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REPRESENTATION

Personal Contact:
VM: 818-825-7083
slevymuse@aol.com

New York:
Ron Gwiazda

ABRAMS ARTISTS AGENCY

275 Seventh Avenue / 26th Floor
New York, NY 10001
T: 646-461-9325

Ron.Gwiazda@abramsart.com

London:
Jean Diamond
DIAMOND MANAGEMENT
31 Percy Street
London W1T 2DD
T: 0207-631-0400
F: 0207-631-0500
lr@diman.co.uk

DIRECTOR
(selected credits):

THE MILK TRAIN DOESN'T STOP HERE ANYMORE - September 2007 - Fountain Theatre, Los Angeles
CRITIC'S CHOICE, Back Stage West
GO!, L.A. Weekly
Awards:
2008 Back Stage West Garland Award for Direction
Best Costume Design, 2008 Los Angeles Drama Critics Circle Award.
Nominations:
2 L.A. Weeky Noms: Lead Actress and Costumes.
Recipient of 9 Back Stage West Critics List Honorable Mentions: Production, Lead Performance, 2 Supporting Performance, Ensemble Performance, Lighting Design, Sound Design, and Costume Design.

MASTER CLASS - January 2007 - Santa Barbara Theatre at the Lobero Theatre

THE GIMMICK - September, 2006 - Fountain Theatre, L.A. - CRITIC'S CHOICE, Los Angeles Times                                      

Awards:
Winner 2007 L.A. OVATION Award Best Solo Performance
Recipient of 5 Back Stage West 2006 Critics' List Honorable Mentions: Direction (twice), Performance and Writing;
ReviewPlays.com: Runner-Up: Best Director and Best Actress

WHAT I HEARD ABOUT IRAQ (A Cry for 5 Voices) - September, 2005 - Fountain Theatre, L.A. - RECOMMENDED, Los Angeles Times and L.A. Weekly

Awards:
Nominated for Best Adaptation, Los Angeles Drama Critics Circle;
Recipient of 3 Back Stage West 2006 Critics' List Honorable Mentions: Adaptation (twice) and Sound Design;
2005 reviewplays.com (Cynthia Citron): Best Director; Runner-Up: Best Ensemble;
2005 Entertainment Today Ticketholder Awards and reviewplays.com, Runners-Up: Top Plays of 2005, Best Ensemble, Best Direction, Best Adaptation, and Best Sound Design.

(An Electronic Published Version of the play is available for $10.00 at  http://fountaintheatre.com/buytickets.html.)

ACCOMPLICE - February/March, 2005 - Colony Theatre, Burbank
CRITIC'S PICK, Back Stage West

Awards:
Recipient of 4 Back Stage West 2006 Critics List Honorable Mentions: Production, Direction, Performance, Set Design.

GOING TO ST. IVES - August, 2004 - Edinburgh Fringe Festival

AWAKE AND SING - June, 2004 - RECOMMENDED, Los Angeles Times; CRITIC'S PICK, Back Stage West - International
City Theatre, Long Beach

Nomination: 2004 Los Angeles Drama Critics Circle Awards: Revival of the Year

DAISY IN THE DREAMTIME - March, 2004 - CRITICS' CHOICE, Los Angeles Times; CRITIC'S PICK, Back Stage West - A Fountain Theatre production at INside the Ford at the Ford Amphitheatre, Los Angeles.

Awards:
2004 BACK STAGE WEST BEST OF CRITICS’ LIST: Best Production, Direction, Lead Performance, Lighting Design, Costume Design, Prop Design, Musical Accompaniment
ENTERTAINMENT TODAY TICKETHOLDER AWARDS: Runner-up: Best Supporting Actor, Best Supporting Actress, Best Director, Best Set Design, Best Costume Design, Best Lighting Design,
Best Sound Design, Special Achievement (Multimedia), Special Achievement (Didjeridu)
BEVERLY HILLS OUTLOOK THEATRE AWARDS: Top 5 Productions of 2004; Top 5 Directors of 2004.
NOHO/LA BEST OF THE YEAR: Top 15 Performances of 2004
2004 PARK LA BREA NEWS "MADDIE" AWARD: Sound Design
Nominations: THEATRE L.A. OVATION AWARD: Set Design
Nominations: 2004 NAACP Theater Awards: Best Actor, Set Design, Lighting Design, Costume Design, Best Producer

MASTER CLASS - November, 2003-July, 2004 - Winner of the 2004 L.A. OVATION Award for: Best Production - Fountain Theatre and Odyssey Theatre, Los Angeles.

