ABOUT
NICK LEOS is a theatre director and choreographer based in ​Chicago.
He holds an MFA in Directing from the University of Essex and a BFA in ​Performance from Oklahoma State University
DIRECTING: The Happy Prince, The Nostalgia Will Eat Itself, Godspell (Dallas College), Ten ​Arguments by Alex Lead (World Premiere, Arts Mission Oak Cliff), 3 x 3: Short Scenes ​from Premodern Playwrights (FIT 2020), small hours by Lucy Kirkwood and Ed Hime (US ​Premiere, FIT 2019), The Skin of Our Teeth (Mountain View College), Macbeth (Company of ​Rowlett Performers), Antony & Cleopatra (Stockwell Playhouse, Off-West-End), Free Solo: ​A New Musical by Jack Godfrey and Celine Snippe (World Premiere, West-End & Off-​West-End), In the Continuum by Danai Gurira and Nikkole Salter (Bread & Roses Theatre).
CHOREOGRAPHY: Mean Girls, Coca-Cola Southwest Beverages, Carnival!, 42nd Street, ​Grease, The Drowsy Chaperone, High School Musical, Damn Yankees, The Pajama Game, ​Once Upon A Mattress, The Wedding Singer, and Curtains.
Nick was the Assistant Director for the National Tour of Catch Me If You Can, and worked ​for Davenport Theatricals as a social media manager for the 2012 Broadway Revival of ​Godspell. He was a Visiting Professor of Theatre at Dallas College, and has worked as an ​educator for Broadway Dallas, Texas A&M Commerce, Rowlett Dance Academy, and ​Bishop Lynch High School. He was named Best Actor by the 2020 Dallas Critics Circle and ​runs Leos Ensemble Theatre—an experimental group focused on plays with international ​themes, named Dallas’ Best Alternative Theatre of 2019 and recently Artists-in-Residence ​at Arts Mission Oak Cliff.
SHOWS
COMPANY
WRITTEN BY ALEX LEDG​EWOOD
CONCEIVED BY NICK​ LEOS
PRODUCED BY LEOS ENSEMBLE TH​EATRE
DIRECTED BY KELLI J. HOWARD AND NICK ​LEOS
CINEMATOGRAPHY BY ZERB MELLISH AND PA​TRICK​ KATZ
EDITED BY KELLI HOWARD, PATRICK KATZ AND NICK​ LEOS
CASTING DIRECTOR - NATALIA ​BORJA
SOCIAL MEDIA MANAGER & PRESS MANA​GER - ELAINA ALS​PACH
LIGHTING DESIGNER - EDGAR HERN​ANDEZ
ADDITIONAL LIGHTING BY MATT Y​ETZER
SOUND DESIGN - NICK​ LEOS
VIDEO DESIGN - RARE ​ORION
DRAMA THERAPIST - EMILY ​FAITH
STAGE MANAGER - NICK​ LEOS
LIGHT BOARD OPERATOR - BRIAN H​ARDEN
SOUND BOARD OPERATOR - MATT Y​ETZER
PROJECTIONS OPERATOR - AMELIA VEI​L​LEUX
MATT CRAWFORD - Lucas, Ricky, Lil Rick, Jeff Bezos, Betosus
JON GARRARD - Big Daddy, Joaquin Phoenix, Post Malone, Joe, Greg Abbott
PRINCESS JAMES - Grace, Nicki Minaj, Babbah, Rae, Bessie May
SARAH MENDEZ - Sunday, Kayla
LAUREN OXFORD - Ellen Degeneres, Dov, Boobah, Tyne, Ballot Worker
VINNIE SERIONEL - Saturday, Barb, Shaun King
SUPPORTED BY AN ARTS ACTIVATE GRANT FROM THE CITY OF DALLAS OFFICE OF ARTS AND CULTURE
TEN ​ARGUMENTS
by aLEX LEDGEWOOD
conceived by nick leos
GODSPELL
by STEPHEN SCHWARTZ AND John-Michael Tebelak
COMPANY
WRITTEN BY STEPHEN SCHWARTZ AND JOHN-MICHAEL TEBELAK
PRODUCED BY MOUNTAIN VIEW THEATER DEPARTMENT
DIRECTED AND CHOREOGRAPHED BY NICK LEOS
MUSIC DIRECTOR - KATIE ANDERSON
SCENIC DESIGNER - JOSEPH CUMMINGS
COSTUME DESIGNER - SCOTT OSBORNE
LIGHTING DESIGNER - EDGAR HERNANDEZ
