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 LEDGEWOOD
CONCEIVED BY NICK LEOS
PRODUCED BY LEOS ENSEMBLE THEATRE
DIRECTED BY KELLI J. HOWARD AND NICK LEOS
CINEMATOGRAPHY BY ZERB MELLISH AND PATRICK KATZ
EDITED BY KELLI HOWARD, PATRICK KATZ AND NICK LEOS
CASTING DIRECTOR - NATALIA BORJA
SOCIAL MEDIA MANAGER & PRESS MANAGER - ELAINA ALSPACH
LIGHTING DESIGNER - EDGAR HERNANDEZ
ADDITIONAL LIGHTING BY MATT YETZER
SOUND DESIGN - NICK LEOS
VIDEO DESIGN - RARE ORION
DRAMA THERAPIST - EMILY FAITH
STAGE MANAGER - NICK LEOS
LIGHT BOARD OPERATOR - BRIAN HARDEN
SOUND BOARD OPERATOR - MATT YETZER
PROJECTIONS OPERATOR - AMELIA VEILLEUX
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