Corey Ragan

In September 2025, I directed Heathers: The Musical at Imagine Productions. I’d like to note that my creative team and I received permission from Concord Theatricals to make J.D. a female character and tell the story through a queer lens.

Stage Manager: Mattie Elliott

Music Director/Assistant Director: Nathan Stanley

Scenic Designer: Matt Walburn & Lexi Moore

Costume Designer: Joelle Odoguardi

Lighting Designer: Erin McLaughlin

Photos: Jams Photography

In November 2024, I produced & directed tour de lune: A New Play by Laura Falb, at my company Endeavor Theatre. We staged the play immersively inside an abandoned storefront at The Mall at Tuttle Crossing in Dublin, OH.

Stage Manager: Emily English

Scenic Designer: Kacie Huston

Costume Designer: Baylee Sheets

Lighting Designer: Erin McLaughlin

Sound Designer: Corey Ragan

Photos: Corey Ragan

In April 2024, my theatre company had its first formal production. We staged Much Ado About Nothing. I proudly adapted and directed this 2 hour cut of the play that made Beatrice and Benedick both female characters.

Director- Corey Ragan

Assistant Director, Props Supervisor- Ben Wayne

Lighting Designer- Erin McLaughlin

Costume Designer- Tabitha Abney

Scenic Designer- Kate Hawthorne

Stage Manager- Madison Young

Assistant Stage Manager- Kacie Huston

In June of 2023, I directed Young Frankenstein, at Little Theatre Off Broadway. It was the highest selling show of their ‘22-’23 season.

Stage Manager/Fight Captain: Isaiah Johnson

Music Director: Katie Ann Bonavita

Scenic Designer: Donnie Lockwood

Costume Designer: Rosemary Cullison

Lighting Designer: Erin McLaughlin

Sound Designer: Isaac Stewart

Photos: Jams Photography

In February of 2023, I directed 35 MM: A Musical Exhibition, at Imagine Productions.

Stage Manager: Terayai Robinson

Music Director: Katie Ann Bonavita

Scenic Designer: Justin Miller

Costume Designer: Dana Bauman

Lighting Designer: Corey Ragan

Photos: Jams Photography

In September 2022, I directed the World Premiere of Chelsea Hoy’s comedy, ‘The Graveyard Shift.’

Playwright- Chelsea Hoy

Stage Manager- Mary Elizabeth Harris

Scenic Designer- Kate Hawthorne

Technical Director- Ryan Harrison

Lighting Designer- Ara Beal

Sound Designer & Props Supervisor- Corey Ragan

Photos- Mooshe Nickerson

In February of 2022, I directed a sold-out production of ‘Grease’ at Little Theatre Off Broadway.

Stage Manager- Mary Elizabeth Harris
Music Director-KatieAnn Bonavita
Choreographer- Meghan Western
Costume Designer- Kjrsten Kay
Sound Designer- Isaac Stewart
Lighting Designer- Ruth Luketic
Scenic Designer- Justin Miller

Photos- JAMS Photography

I served as the Associate Director for this production of ‘Spring Awakening,’ produced by Tantrum Theater. It was a fully realized digital production, directed by Alan Patrick Kenny.

Spring Awakening Production Staff

Duncan Macmillan’s ‘People, Places, & Things’ was the thesis production for my M.F.A. in Directing from Ohio University. It was produced entirely on Zoom in October 2021.

Stage Manager- Jess McKelvy

A.S.M.- Natalie Burkett, Kyrsten Mazzaferro, Aisha Mahon

Costume Designer- Jennifer Lothian

Assistant Costume Designer- Sarah Travis

Scenic Designer- Mike McMahen

Assistant Scenic Designer- Alex Pio

Props Master- Gina Boccolucci

Assistant Props Master- Alyssa Embry

Sound Designer- Dani Chaparro

Lighting Designers- Jennings Johnson and Caitlin Brown

In February of 2021, I served as Assistant Director on Ohio University’s production of Qui Nguyen’s ‘She Kills Monsters’ directed by Professor of Performance Brian Evans.

Stage Manager- Fior Tat

Scenic Design- David Russell

Costume Design- Kathleen Gardin

Lighting Design- Molly Tiede-Schroer

Sound Design- Jake Tyler Neighbors

Photos- PACE Photography & Kayla Higbee

In the fall of 2019, I directed ‘Big Love’ by Charles Mee for my 2nd Year Style Project at Ohio University.

Stage Manager- Fior Tat

A.S.M.- Jess McKelvey & Nick Bartleson

Scenic Designer- Mike McMahen

Lighting Designer- Emma Havranek

Sound Designer- Mason Sams

Props Master- Ariel Lacey

Costume Designer- Sara Keller

Assistant Costume Designer- Ren Cottrell

Photo Credit- Kayla Higbee

In the spring of 2019, I directed Lucy Teitler’s ‘Engagements’ for my first year Realism project at Ohio University.

Stage Manager- Alayna McCabe

A.S.M.- Kylee Pauley

Costume Designers- Ethan Lowe & Maggie Hortsman

Lighting Designer- Howard Leuthold

Scenic Designer- Madison Reese

Sound Designer- Corey Ragan

Photos- PACE Photography

During my first semester of the Professional Director Training Program at Ohio University, I served as Assistant Director on Anne McAlexander’s thesis production of ‘Cabaret.’

Scenic Designer: Jacob Brown

Costume Designer: Xintong Li

Lighting Designer: Bentley Heydt

Projection Designer: Dustin Brown

Photos: Daniel King, PACE Photography

A large part of my work has been new play development at MadLab in Columbus, OH. Pictures included are from Ross Tedford Kendall’s ‘Textbook Messages,’ Alex Dremann’s ‘The Hard Woo,’ Nick Mazzuca’s ‘Wild Dark,’ & Rowan Henderson-Bernard’s ‘The Breakdown.’

Photos- Steve Malone Photography

From August 2015-May 2018, I taught at Groveport Madison High School. Pictures included here are from our production of Stephen Schwartz’ ‘Godspell,’ Neil Simon’s ‘Fools,’ and Ken Ludwig’s ‘Leading Ladies.’

Scenic Designer- Mica Patterson

Costume Designer- Helen Slater

In the fall of 2014, I directed Adam Gwon’s ‘Ordinary Days’ as my undergraduate thesis project at Wittenberg University.

In the Spring of 2014, I directed James McLure’s ‘Laundry and Bourbon.’