ADDITIONAL LIGHTING BY AMELIA VEILLEUX AND KYRTI DOUGLAS
SOUND DESIGN - NICK LEOS
STAGE MANAGER - AMELIA VEILLEUX
ASSISTANT STAGE MANAGERS -
LIGHT BOARD OPERATOR - KYRTI DOUGLAS
SOUND BOARD OPERATOR - ANTHONY HOLMES
STEVEN RIOS - JESUS
BREANNA COX - JUDAS
ANTHONY HOLMES - JOHN THE BAPTIST
Carolina Guerra - ANNA MARIA
Noah Hevron - TELLY
Xavier Chancellor - GEORGE
Taylor Williams - UZO
Xyria Barnes - MORGAN
Natasha Carballo - CELISSE
Noah Huerta - NICK
Zonika Gamble-Davis - LINDSAY
Elisa Vasquez - ENSEMBLE
Carlos Vela - ENSEMBLE
Anthony Castillo - ENSEMBLE
Au’Mydric Wells - ENSEMBLE
COMPANY
WRITTEN BY THORNTON WILDER
PRODUCED BY MVC THEATRE DEPARTMENT
DIRECTED BY NICK LEOS
SCENIC DESIGNER - DOUG JACKSON
COSTUME DESIGNER - SAMANTHA GRACE
LIGHTING DESIGNER - TJ GOING
SOUND DESIGN - NICK LEOS
DYLAN C - DINOSAUR
ANDRES DIAZ - GEORGE ANTROBUS
MONTSERRAT GALVAN - MAGGIE ANTROBUS
SAMANTHA GRACE - MAMMOTH
Loveah HernandeZ - Miss M Muse / Jojo Montana / Ivy
Jonathan HernandeZ - Telegraph Boy / Homer / DJ Bluntz / Bailey
Emmanuel Leadon - Henry Antrobus
Monica Nance - Gladys Antrobus
Amy Padron - Stage Manager / Professor / Hester
Elisa Vasquez - Administrator 1 / Refugee 2 / Usher / Camera Person
Savyna Viraphonh - Sabina Fairweather
Toran Willis - Moses/ Boom Mic Operator
THE SKIN OF OUR TEETH
BY THORNTONWILDER
TURKEY AND BONES AND EATING AND WE LIKED IT
by GERTRUDE STEIN
Directed by
Kelli J. Howard
Produced by
Leos Ensemble Theatre
COMPANY
WRITTEN BY GERTRUDE STEIN
ADAPTED BY THE COMPANY
PRODUCED BY LEOS ENSEMBLE THEATRE
IN COLLABORATION WITH THE LOST LADIES OF THEATRE PROJECT
DIRECTED BY KELLI J. HOWARD
EDITED BY THE COMPANY
SCENIC DESIGNER - THE COMPANY
COSTUME DESIGNER - THE COMPANY
LIGHTING DESIGNER - THE COMPANY
SOUND DESIGN - THE COMPANY
THE ENSEMBLE:
CARISSA AGUILA
robin clayton
alexis craig-hart
nick leos
monet lerner
taylor mercado own
mandy reichelt
COMPANY
WRITTEN BY ISAAC GÓMEZ
PRODUCED BY LEOS ENSEMBLE THEATRE
DIRECTED BY GLORIA VIVICA BENAVIDES
CASTING DIRECTOR - NATALIA BORJA
IRVING MALDONADO - OTHER UNCLE
DANTE MARTINEZ - UNCLE
OSMAR MARTINEZ - OTHER OTHER UNCLE
TAYLOR MERCADO OWEN - LITTLE BROTHER / STRANGER / BARTENDER
MARCUS PIÑON - SON
ALBIE ROBLES - DAD
ZACHARY VALDEZ - OLDER BROTHER
EDUARDO VIDALSOL - BOY
THE LEOPARD PLAY, or sad songs for lost boys
by ISAAC GÓMEZ
Directed by
Gloria Vivica Benavides
Produced by
Leos Ensemble Theatre
COMPANY
BOOK, MUSIC AND LYRICS BY JACK GODFREY AND CELINE SNIPPE
PRODUCED BY ALICE GREENING
DIRECTED AND CHOREOGRAPHED BY NICK LEOS
MUSIC DIRECTOR FLORA LEO (*OFFIES NOM)
SCENIC DESIGN- SYLVIA SPYRATOU
COSTUME DESIGN - SYLVIA SPYRATOU
LIGHTING DESIGN - KLAY BRACKNEY-WANDELEAR
SOUND DESIGN - BILLY GODFREY
SIMONE LEONARDI - John Robinson
ESTHER SHANSON - Jess Robinson
CECILY REDMAN - Hazel Robinson
FREE SOLO
A NEW MUSICAL
by JACK GODFREY AND CELINE SNIPPE
COMPANY
THE UNNATURAL TRAGEDY: CARISSA AGUILA, TAYLOR MERCADO OWEN AND BLAKE SEABOURN
TO THE LADY ANNE: KELLI J. HOWARD
VOTES FOR WOMEN: CAITLIN GALLOWAY CHAPA AND JON GARRARD
WRITTEN BY MARGARET CAVENDISH, ÆMILIA BASSANO LANIER, AND ELIZABETH ROBINS
