MEMBER - SDC
2023
Senior Showcase - Fordham University
King John by William Shakespeare - Waterwell and the Professional Performing Arts School
2022
Sense and Sensibility by Kate Hamill - FSU/Asolo Conservatory
The Love of the Nightingale by Timberlake Wertenbaker - Waterwell and the Professional Performing Arts School
Senior Showcase - Fordham University
2021
Wild Home by Gwen Kingston - NOTCH Theatre
Romeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare - Texas Shakespeare Festival
Passage by Christopher Chen - SUNY Purchase
Antony and Cleopatra by William Shakespeare - Waterwell and the Professional Performing Arts School
Senior Showcase - Fordham University
2020
Hamlet by William Shakespeare - The Gallery Players
The Tempest by William Shakespeare - Waterwell and the Professional Performing Arts School
274 Days devised by NYU Meisner 3rd Years - Tisch School of the Arts NY
Senior Showcase - Fordham University
2019
Bibles and Candy by Dorothy Fortenberry - SUNY Purchase
Faust 2.0 adapted by Matthew Maguire (artistic assistant) - Mabou Mines
The Tempest by William Shakespeare - The Gallery Players
Love in NY Web Series by Amanda Dolan - LINY
Madre Nostra by Susan Reimer-Torn - MSJP Creative
and the swan by Patricia Black and James Palmer - The Coop/Pawling Institute
and the swan by Patricia Black and James Palmer - TheatreLab
and the swan by Patricia Black and James Palmer - Atelier 86
Into The Woods by Stephen Sondheim (production designer) - Manhattan Youth Services
2018
This New Now by Mona Mansour - Tisch School of the Arts NYU
The Young by Kevin MacLean - Fordham/Primary Stages
Arcadia by Tom Stoppard - FSU/ Asolo Conservatory
King John by William Shakespeare - Texas Shakespeare Festival
An Attempt to Heal by Dave Tolchinsky (assistant director) - NY Fringe
Girl from the North County by Connor McPherson (observer) - The Public Theater
Lily Dare by Charles Busch (stage manager) - Primary Stages
Hen42 by Chana Porter (reading)- MSJP Creative
King John by William Shakespeare - MSJP Creative
Mrs. Polska by Kenneth Prestininzi (staged reading) - New Dramatists
and the swan (devised) - MSJP Creative
2017
Julius Caesar by William Shakespeare - FSU/Asolo Conservatory
Julius Caesar by William Shakespeare - Gallery Players
In The Open by Mona Mansour - Waterwell and the Professional Performing Arts School
Napoli, Brooklyn dir. Gordon Edelstein (assistant director) - Roundabout Theatre
The Daughter of Time by M. Kilburg Reedy (staged reading) - Playroom Theatre
Orestes at Delphi by Griffin Sharps - MSJP Creative
The Becoming by Trent Reznor (Choreographer) - Director’s Lab BTU
2016
Grief by Craig Lucas - The Drama League
A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens - Trinity Repertory Company
These Seven Sicknesses by Sean Graney - Brown/Trinity MFA
Meteor Shower dir. Gordon Edelstein (assistant director) - Long Wharf
Meteor Shower dir. Gordon Edelstein (assistant director) - The Old Globe
2015
Look Back in Anger by John Osborne - Brown/Trinity MFA
Bratton Late Night by Acting Ensemble - Chautauqua Theatre Co.
Church by Young Jean Lee - Chautauqua Theatre Co.
The Heidi Chronicles dir: Vivienne Benesch (assistant director) - Trinity Repertory Company
Prometheus Bound dir: Brian Mertes (assistant director) - Brown/Trinity MFA
Christmas Carol dir: Curt Columbus (assistant director) - Trinity Repertory Theatre
Henry V dir: Evan Cabnet (assistant director) - Chautauqua Theatre Co.
Our Town dir: Paul Mullens (assistant director) - Chautauqua Theatre Co.
The Engine of Our Ruin dir: Ethan McSweeny (assistant director) - Chautauqua Theatre Co.
Red Meat by Anne Carson - Chautauqua Institute
Above the Noise by Rick Burkhardt - Writing is Live (Brown)
2014
Hamlet by William Shakespeare - Brown/Trinity MFA
Rocket to the Moon by Clifford Odets - Brown/Trinity MFA
Intimate Apparel dir: Janice Duclos (assistant director) - Trinity Repertory Company
Low Year by Griffin Sharps - Playwright’s Rep
The Panels by Rick Burkhardt - Writing is Live (Brown)
Neighbors by Lee Osorio - Romp of Otters Theatre
2013
Conversation Storm by Rick Burkhardt - Romp of Otters Theatre
Lear by Young Jean Lee - Red Tape Theatre
Neighbors by Lee Osorio - First Look Festival (Brown)
One Minute Play Festival by Multiple Playwrights - Victory Gardens
The Thief and his Master by Greg Allen - First Floor Theatre
The Birthday Party dir: Austin Pendleton (assistant director) - Steppenwolf Theatre Co
Stadium Devildare by Ruth Margraff (producer) - Red Tape Theatre
BarackObama.com by Mat Smart - American Theatre Co.
2012
Ruby Wilder by Brooke Allen - Tympanic Theatre Co
Elephant’s Graveyard by George Brant - Red Tape Theatre
Gingerbread House by Mark Schultz - Red Tape Theatre
Blue Planet by Andri Snaer Magnason (staged reading) - Akvavit Theatre
The Skriker by Caryl Churchill (producer) - Red Tape Theatre
2011
Pullman, WA by Young Jean Lee - Red Tape Theatre
Church by Young Jean Lee - Red Tape Theatre
Brand by Henrik Ibsen - Red Tape Theatre
Tragedy: A Tragedy by Will Eno - Red Tape Theatre
Ask Aunt Susan by Seth Bockley (staged reading) - Goodman Theatre
Dibs by Adrienne Dawes - American Thtr Co.
