(2000) In Chicago directed Live Bait Theater's world premiere of the John Susman play "Nelson & Simone" about the affair between Nelson Algren and Simone de Beauvoir. Gary Houston played Algren and Rebecca Covey played Beauvoir. Fred Wellisch played Jean-Paul Sartre.
(1999) He directed Brian Friel's play, "Freedom of the City," at the Mary-Arrchie Theatre Company in Chicago, Illinois with Donna Smothers in the cast.
(2006) He acted in Sam Shepard's play, "Buried Child," at the Mary-Arrchie Theatre Company in Chicago, Illinois.