PRODUCED BY LEOS ENSEMBLE THEATRE
DIRECTED BY NICK LEOS
FILMED BY NICK LEOS
EDITED BY NICK LEOS
COSTUME DESIGN BY THE COMPANY
PROP DESIGN BY NICK LEOS
ADDITIONAL FILMING BY KELLI J. HOWARD AND DANIELLE GEORGIOU
FILMED AT THE LATINO CULTURAL CENTER
AND 1106 LUPO
ORIGINAL SONG "BLOOD" BY CARLY Z
3X3: three short scenes from premodern playwrights
BY margaret cavendish, Æmilia bassano lanier and Elizabeth ROBINS
ANTONY & CLEOPATRA
by WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE
COMPANY
WRITTEN BY WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE
ADAPTED BY NICK LEOS AND THE COMPANY
PRODUCED BY ROLEPLAY THEATRE FESTIVAL
DIRECTED BY NICK LEOS
SCENIC DESIGN AND SCENIC ART BY SYLVIA SPYRATOU AND LAURA ARROYO-ROCHA
COSTUME DESIGNER - JOANNA LANTZANAKIS
LIGHTING DESIGNER - KLAY BRACKNEY-WANDELEAR
SOUND DESIGN - ALEX WOOLLEY
STAGE MANAGER - NIAMH GRAHAM AND
ASSISTANT DIRECTOR - DANIELA STIRBULOV
CHOREOGRAPHY - NICK LEOS
Katriona Brown as Enobarbus
Dominic Charman as Charmian
Gabrielle De Saumarez-Taylor as Alexas / Diomedes / Others
Frederick Di Rosa as Agrippa
Anna Fontaine as Lepidus / Ambassador / Snake Handler
Nyiri Karakas as Octavia / Dolabella / Others
Rory Moncaster as Menas / Proculeius / Others
Larisa Muñoz as Caesar
Molly Murphy as Maceneas / Canidius / Others
Jo Neubert as Mardian / Scarus / Others
George Ronayne as Antony
Francesca Sales as Pompey / Iras/ Others
Henry Thompson as Messenger / Eros / Others
Paul Brayward as Soothsayer / Thidias / Others
Yoko Williams as Cleopatra
MACBETH
by WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE
COMPANY
WRITTEN BY WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE
ADAPTED BY NICK LEOS AND THE COMPANY
PRODUCED BY COMPANY OF ROWLETT PERFORMERS
DIRECTED BY NICK LEOS
SCENIC DESIGN BY NICK LEOS
COSTUME DESIGNER - THE COMPANY, DONNA COVINGTON AND ANNE LIBERMAN
LIGHTING DESIGNER - KENZIE FLYNN
SOUND DESIGN - NICK LEOS
SCENIC CONSTRUCTION - TOMMY JEFFCOAT
Tori DEZ - Ross / Witch 5
Sarah Green - Captain / Lennox / Murderer 2 / Witch 9
Kami Kelley - Donalbain / Murderer 1 / Witch 10 / Gentlewoman
Kristan Kelley - King Duncan / Porter / Witch 4 / Doctor
Alida Liberman - Macbeth
Kayla Mestes - Malcolm / Witch 6
Chinazo Onwukaike - Witch 1/ Macduff
Allegra Schmitt - Banquo / Seyton
Campbell Smith - Witch 3 / Fleance / Young Siward
Yvonne Tovar - Messenger / Young Macduff / Witch 8
Allison Wainscott - Lady Macbeth
Shayleigh Ward - Witch 2 / Old Woman / Siward
COMPANY
WRITTEN BY DANAI GURIRA AND NIKKOLE SALTER
PRODUCED BY EAST15 ACTING SCHOOL & OUTCAST THEATRE COMPANY
DIRECTED BY NICK LEOS
LIGHTING DESIGN- TOM SERGEANT
SCENIC DESIGN- NICK LEOS
SOUND DESIGN - NICK LEOS
KUDZANAYI CHIWAWA AS ABIGAIL
JESSE JONES AS NIA
IN THE CONTINUUM
by DANAI GURIRA AND NIKKOLE SALTER
SMALL HOURS
by LUCY KIRKWOOD
AND ED HIME
COMPANY
WRITTEN BY LUCY KIRKWOOD AND ED HIME
DIRECTED BY NICK LEOS
SCENIC DESIGN BY NICK LEOS
COSTUME DESIGNER - THE COMPANY
LIGHTING DESIGNER - NICK LEOS
SOUND DESIGN - NICK LEOS
CO-PRODUCED WITH THE FESTIVAL OF INDEPENDENT THEATRES 2019
STARRING
BARRETT NASH AS THE WOMAN
WEB DESIGN BY NICK LEOS