Fragile by Tena Stivicic - TUTA Theatre
2010
The Love of the Nightingale by Timberlake Wertenbaker - Red Tape Theatre
Fixed Standard of Conduct by Michael Rychlewski - Chicago Dramatists
Moments of Truth by A. Zell Williams - American Theatre Co
Obscura: A Voyeuristic Love Story by Jennifer Barclay (producer) Red Tape Theatre
Prom Night by Les Enfants Terribles (producer) - Red Tape Theatre
2009
Mouse in a Jar by Martyna Majok (producer) Red Tape Theatre
Enemy of the People Adapted by Robert Oakes - Red Tape Theatre
2008
Dog in a Manger Adapted by James Palmer - Red Tape Theatre
Pugilist Specialist by Adriano Shaplin - Chicago Cultural Center
2007
Endgame by Samuel Beckett - Red Tape Theatre
Coriolanus by William Shakespeare - Red Tape Theatre
2006
Baden Lehrstuck by Bertolt Brecht - Red Tape Theatre
EDUCATION
Art Equity: Antiracism Training (New York, NY) 2020
Everyday Justice - Antiracism as a Daily Practice
Fordham University
Understanding Identity and Social Locations
Definitions of Authority, Power, and Influence
Tools to equalize power
Organizational Stages of Diversity and Inclusion
Identifying White Supremacy Culture
Terminology for Anti-Bias Language
Recognizing Microaggressions
Be The Change: Antiracism Training (New York, NY) 2020
Becoming an Antiracist Organization
Professional Performing Arts School and Waterwell Theater
Building a Culture of Equity, Diversity and Inclusion
Activate Yourself
Build Power thru Meeting Facilitation
Reimagine Supervision to integrate Equity and Effectiveness
Brown University, Brown/Trinity Rep MFA Program (Providence, RI) 2016
Masters of Fine Arts in Directing
Brian Mertes (Directing)
Melissa Kievman (Professional Development, Design)
Vivienne Benesch (Directing)
Brian McEleney (Acting, Shakespeare)
Tom Jones (Voice)
Daniel Stein (Clown, Articulation)
Shura Baryshnikov (Modern, Contact Improv)
Marcus Gardley (Adaptation)
Deborah Salem-Smith (Playwrighting)
Genres Master Class (Chicago, IL) 2010
Zeljko Djukic, Artistic Director TUTA Theatre
Directing - Script Analysis (Chicago, IL) 2010
Rick Corley – Acting Studio
Directors Lab (Chicago, IL) 2008
Garry Griffin (Directing)
Thomas Riccio (Ritual)
Blair Thomas (Puppeteering)
Simpson College (Indianola, IA) 2004
Bachelor of Arts; Major in Acting and Directing
Magna cum Laude - GPA 3.8
Tom Woldt (Acting, Script Analysis, Theatre History)
Jennifer Nostrala (Directing, Movement, Genres)
Steve McClean (Design, Management)
TEACHING
Fordham University 2020- Present
Senior Audition II - Undergraduate Acting
Presenting your authentic self
Getting specific about the career you want
Finding materials that support your goals
Networking without feeling slimy
Critical tools for staying on the industry’s radar
How to navigate conversation with casting directors, agents, and managers
What to do when an industry professional crosses a line
NYU Tisch School of the Arts - Meisner School 2020
Devised Theatre Practices - Undergraduate Acting
History of Devised Theatre
Generative Practices: improvisation, research, staging concepts, and
performance approaches
Finalizing, editing, and rehearsing with a performance script
Understanding our work through an antiracist paradigm
Manhattan Youth Services - PS & IS 276 2019
Design For Stage - Grades 6-8
How to read and interpret plays
Research ideas for design and practicing presenting those ideas
Incorporate feedback it into the design
NYU Tisch School of the Arts - Playwrights Horizons 2018
Advanced Production Lab - Undergraduate Directing
Articulating a singular point of view
Engaging your collaborators using non-verbal tools
Developing combustible language to support your vision
Understanding design as an improvisation
Professional Performing Arts School (New York, NY) 2017- Present
Acting II and III
Embrace professional behaviors with emphasis on etiquette
Build technique with daily exercises and preparation
Establish technical approaches and common vocabulary
Develop an appreciation of process over product
Understanding that a safe-space is a space in which we can take risks
Connecting antiracist practices to our work
Voice and Speech Instructor
Connecting the breath to the body and voice
Removing “effort” from the act of listening, breathing, and speaking
Learning how to take text one thought at a time
Establishing a healthy practice for your voice and speech warm-up
Find ease in speaking to an audience and remaining grounded
Understanding how to take care of your instrument
Learning to love vowels and consonants
Trinity Repertory Company (Providence, RI) 2014
Young Actors Summer Institute - Acting, Directing, Scene Study Instructor
Developing a practical approach to script analysis
Understanding action in scene work
Yielding to external and internal creative impulses
Differentiating between text work and scene work
Finding freedom through play and relaxation
Devising through movement
Brown/Trinity Rep (Providence, RI) 2014
High School Shakespeare Training
Tools for approaching Shakespeare for the first time (meter, antithesis, paraphrasing)
Approaches for making Shakespeare’s plays understandable and actable for young actors
Using games to make sense of Shakespeare’s rhetoric
Red Tape Theatre (Chicago, IL) 2004-2013
Education Program and Ensemble Training
Comprehensive Viewpoints training
Advanced Script Analysis
Audition Techniques