Director

I direct classical and contemporary theatre and opera, and I’ve devised dozens of original plays and musical parodies. My work is rooted in collaboration, bringing artists together to explore familiar stories in unexpected ways and create new work through imagination, experimentation, and play.

Voice and movement are central to my directing process. Drawing on a range of performance techniques, I encourage actors to explore character and text through their bodies, voices, and imaginations. In rehearsal, we experiment, ask questions, challenge assumptions, and discover possibilities that might not emerge through traditional text analysis alone.

I strive to create a rehearsal room where artists feel comfortable taking risks and contributing their own ideas. My role is to guide that exploration, bringing the discoveries of individual artists together into a shared vision that serves the story we’re telling.

Two actors seated onstage in Burst, a world premiere directed by Dan Lendzian at Alleyway Theatre

“Alleyway’s world premiere of ‘Burst’ is impeccable in every way.”

Melinda Miller, The Buffalo News · Burst, Alleyway Theatre

Professional

University & education

Recent productions

Two actors seated onstage in Burst, a world premiere directed by Dan Lendzian at Alleyway Theatre
Performers in Stone Soup, a devised show created with Farm Arts Collective
Student ensemble onstage in Lear, directed by Dan Lendzian

Theatre and opera

Alleyway Theatre · 2026

The Haunting of Hooverton Hotel

World premiere comedy by Jacob Albarella and Jason Kaiser.

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Hillman Opera · 2025

The Consul

Menotti’s opera with the SUNY Fredonia School of Music.

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Scene from Radium Girls, directed by Dan Lendzian, on a set of stacked frames and clock faces

Alleyway Theatre · 2025

Black Bear Island

World premiere.

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Devised work

With Farm Arts Collective, I created Stone Soup, an interactive show about cooking, farming, and folk tales. At Bethel Woods Center for the Arts, the site of the 1969 Woodstock festival, I created a three-week program in devised theatre.

Directing

Productions, new work, devised theatre, and opera.

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