Awards:
2003 BACK STAGE WEST “GARLAND” AWARDS: Best Direction, Best Actress, Best Sound Design
BACK STAGE WEST BEST OF 2003 CRITICS’ LIST: Best Production
2003 MADDY AWARDS:Best Production, Best Direction, Best Actress and Best Sound Design
ENTERTAINMENT TODAY TICKETHOLDER AWARDS: Runner-up Best Production, Best Direction, Best Actress
2003 EASY READER: Best Production and Best Actress
REVIEWPLAYS.COM & NoHo LA: Top Ten Best Productions and Best Performances, 2003
Nominations: 2004 L.A. OVATION AWARDS: Best Production, Director, Lead Actress

UNCLE VANYA - April, 2003 - CRITIC'S CHOICE, Los Angeles Times - Actors Co-op

Awards:
BACK STAGE WEST BEST OF 2003 CRITICS’ LIST: Best Actor, Best Ensemble;
Nominations: L.A. WEEKLY: Leading Male Performance

GOING TO ST. IVES - February, 2003 - CRITIC'S CHOICE, Los Angeles Times - Fountain Theatre

Awards:
2003 BACK STAGE WEST “GARLAND” AWARDS: Best Actress
BACK STAGE WEST BEST OF 2003 CRITICS’ LIST: Best Direction, Lighting, and Costumes
2003 MADDY AWARDS: Best Production and Best Actress
ENTERTAINMENT TODAY TICKETHOLDER AWARDS: Best Actress; Runner-up Best Production, Best Playwright, Best Costume Design;
BEVERLY HILLS OUTLOOK BEST IN THEATRE 2003 AWARDS:
Best Actress; Runner-up Best Actress and Best Production;
L.A. WEEKLY: Leading Female Performance;
Nominations: 2004 NAACP THEATER AWARDS: Best Production, Actress, Playwright, Set, Costumes

PRAIRIE FIRE - October, 2002 - Interact Theatre's Interactivity Festival, Los Angeles (now known as WILDFIRE, and still in preparation for national productions).

GLASS MOUNTAIN - 2001 - Ojai Playwrights Conference

THE NIGHT OF THE IGUANA - 2000/2001 - The Fountain Theatre, Los Angeles:

Awards:
ENTERTAINMENT TODAY: “Top Productions of 2001”;
3 BACK STAGE WEST “GARLAND” AWARDS: Performance, Set & Light Design;
L.A WEEKLY: Production Design of the Year;
Nominations: THEATRE L.A. OVATION AWARD: Set Design

SUMMER AND SMOKE - 1999 - The Fountain Theatre

Awards:
3 THEATRE L.A. OVATION Awards: Best Production, Best Actress, Lights
4 BACK STAGE WEST/DRAMA-LOGUE “Garland” Awards: Best Production, Direction, Actress, Lights
2 BACK STAGE WEST “Honorable Mentions”: Costumes & Sound
L.A. TIMES: “Top Ten 1999”
NEW TIMES L.A.: “Top Ten 1999”
3 BEVERLY PRESS “Maddies”: Direction, Actress, Set
L.A. DRAMA CRITICS’ CIRCLE Award for Best Actress
Nominations: 2 SHOWCASE MAGAZINE “Robbie” Awards

THE LAST TYCOON (Writer/Director) - 1998 - The Fountain Theatre

Awards:
5 BACK STAGE WEST/DRAMA-LOGUE Awards: Best Adaptation, Direction, Set, Lights, Costumes
BEVERLY PRESS: “Best of 1998”
FRONTIERS MAG: “Best of 1998”
L.A. WEEKLY 1998 PRODUCTION DESIGN OF YEAR
ENTERTAINMENT TODAY: Runner-up Best Adaptation
Nominated for the LOS ANGELES DRAMA CRITICS CIRCLE “TED SCHMITT” AWARD FOR ORIGINAL PLAY

