Morgan J. Simon
Directing
In late 2020, seeking to produce its annual production of A Christmas Carol safely, Directors Michael Baron and Ashley Wells set out to create an immersive, outdoor theatre experience at the historic Harn Homestead in Oklahoma City. With inventive staging and crowd-pleasing spectacle, Lyric's A Christmas Carol became a local and international favorite, with coverage from the BBC and New York Times.
Assistant Director:
Lyric Theatre of Oklahoma's
A Christmas Carol at the Harn Homestead
A CHRISTMAS CAROL
By Charles Dickens
Adapted by Michael Baron
Directors: Michael Baron and Ashley Wells
Music Director: Brian T. Hamilton
Technical Director: Adam Brand
Lighting Designer: Fabian J. Garcia
Scenic Designer: Adam Koch
Resident Costume Designer: Jeffery Meek
Music Arranger: Joshua Schmidt
Sound Designer: Corey Ray
Props Designer: Courtney Strong
Puppet Designer: Penny Benson
Stage Managers: Caroline Mueller, Laurena Sherrill
Pictured Actors:
Stephen Hilton (Above)
Susan Riley (Left)
Charlie Monnot (Middle)
W. Jerome Stevenson (Right)
Photos: Chris Creese for the New York Times
For my classmate's BFA capstone project, we directed each other in one-act monologues. Directing Simon Stephens' heart-wrenching play Sea Wall was a crash course in developing the actor-director relationship. Between the two of us, we fulfilled the roles of producer, director, dramaturg, designer and actor, learning more about the ideal relationship between these roles every day. Simultaneously, he directed me in Thom Pain (Based on Nothing).
Pictured Actor: Rylan Price
Photos: Tessa Fungo
Director:
Sea Wall
By Simon Stephens
Director:
Fish Story
New Play Reading,
Co.llective Arts Productions
Presented at the Norman 2nd Friday Art Walk in June 2021, Fish Story is a new short play by Oklahoma playwright Kevin Cook.
Based on Leonora Carrington's painting Friday,1978, Fish Story is a psychedelic journey through a potion-making meeting in which a scientist's dark vision for the universe is revealed.
Assistant Director:
Still by Jen Silverman
University of Oklahoma Lab Theatre
41 year old Morgan's son was born dead, queer dominatrix Dolores is pregnant with a child she doesn't want, and failed midwife Elena seeks either redemption or a career change.
Director: Lauren Linsey
Dramaturg: Jodianne Loyd
Scenic Designer: Abby Knauber
Lighting Designer: Ian Evans
Costume Design: Caitlynne Simonton
Sound Design: Kaitlyn Stapp
Photos: Drew Lotter
Actors:
Chip Keebaugh
Alyssa Carrasco
Avery Baker
Haley Jones-Nelan
All three women confront their fears, desires, and each other, while Morgan's baby Constantinople roams the world, searching for the meaning of the word “wow,” a satisfying explanation of love, and above all, his mother.
