Directing
Dwayne has directed more than 25 productions at Childsplay and for companies including Arkansas Children's Theatre, The Phoenix Theatre Company, Valley Youth Theatre, and the Phoenix Symphony.
Leadership & Innovation
Led Childsplay's artistic transition to the Herberger Theater Center (2016-17)
Championed the development of more than a dozen new works centering BIPOC voices
Reimagined live performance during the COVID-19 pandemic, launching virtual and drive-in productions that reached students across Maricopa County
Outside Engagements
Arkansas Children's Theatre | The Phoenix Theatre Company | Valley Youth Theatre | Phoenix Symphony
Representative Productions
Robin Hood
The Three Javelinas
Amahl and the Night Visitors
Seussical
The Last Five Years
Work with Dwayne
Dwayne is available for directing engagements nationwide. He brings 36 years of experience creating compelling theatre across a wide range of work, with particular expertise in theatre for young audiences, new play development, adaptations, and productions that tackle important issues with honesty and heart.
Interested in working together? Get in touch.
The Very Hungry Caterpillar Show
Ella Enchanted: The Musical
The Last Five Years
Don't Let the Pigeon Drive the Bus
Rudolph The Red-Nosed Reindeer
A Wrinkle In Time
Lyle the Crocodile
Robin Hood
The Phantom Tollbooth