https://www.jamesbeaudry.com/creative daily 0.75 2025-07-06 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d81581f8c7d235a38ff36a7/1582571607135-KI66BR5OMM6AAZCYTS4N/image-asset.jpeg Creative Gallery - Heathers the Musical Chicago Premier; Kokandy Productions at Theatre Wit Directed by James Beaudry (Jeff Award Nomination) Choreography by Sawyer Smith (Jeff Award Winner) Courtney Mack as Veronica (Jeff Award Winner) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d81581f8c7d235a38ff36a7/1582571607135-KI66BR5OMM6AAZCYTS4N/image-asset.jpeg Creative Gallery - Heathers the Musical Chicago Premier; Kokandy Productions at Theatre Wit Directed by James Beaudry (Jeff Award Nomination) Choreography by Sawyer Smith (Jeff Award Winner) Courtney Mack as Veronica (Jeff Award Winner) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d81581f8c7d235a38ff36a7/1582573534989-BN9TDY3OLLM6C26GXENQ/19905322_1414445478670099_8005737232842564442_n.jpg Creative Gallery - Evita “Enthralling and haunting …” -Mirror Democrat Timber Lake Playhouse Directed and Choreographed by James Beaudry Photo: Cody Jolly Photography https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d81581f8c7d235a38ff36a7/1586830276708-94SK97B5X5PKYG4X6OZQ/image-asset.jpeg Creative Gallery - Pride & Prejudice “This Pride & Prejudice works grandly!” -Hartford Courant Long Wharf Theatre Choreographed by James Beaudry Directed by Jess McLeod Photo: T. Charles Erickson https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d81581f8c7d235a38ff36a7/1586829563690-NY6Y3E26G3M8ZGY3P35T/50058563_10157000144913829_5486066197965307904_n.jpg Creative Gallery - Footloose “… richly textured … transcendent & utterly marvelous.” - RC Reader Timber Lake Playhouse Directed and Choreographed by James Beaudry https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56d9b7181d07c0cd16df5f11/1457112491687-0S0MDUYFV1IQ6FAZTI20/portraits-82.65.2_PS2.jpg Creative Gallery https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d81581f8c7d235a38ff36a7/1582571367324-JEVSU6N6SA7XZG6T521E/image-asset.jpeg Creative Gallery - Chicago “It sizzles … You simply cannot take your eyes off it!” - Clinton Herald Timber Lake Playhouse Directed and Choreographed by James Beaudry https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d81581f8c7d235a38ff36a7/1582573072299-2PKJDHSIXV3ZQSCBHU4W/image-asset.jpeg Creative Gallery - Murder Balled “Staged with brisk sensuality … a fierce, beautiful production” - Chicago Theatre Review Chicago Premier; Bailiwick Chicago Directed and Choreographed by James Beaudry (Jeff Award Nominee) Amanda Horvath as Sara (Jeff Award Winner) Chris Logan as Tom (Jeff Award Nominee) Lighting Design by Charles Cooper (Jeff Award Winner) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d81581f8c7d235a38ff36a7/1582571846953-7CMKL6YO8KJSI1YLFE82/image-asset.jpeg Creative Gallery - Sunset Boulevard “Exhilarating … this is a stunning adaptation.” - Journal Standard Timber Lake Playhouse Directed and Choreographed by James Beaudry Katherine Condit as Norma Desmond https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d81581f8c7d235a38ff36a7/1582573238736-XGGCF6ZHNBSDPAS1A2QE/XOE4WTYNYNETPCWERZG5T6FW7E.jpg Creative Gallery - The Most Happy Fella “Winningly choreographed … the musical soars.” -Chicago Sun Times Theo Ubique Cabaret Theatre Choreographed by James Beaudry Directed by Fred Anzevino Photo: Adam Vaness https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56d9b7181d07c0cd16df5f11/1457108948941-TBB1X97QMGRFOO3H3Z1J/82.65.424_PS1.jpg Creative Gallery https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d81581f8c7d235a38ff36a7/1582573371434-EXIH69UVRBL45VTGCMAH/582058_252667444847914_1512600576_n.jpg Creative Gallery - Working “Deeply affecting … smart and memorable.” - RC Reader Timber Lake Playhouse Choreographed by James Beaudry Directed by Chuck Smith https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d81581f8c7d235a38ff36a7/1582571665030-SMYCM76OOKBXPCGX27JH/image-asset.jpeg Creative Gallery - Evita “Extraordinary.” -Sauk Valley News Timber Lake Playhouse Directed and Choreographed by James Beaudry Photo: Cody Jolly Photography https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d81581f8c7d235a38ff36a7/1751837230481-HHA8P2PIBFH4TDPEEYGJ/23415216_10155892575238829_7852718303457353142_o.jpg Creative Gallery - Anything Goes “First rate! A real joy of a musical comedy …” -CoolCleveland.com Baldwin Wallace University Directed by James Beaudry Choreographed by Gregory Daniels https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d81581f8c7d235a38ff36a7/1583171807460-48INYAL1AH75G0S9DB3B/13627201_1082597291854921_8610209503866277766_n.jpg Creative Gallery - Titanic “Beaudry brought an indomitable magic touch to the show … Brilliantly crafted.” -Sauk Valley News Timber Lake Playhouse Directed and Choreographed by James Beaudry photo: Cody Jolly Photography https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d81581f8c7d235a38ff36a7/1751836960597-1NNFX58OPR69LIUWTJR6/267274_10150333003018829_5299937_n.jpg Creative Gallery - Children of Eden “Riveting … You will not forget the imagery … A contemporary mirror into the subject of what parents want for their children—and from them.” - Sauk Valley News Timber Lake Playhouse Directed and choreographed by James Beaudry photo: Nathan Dahlkemper https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d81581f8c7d235a38ff36a7/1583174899332-FR78DB8P9291V9PZJHJN/10372959_569872139794108_1294280643797070555_o.jpg Creative Gallery - Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat “With colors coming and going from every direction, the thought, planning and choreography that went into making this set work are simply ingenious.” -Mirror Democrat Timber Lake Playhouse Directed and Choreographed by James Beaudry photo: UnPosed Photography https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d81581f8c7d235a38ff36a7/1586829407771-CSBKZHQMAGACPTN0DTO3/10584090_607577956023526_6447694178607230466_n.jpg Creative Gallery - Shout! “Not only the most tolerable musical revue I've seen to date, but also the most enjoyable!” - RC Reader Timber Lake Playhouse Choreographed by James Beaudry Directed by Courtney Crouse photo: UnPosed Photography https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d81581f8c7d235a38ff36a7/1586829490650-0Z11AOTJTB8O114QPZX4/469718_245207282260597_2005940071_o.jpg Creative Gallery - Guys & Dolls “Vibrant and alive, the actors' song-and-dance brio is matched by the continually sharp compositions, the expert comedic pacing, [and] the madly exuberant choreography.” -RC Reader Timber Lake Playhouse Directed by James Beaudry Choreographed by Will Taylor https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d81581f8c7d235a38ff36a7/1586829764497-8Z7HT4ER929NIR55UXJC/13323363_1047985368649447_2459222028096323892_o.jpg Creative Gallery - Gypsy “Minute by minute, Arthur Laurents’ book and Stephen Sondheim’s lyrics were handled, alternately, with the beguiling lightness and forcefulness we fans hope for from this tale. It’s hugely challenging material … and Timber Lake’s rendition is rewarding in spades.” - RC Reader Timber Lake Playhouse Directed by James Beaudry Choreographed by Zachary L. Gray photo: Cody Jolly Photography https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d81581f8c7d235a38ff36a7/1586829997295-VSU5ZCDSHN1FTM02QIV6/555083_199606166820709_1663678613_n.jpg Creative Gallery - Flight of the Lawnchair Man “Continually inventive … spectacularly nutty and magical.” - RC Reader Timber Lake Playhouse Choreographed by James Beaudry Directed by Chuck Smith https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d81581f8c7d235a38ff36a7/1751837641629-DKFUZHOZ8F7GOL7HZN8X/526348_199604206820905_1196281457_n.jpg Creative Gallery - Dirty Rotten Scoundrels “Wondrously clever, ebullient choreography. … Criminally funny.” -RC Reader Timber Lake Playhouse Choreographed by James Beaudry Directed by Brad Lyons https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d81581f8c7d235a38ff36a7/1582572932132-OPDX3KN0HN0UCQDOU947/image-asset.jpeg