Directing — Wesley Broulik

Performer Morgan Barbour in the Nebraska Rep production of THE SERPENT by Jean-Claude van Itallie

Directing & Writing

At the core of what I do as a collaborative artist to pursue the playful, the poetic, and the provocative in gesture, word, and form.

The productions I shepherd often possess a heightened physicality with stunts, fights, movement sequences, and choreography.

The same principles that fuel me as a teacher and movement director also guide me as a director: compassion, curiosity, ensemble, and play.

I believe theatre functions on two planes of perception - the story unfolding on stage in front of the audience and the relationship the theatrical piece has with the audience itself.

I am interested in finding the narrative potential within all of the theatrical elements, discovering virtuosity on stage, and uncovering compelling stories.

I often fear that we, as a society, have lost our ability to use language to 140 characters. I embrace and love social media, but at the same time I believe in the transformative power of words and poetry.

As a writer, my theatre, TV, & film work lends itself to SciFi, the supernatural, the spiritual, the edgy, and the irreverent.

I am currently working on adaptations & re-imagining classic tales for the stage.

VIDEO SAMPLES

Hamlet opening sequence

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gMcTiR-Wutg

Ophelia's Death Knell

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2lDO2QzDiWc

CLICK THE LINKS BELOW FOR PHOTOS OF WORK

THE SERPENT by Jean-Claude van Itallie at Nebraska Repertory Theatre

A MIDSUMMER NIGHT’S DREAM by William Shakespeare at Saratoga Shakespeare Company

HAMLET by William Shakespeare at the Johnny Carson School of Theatre & Film

SHE KILLS MONSTERS by Qui Nguyen at the Johnny Carson School of Theatre & Film