkeley Repertory Theatre, Berkeley, CA. Assisted Dir. M. Burke Walker VITA Shakespeare Festival, Saratoga, CA. Dir. Art Manke. Asst. Director Dir. Alan Hendrick. Royal Shakespeare Co. Produced at Bing Theatre, USC. Literary Assistant New Works Festival, Los Angeles, CA, Mark Taper Forum. Responsible for research /dramaturgical assistance The Heart of Biddy Mason Asst. Director/ (With Ted Lange) Fully staged presentation. Los Angeles Casting/Stage Mgr Theatre Center (LATC). I’m Getting My Act Casting Musical at Long Beach Playhouse, Long Beach, CA. Together….on the Road Birthmark Asst. Director Dir. Tim Douglass. New Works Festival, Los Angeles, CA. Mark Taper Forum. The House on Lake Dramaturge/ World premiere play at Los Angeles Repertory Co. with Vox Desolation Casting Humana Theatre Co. The Mother-Son Story Producer Part of West Coast regional conference at Doubletree Hotel, Pasadena, CA. The Casey Foundation. American Splendor Stage Manager Original LA production. Theatre, Theatre, Los Angeles, CA. Eastern Standard Stage Manager Coast Playhouse, Los Angeles, CA. Multi-Image Showcase Stage Manager Theatre Artaud, San Francisco, CA. "Nikki Hevesy skillfully directs…a delightful bit of farce…. The performers are excellent…Hevesy wrings a lot of laughs." --LA Weekly (Genome Games) Nikki Hevesy - Director Los Angeles, California NikkiLH@gmail.com 310-207-6095 cell www.NikkiHevesy.com Pg 2 of 4 FILM and VIDEO (representative) Title Position Venue/Notes Bridge of Promise Joined Together? Producer/ Director Producer/Director Shear Delight Producer/Director Dinnertime Dueling Masters Director Booth Director Amityville 5 Art Dept. Coordinator Catching Heaven’s Horse Broadway Showtune Videos The Barbers of Seville Director An American Legacy Creator Ben Kitay Stages Production Booking Manager Nickel & Dime Set P.A. (uncredited) Sold Out Our Own Rosarito Weekend Writer/Director Producer/Director Casting 168 hour film Festival Casting Various short films Director Promotional DVD short for Holt Adoption Agency Stonegate Media Group. Winner: Silver TELLY award. Documentary. Aired on PAX-TV; local affiliates. Winner Best Director - Aurora Awards. Official Damah Film Festival selection. Comedy Short. 168 hr film festival (currently in postproduction). Short film. Produced for cable. Living Way Productions. Episode #24: Directed character voices for anime cartoon. Plastic Cow productions, Cartoon Network. Did budgeting/scheduling for Art dept. on feature film. Barry Bernardi/Steve White Productions. Three-camera shoot of equity stage production (Wycliffe SW). 10 music videos/various titles. U-best Productions with David Cunningham. Sitcom pilot presentation. Producer: Sam Denof. Starring Ron Carey. Documentary: developed July 4th special for Phil Cooke Pictures/PAX-TV (not yet produced). 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. Feature film. Hometown Pictures. Starring C. Thomas Howell. Non-dialogue video short. 16 mm short film. Black and White. TLC Productions. Shot independently for cable network. Cast 2 episodes. Casting for producers of 13 short films, SLATE productions. Numerous short projects on Beta, 16mm, and 8mm during Master’s program at USC. Co-Director/ Choreographer Associate Director "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 (representative) Organization Position Experience City Light Performing Arts Co. Pepperdine & Concordia Universities, Mt. SAC Various theatres and groups in U.S. & Africa Backstage West University of Southern California Sidewalk Studios Founding/Artistic Director Professor (Adjunct) City Light Summer Institute New Jerusalem Players Theatre/Film Director/Instructor Founded and directed non-profit theatre company for five years, San Francisco, CA. Taught undergraduate theatre, directing, and acting classes (1996-2001). Several stage plays and musicals (complete list/resume available on request). Articles and reviews for industry trade. Taught sections of THTR 130 - Stage Management, and THTR 210 - Introduction to Modern Drama (1995-1996). Taught private weekly beginning and intermediate classes, “Acting for Directors,” Burbank, CA (2000). Developed Summer Training Institute, including teaching, directing, and acting; San Francisco, CA. Toured USA and Israel for 18 months doing street theatre. Various projects (acting resume available on request). Nikki Hevesy - Director Writer/Librettist Writer/Reviewer Teaching Assistant Instructor Writer/Actor Actor Los Angeles, California NikkiLH@gmail.com 310-207-6095 cell www.NikkiHevesy.com Pg 3 of 4 EDUCATION and TRAINING (representative) Organization Achievement Details University of Southern California San Francisco State University Simpson College Theatre Bay Area Valley Cable Vision MFA Directing for Theatre, Film, and Television, 1996 MA coursework BA Internship: Directing Internship: Directing, Audio, Lights, Camera UCLA extension, and American Various workshops Film Institute American Conservatory Acting classes Theatre, Jean Shelton, Jeff Corey, others Various Dance training One year towards MA in Theatre Theology/Biblical Lit. and Communications 6 months 6 months Writing, directing, and producing 12 yrs jazz, tap, and ballet TELEVISION DIRECTING OBSERVERSHIPS (representative) Trained for multi-camera television directing as an “Observing Director” on numerous half-hour sitcoms and pilots, including the following: Title That '70s Show Network Carsey-Werner/ FOX Seinfeld Castlerock/NBC Suddenly Susan NBC/Warner Bros. 8 Simple Rules… Shady Acres/ABC Everybody Loves Raymond CBS It's Like Ya Know Dreamworks/ABC Fired Up (Pilot and episodes) Gramnet/Paramount Men Behaving Badly Carsey-Warner/NBC Townies Carsey-Warner Family Matters/Two of a Kind Miller-Boyett/ABC Union Square (Pilot) ABC Jenny (McCarthy) (Pilot) Paramount/CBS Lateline Paramount/NBC Guys Like Us Columbia Tri-Star/ UPN Teen Angel/ Spin City ABC Ask Harriet Columbia Tri-Star/ Fox Directors David Trainor Andy Ackerman Shelly Jensen, Alan Rafkin Jamie Widdoes Steve Zuckerman John Fortenberry, John White Jim Burrows, David Lee Jim Burrows Pam Fryman Rich Corral, Jason Bateman Jim Burrows Andy Ackerman, Jeff Melman, L. Garner Ken Levine, J. Sandrich, Jeff Melman Joel Zwick, Jonathan Prince Andy Cadiff Amanda Bearse AWARDS - HONORS - MEMBERSHIPS • • • • • • • • • Lincoln Center Director’s Lab (W), Alumni Outstanding Young Woman of America Los Angeles Theatre Ovation Voter Harvey’s Fellow Screen Actors Guild Winner Silver TELLY Award Winner four Aurora Awards including two “Platinum Best of Show” in Directing Society of Stage Directors and Choreographers (Assoc.) Finalist in ABC’s New Talent Network Associates program Nikki Hevesy - Director Los Angeles, California NikkiLH@gmail.com 310-207-6095 cell www.NikkiHevesy.com Pg 4 of 4