Creative Gallery - West Side Story “Beaudry himself had more than a few other miraculous tricks up his sleeve … Any company that can turn West Side Story into such a sensational surprise, I'm thinking, can do just about anything.” -RC Reader Timber Lake Playhouse Directed with original choreography reconstructed by James Beaudry https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d81581f8c7d235a38ff36a7/1587400385839-R39MM902M16A4HX5P4KX/image-asset.jpeg Creative Gallery - Carousel “ … a most extraordinary collection of talents.” -Sauk Valley Media Timber Lake Playhouse Directed & Choreographed by James Beaudry Photo: Cody Jolly Photography https://www.jamesbeaudry.com/producing daily 0.75 2020-04-20 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d81581f8c7d235a38ff36a7/1587344393366-MUXU88SE2MOFVLGA3X6T/image-asset.jpeg Producing Work - Having Our Say: The Delany Sisters' First 100 Years “Chuck Smith’s irrepressibly jubilant production is a true stunner … this initially charming, cozy two-hander seems to explode with newfound vigor and purpose.” - RC Reader Directed by Chuck Smith Timber Lake Playhouse James Beaudry, Artistic Director https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d81581f8c7d235a38ff36a7/1587344393366-MUXU88SE2MOFVLGA3X6T/image-asset.jpeg Producing Work - Having Our Say: The Delany Sisters' First 100 Years “Chuck Smith’s irrepressibly jubilant production is a true stunner … this initially charming, cozy two-hander seems to explode with newfound vigor and purpose.” - RC Reader Directed by Chuck Smith Timber Lake Playhouse James Beaudry, Artistic Director https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56d9b7181d07c0cd16df5f11/1457109554453-5VGSRQEZNP9W2LTP1E25/82.65.179_PS2.jpg Producing Work https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d81581f8c7d235a38ff36a7/1586826029156-ZKNDUJP7VW5S1QOPUQQ0/395988_266128130168512_544039690_n.jpg Producing Work - Cabaret “Vivid and hypnotizing … a poignant reminder of what brings us together and what tears us apart … This musical has backbone and doesn't back down in the slightest.” - Mirror Democrat Directed by Lili-Anne Brown Timber Lake Playhouse James Beaudry, Artistic Director https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d81581f8c7d235a38ff36a7/1586826170040-M6M324CA61E2ZOQMEYA8/10357688_577898635658125_3705463923949269089_o.jpg Producing Work - An Inspector Calls “A spiky melodrama with the soul of a thriller, An Inspector Calls is a first-rate guessing game … Theatrical mysteries of this sort live or die on the strengths of their actors, … and Smith, whose stage compositions are beautifully rendered, has a humdinger cast.” -RC Reader Directed by Chuck Smith Timber Lake Playhouse James Beaudry, Artistic Director https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d81581f8c7d235a38ff36a7/1586823469613-BO77YYO7NX1AKBWOCRG9/13220657_1033977356716915_8022808956825852809_o.jpg Producing Work - Almost Heaven “ … the music of [John] Denver always struck a chord of enlightenment in my heart, and that's exactly what happened again. … a high-energy journey through some of the more challenging times in American history, and in utilizing the deep and joyful music of America's greatest folk singer … Almost Heaven is the closest thing I've found to a time machine.” - RC Reader Directed by Courtney Crouse Timber Lake Playhouse James Beaudry, Artistic Director https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d81581f8c7d235a38ff36a7/1586822462488-9CKG7J1I94ZOXU2MWZX7/57b1edd17caad.image.gif Producing Work - Gaslight “Sensational. … the staging reaches out into the audience and overhead into the creaking catwalks, sucking the audience completely into this psychological thriller.” - Mirror Democrat Directed by Cody Jolly Timber Lake Playhouse James Beaudry, Artistic Director https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d81581f8c7d235a38ff36a7/1586823086376-ZAO77KJNEBNO93F53BWI/399025_203200589794600_2073783221_n.jpg Producing Work - Sweet