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.

My current directing practice is engaged in deep research into shared light
(from outdoors, to candle and lamplight, and more) as well as explorations of space and how to best use it to transfer the narrative of the story.

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