Evan Reid Coles

THE PIANO LESSON DIR. LATANYA RICHARDSON JACKSON - FORTHCOMING

Associate Director

(2022-08 - 2022-12)

THE PIANO LESSON DIR. LATANYA RICHARDSON JACKSON - FORTHCOMING

Director's Assistant

(2021-08 - 2022-08)

RUSTIN DIR. GEORGE WOLFE

• Provide notes when asked about performances, script, editing, and shot selection
• Coordinate Mr. Wolfe's schedule
• Script coordinator during production

Associate Director

(2020-09 - 2020-12)

ATTENTION THE UNIVERSE DIR. JUSTIN PECK

• Worked closely with the director, principals, and playwright in the development of the earliest conceptions of the show's blocking, character development, and script development
• Served as surrogate for the director in casting sessions

Reader / Shadow to Denzel Washington and Joel Coen

(2019-11 - 2020-03)

THE TRAGEDY OF MACBETH DIR. JOEL COEN

• Invited by producers to work alongside Mr. Washington as he began work in pre-production for the role of Macbeth
• Responsible for running lines with Mr. Washington and Ms. Frances McDormand, liaise between Mr. Washington and production staff, and shadow Mr. Coen as a director-in-training

Assistant to Mr. Wolfe

(2019-07 - 2019-08)

MA RAINEY'S BLACK BOTTOM DIR. GEORGE C. WOLFE

• Provided in-depth research from primary source documents
• Liaised between Mr. Wolfe and each department head during pre-production and "on the day"
• Served as Script Coordinator, rapidly mastering Final Draft 11 in order to coordinate the timing and release of new pages for each department after receiving line changes from Mr. Wolfe

Associate Director

(2019-02 - 2019-04)

GARY: A SEQUEL TO TITUS ANDRONICUS DIR. GEORGE C. WOLFE

• Liaised between Mr. Wolfe and his collaborators (Composer: Danny Elfman; Light Designers: Jules Fischer and Peggy Eisenhauer; and Production Stage Manager: Billy Barnes)
• Conducted in-depth research from primary source documents
• Coordinated Mr. Wolfe's schedule with production
• Took comprehensive word-for-word notes during rehearsals, production meetings, and previews

Associate Director

(2018-09 - 2018-12)

TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD DIR. BARTLETT SHER

• Coordinated Mr. Sher's production schedule with his schedule as Resident Director at The Lincoln Center Theatre
• Took word-for-word notes for Mr. Sher as well as for Mr. Scott Rudin and Mr. Aaron Sorkin
• Independently supervised the show twice a week, taking notes on the production and sending those notes to Mr. Sher and Mr. Rudin
• Personally delivered those notes to the cast and crew to ensure their performances were still in keeping with Mr. Sher's creative vision

Masters of Fine Arts - Columbia University (2017-09)

Bachelor of Arts - Princeton University (2015-05)