Charity “Timber Lake Playhouse's production of Sweet Charity features the single most electrifying, exhilarating dance number I've ever seen on a stage. I'm well aware of what a sweeping and potentially exaggerated generalization that statement is, and almost hesitate in making it … But I'll say it again: Sweet Charity features the single most electrifying, exhilarating dance number I've ever seen on a stage.” - RC Reader Directed by Lili-Anne Brown; Original Fosse choreography set by Sawyer Smith Timber Lake Playhouse James Beaudry, Artistic Director https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d81581f8c7d235a38ff36a7/1586825478490-1Z41DBGA6WVAB8XTQ63I/11717377_785271691587484_673001214023531131_o.jpg Producing Work - Greater Tuna “Rolling in the aisles hilarious… also a visual wonder. I eagerly anticipated each of costume designer Emma O'Dell's looks for these characters, as her ensembles are rather modest and realistic, and not remotely costume-y. Benjamin Lipinski's set, with its mostly floor-to-ceiling farmhouse windows, is art-gallery-worthy.” -RC Reader Directed by Stephen Schellhardt https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d81581f8c7d235a38ff36a7/1586825560884-EQ6QMCYSM300RG31OMTT/1175485_430645377050119_1851321680_n.jpg Producing Work - 'S Wonderful “Unspeakably beautiful. … Without the use of spoken word to guide the story, body language and positioning have to be a driving force … I’ve not seen a better example anywhere of how to portray emotion with dance.“ -Mirror Democrat Directed by Courtney Crouse; Choreographed by Cameron Turner and Tim Wessel Timber Lake Playhouse James Beaudry, Artistic Director https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d81581f8c7d235a38ff36a7/1586825970174-SEWIJ8W48G0MR2G49U62/1011817_407195269395130_591857790_n.jpg Producing Work - Tuesdays With Morrie “Chuck Smith, a Chicago theater legend … has a remarkable ability to bring out the best from performers in his productions. He has done it again. … it is a tour de force.” -Sauk Valley Media Directed by Chuck Smith Timber Lake Playhouse James Beaudry, Artistic Director https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d81581f8c7d235a38ff36a7/1586822826331-QGVJUCLZFHI4G126DV0T/540196_203214999793159_510398869_n.jpg Producing Work - The Spitfire Grill “Mesmerizing … with one of the finest ensembles this theater in the woods has seen in its 50 years.” - Sauk Valley Media “Nathan Dahlkemper's set - with an evocative growth of leafless trees surrounding the titular grill - is a miracle of finely detailed mise-en-scène. Looking every bit the 50-year-old edifice it's described as … Dahlkemper's playing area feels lived-in and full of character (it practically is a character), which makes it a perfect match for director Matthew Teague Miller's exquisite septet of performers.” -RC Reader Directed by Matthew Teague Miller Timber Lake Playhouse James Beaudry, Artistic Director https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d81581f8c7d235a38ff36a7/1586825376970-ROE7L9ETRMLQ6J21QZ7X/179901_261534887294503_938534472_n.jpg Producing Work - Boeing Boeing “The perfect storm of hilarious, fast-paced comedy.” - Journal Standard Directed by Derek Bertelsen Timber Lake Playhouse James Beaudry, Artistic Director https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d81581f8c7d235a38ff36a7/1586825682078-Z73O0HM24IN73N98FVR8/1016678_401934626587861_1868751563_n.jpg Producing Work - A Chorus Line “The cast has it all. Act, sing, and dance, they give everything that an audience could ask for. … A production that makes the audience jump to its feet!” - Sauk Valley Media Directed & Choreographed by Will Taylor, based on Michael Bennett’s original staging Timber Lake Playhouse James Beaudry, Artistic Director https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d81581f8c7d235a38ff36a7/1586826226990-AH299T5Q63ZV2G1Y09QG/11834877_889856487795670_1883329705998924683_o.jpg Producing Work - Big River “The actors, at times, fluidly and beautifully break the fourth wall