DAVID KOTÉ kote@davidkote.com
SDC Associate 678-612-4035
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DIRECTING
Drapetomainia: A Negro Carol M. D. Schaffer No Dream Deferred
Feeding Beatrice (upcoming) Kirsten Greenidge Aurora Theatre
Black and Brown Gorillas Christin Cato Indiana Univ.
The Last Days of Judas Iscariot Stephen Adly Guirgis Illinois Wesleyan Univ.
The Roommate Jen Silverman Aurora Theatre
The Color Purple Marsha Norman Actor's Express
A Lesson Before Dying Romulus Linney Dominion Ent.
Berserker (At First Sight) Bruce Walsh Indiana Univ.
Macbeth William Shakespeare Indiana Univ.
In the Red and Brown Water Tarell A. McCraney Indiana Univ.
Once Last Look Steve Carter Dillard U.
Soweto! Soweto! Soweto! A Township is Calling Freddie Hendricks Dillard U.
Pill Hill Sam Kelley Push Push
OPERA
Swann’s Love (New Voices Opera) Maxwell Ramage Buskirk
Forest of Dreams (New Voices Opera) Nicolas Chuaqui Buskirk
The King in Yellow “The Mask” (NVO) Melody Eötvös Buskirk
Thump (New Voices Opera) Kimberley Osberg Buskirk
Ile (New Voices Opera) Ezra Donner Waldron Arts C.
ASSISTANT DIRECTING
The Imaginary Invalid (Asst. Dir. to Gavin Cameron-Webb) Moliere Indiana Univ.
God of Carnage (Asst. Dir. to Kent Gash) Yasmina Reza Alliance Theatre
Broke (Asst. Dir. to Jason Loewith) Janece Shaffer Alliance Theatre
The Bluest Eye (Asst. Dir. to Tom Jones) Lydia R. Diamond Horizon Theatre
Flyin’ West (Asst. Dir. to Andrea Frye) Pearl Cleage True Colors
Jekkonni’s Song (Asst. Dir. to Freddie Hendricks) Youth Ensemble of Atlanta
READINGS/ WORKSHOPS/ SHORT PLAYS
First Look Play Fest Malcolm Tariq/Rachel Evans Horizon Theatre
Southern Haunt Kathryn Walat Actor’s Express
Brownsville Song (b-side for Tray) Kimber Lee True Colors
My Children! My Africa! Athol Fugard Indiana Univ.
God Red (NewPlay) Mauricio Miranda Indiana Univ.
The Colored Museum George C. Wolfe Indiana Univ.
Solamente Una Vez (Stage Reading) Chris Leyva Alliance Theatre
365plays/365days “the good for nothing” Suzan-Lori Parks Alliance Theatre
SHORT FILMS/ WEB SERIES
The Long Walk Across the Street 48 Hour Film Festival 2012
Mommy Uncensored: Confessions of a Real Mom Web Series (103,104, 206)
The Traveler 48 Hour Film Festival 2007
EDUCATION & TRAINING
MFA in Directing – Indiana University Bloomington May 2016
B.A. Speech Communication and Theatre Arts – Dillard University May 2002
Tri-Cities High School of Visual and Performing Arts June 1995
RELATED EXPERIENCE
Associate Instructor Indiana University 2013-2016
Director of Theatre Arts (Drama Teacher) Tri-Cities High School VPA 2004-2011
Artscool Mentor (Theatre) Atlanta Office of Cultural Affairs 2006-2009
REFERENCES
(Available upon request)