ORPHEUS DESCENDING - 1996 - The Fountain Theatre

Awards:
6 DRAMA-LOGUE: including Best Director, Production and Direction
BACK STAGE WEST: “Garland” Best Production
Nominations: 4 Theatre L.A. OVATION Awards
5 L.A. WEEKLY Awards

TENDER IS THE NIGHT (Writer/Co-Director) - 1995 - The Fountain Theatre

Awards:
PEN West Literary Award in Drama
7 DRAMA-LOGUE Awards, including Best Production and Direction
BACK STAGE WEST: “Garland” Best Production
L.A. VIEW: “Best of 7 Productions in Los Angeles, 1995
Nominations: 2 Theatre L.A. OVATION Awards
3 SHOWCASE MAGAZINE “Robby” Awards

THE COUCH - 1994 - The Fountain Theatre

Awards:
DRAMA-LOGUE: Best Performance

THE BEETHOVENS (Co-Writer/Producer/Co-Director) - 1992 - Dynarski Theatre, Los Angeles

Awards:
2 DRAMA-LOGUES: Original Writing and Performance
Nominated for the PEN West Literary Award in Drama

AN UNFINISHED SONG - 1991- Provincetown Playhouse, New York

LOOT - 1989 - Marin Theatre Company

THE ADDAMS FAMILY (Writer/Director/Producer) - 1988 - One Act Theatre Co. of San Francisco

Awards:
SAN FRANCISCO CHRONICLE “Bernie” Awards for Best Ensemble and Design

THE LION IN WINTER - 1987 - Las Vegas Theatre Co.

Awards:
McHugh Awards, Las Vegas: Best Actor and Actress

THE DREAMER AND THE RUNNER (Director/Producer) - 1986 - One Act Theatre Company

Awards:
4 DRAMA-LOGUE: Book, Music, Lyrics, Performance
Nominations: 2 BAY AREA CRITICS CIRCLE: Score, Performance

THE COUCH - 1985 - The Magic Theatre, San Francisco

Awards:
2 BAY AREA CRITICS CIRCLE: Production, Script
3 DRAMA-LOGUE Awards: Direction, Writing, Ensemble
5 SAN FRANCISCO CHRONICLE “Bernie” Awards: Play, Production, Direction, Performance, Design
Nominations: BAY AREA CRITICS CIRCLE: Direction, Performance

THE ELEPHANT MAN (Director/Producer) - 1985 - One Act Theatre Company

Awards:
DRAMA-LOGUE Award: Performance
BAY AREA CRITICS CIRCLE: Lead Performance
Nominations: BAY AREA CRITICS CIRCLE: Design

TACO JESUS (Director/Producer) - 1984 - One Act Theatre Company

Awards:
3 BAY AREA CRITICS CIRCLE: Script, Performance, Design

VILLAGE WOOING - 1983 - One Act Theatre Company

Awards:
3 DRAMA-LOGUE Awards: Performance, Male & Female, Design

SAN JOAQUIN BLUES - 1982/83 - One Act Theatre Company and Theatre Artists of Marin

Awards:
3 BAY AREA CRITICS CIRCLE: Script, Score, Design
2 DRAMA-LOGUE: Writing, Musical Direction
THE VOICE: Best Production
Nominated for BAY AREA CRITICS CIRCLE: Production

THE DEAD END KID - 1983 - One Act Theatre Company

Awards:
2 BAY AREA CRITICS CIRCLE: Score, Performance
3 DRAMA-LOGUE: Book, Score, Ensemble
5 SAN FRANCISCO CHRONICLE “Bernie” Awards: Play, Production, Direction, Performance, Design
Nominated for BAY AREA CRITICS CIRCLE: Direction, Choreography

THE TENTH MAN - 1982 - Berkeley Jewish Theatre

Awards:
SAN FRANCISCO CHRONICLE “Bernie”: Direction

THE TIME OF YOUR LIFE - 1980 - Master's Project, San Francisco State University