to pluck an instrument out of thin air and play a song … moving between our world and theirs as if by magic. … Theatre, for me, is a spiritual experience, and this Big River served as a big-tent revival that reminded me of that truth.” - RC Reader Directed by Courtney Crouse Timber Lake Playhouse James Beaudry, Artistic Director https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d81581f8c7d235a38ff36a7/1586825222936-GXR55JBRKM0KQW5ZZFTA/13522715_1064868036961180_5583132843303841150_o.jpg Producing Work - Rock of Ages “Devastatingly hilarious … a constant coke-fueled delight … particularly brilliant staging …” - RC Reader Directed by Brigitte Ditmars; Choreographed by Jon Martinez Timber Lake Playhouse James Beaudry, Artistic Director https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d81581f8c7d235a38ff36a7/1586823275683-659N9V70MQIX19IFYTJN/19388498_1397878980326749_4281154265687074023_o.jpg Producing Work - Ah, Wilderness! “Romantic, sentimental and nostalgic … and a great cast of actors to bring this family to life.” -Mirror Democrat Directed by Chuck Smith Timber Lake Playhouse James Beaudry, Artistic Director https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d81581f8c7d235a38ff36a7/1751837144541-FL9IR7F50CPW28AJPZBH/1094757_426595447455112_928732935_n.jpg Producing Work - Spamalot “Ridiculously hilarious … jaw-dropping singing and dancing … An amazing show that is going to keep people talking for a very long time.” -Mirror Democrat Directed by Derek Bertelsen Timber Lake Playhouse James Beaudry, Artistic Director https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d81581f8c7d235a38ff36a7/1586823441022-FAA2SH7C9Y60ANEBFOPK/11713866_778786302236023_3139552689372195358_o.jpg Producing Work - Peter Pan “There's magic in the Timber Lake Playhouse's Peter Pan that reached my inner child and set him dancing … with this show's fantastic performances, design, and imaginative staging. Even knowing that Rosie Upton's title character would fly, I still got chills when scenic designer Benjamin Lipinski's grand windows were flung open and the forever-young boy floated through them.” -RC Reader Directed & Choreographed by Zachary L. Gray Timber Lake Playhouse James Beaudry, Artistic Director https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d81581f8c7d235a38ff36a7/1586825827436-KD5IXICVVG7VQURGF01A/530863_200004580114201_1479690415_n.jpg Producing Work - The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee Directed by Lili-Anne Brown Timber Lake Playhouse James Beaudry, Artistic Director https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d81581f8c7d235a38ff36a7/1586824984582-2JGTPS31KG82RWLBAPO4/527368_199606053487387_457416731_n.jpg Producing Work - Curtains Directed by Jess McLeod Timber Lake Playhouse James Beaudry, Artistic Director https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d81581f8c7d235a38ff36a7/1586825759174-35DCUV2KX77Z9JN9G4II/18402158_1356209927826988_255169509540499863_o.jpg Producing Work - Pump Boys & Dinettes Directed by Courtney Crouse Timber Lake Playhouse James Beaudry, Artistic Director https://www.jamesbeaudry.com/home-1 daily 1.0 2025-07-06 https://www.jamesbeaudry.com/resume daily 0.75 2025-07-06 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d81581f8c7d235a38ff36a7/b5115a32-3d36-421d-85db-3652e64839fa/James+Beaudry+Director+Resume.jpg Resume - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.jamesbeaudry.com/about daily 0.75 2025-07-06 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d81581f8c7d235a38ff36a7/1583178639001-MNHATFGKAB86W6EKVJUW/15732536_1230986183682697_2043606569028980598_o.jpg About https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d81581f8c7d235a38ff36a7/1582579356138-ZPAGQK9Y37W8GMB8QHDD/20989120_1455209264593720_7923382250544914127_o.jpg About https://www.jamesbeaudry.com/press daily 0.75 2020-02-24 https://www.jamesbeaudry.com/contact daily 0.75 2021-01-03 https://www.jamesbeaudry.com/video daily 0.75 2020-04-14 https://www.jamesbeaudry.com/coaching daily 0.75 2025-07-06