RESUME
Artistic Director | Brave Spirits Theatre | Alexandria, VA | 2014-2022
Co-Founder and Co-Artistic Director | Brave Spirits Theatre | Washington, DC | 2011-2014
Professional
Theatre
Shakespeare's Histories: Richard II, 1 Henry IV, 2 Henry IV, Henry V, 1 Henry VI, 2 Henry VI, 3 Henry VI, and Richard III as audio productions | Brave Spirits Theatre | 2021-2024
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The King’s Shadow: Richard II, 1 Henry IV, 2 Henry IV, and Henry V in repertory | Brave Spirits Theatre | Alexandria, VA | 2019-2020
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Antony and Cleopatra | Theater at Monmouth | Monmouth, ME | 2022
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The Changeling | Brave Spirits Theatre | Alexandria, VA | 2018
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Coriolanus | Brave Spirits Theatre | Alexandria, VA | 2018
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The Bloody Banquet | Co-Director | Brave Spirits Theatre | Washington, DC | 2015
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The Two Noble Kinsmen | Brave Spirits Theatre | Alexandria, VA | 2014
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'Tis Pity She's a Whore | Brave Spirits Theatre | Alexandria, VA | 2017
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Antony and Cleopatra | Brave Spirits Theatre | Alexandria, VA | 2016
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Richard III | Brave Spirits Theatre | Washington, DC | 2012
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The Two Gentlemen of Verona | Co-Director | Brave Spirits Theatre | Washington, DC | 2011
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The Comedy of Errors | Assistant Director | Baltimore Shakespeare Factory | Baltimore, MD | 2010
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Long Day's Journey into Night | Assistant Director | Virginia Shakespeare Festival | Williamsburg, VA | 2004
Educational
Theatre
Richard II | ​Mary Baldwin University: MFA | Staunton, VA | 2014
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A Midsummer Night's Dream | Hathaway Brown Upper School | Cleveland, OH | 2023
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The Forced Marriage | Traveling Players Ensemble | McLean, VA | 2017
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The Misanthrope | Traveling Players Ensemble | McLean, VA | 2016
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The Learned Ladies | Traveling Players Ensemble | McLean, VA | 2015
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The Imaginary Invalid | Traveling Players Ensemble | McLean, VA | 2014
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Alice in Wonderland | Traveling Players Ensemble | McLean, VA | 2015
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Pandora's Fire | Traveling Players Ensemble | McLean, VA | 2014
Staged
Readings
The Custom of the Country | WSC Avant Bard | Arlington, VA | 2017
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Oedipus W.R.E.C.K.S. | WSC Avant Bard | Arlington, VA | 2017
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The Innocent Mistress | Washington Shakespeare Company | Washington, DC | 2010
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Henry VIII | Shakespeare in the Pub | Washington, DC | 2019
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Edward II | Shakespeare in the Pub | Shirlington, VA | 2017
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Richard II | Shakespeare in the Pub | Washington, DC | 2016
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Woman at Bat | Georgetown Theatre Company | Washington, DC | 2011
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Life 101 | Georgetown Theatre Company | Washington, DC | 2010
Height: 5'4" | Eye Color: Blue | Hair Color: Auburn
Theatre
Shakespeare's Histories: 1 Henry VI, 2 Henry VI, 3 Henry VI, and Richard III as audio productions | Margaret of Anjou | Brave Spirits Theatre | Dir. Claire Kimball, Marshall B Garrett, and Charlene V. Smith
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The Women of Lockerbie | Woman 1 | Seat of the Pants | Dir. Craig Joseph
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King Lear | Regan | WSC Avant Bard | Dir. Tom Prewitt
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The Maid's Tragedy | Evadne | Brave Spirits Theatre | Dir. Angela Kay Pirko
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Doctor Faustus | Dr. Faustus | Brave Spirits Theatre | Dir. Paul Reisman
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Macbeth | Lady Macbeth | 4615 Theatre Company | Dir. Jordan Friend
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Dinner | Wynne | 4615 Theatre Company | Dir. Stevie Zimmerman
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Eurydice | Little Stone | NextStop Theatre Company | Dir. Jay Brock
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Dr. Faustus | Dr. Joan Faustus | Mary Baldwin University MFA
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Clara Bow: Becoming ‘It’ | Sarah Bow, Elinor Glynn | LiveArtDC | Dir. Heather Whitpan
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A Bright Room Called Day | Emil Traum | Nu Sass Productions | Dir. Angela Kay Pirko
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Margaret: A Tyger's Heart | Margaret of Anjou | Mary Baldwin University MLitt | Dir. Kelly Elliott
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Romeo and Juliet | Juliet | Brave Spirits Theatre | Dir. Victoria Reinsel
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Macbeth | Macduff | Mary Baldwin University MFA | Dir. Riley Steiner
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Much Ado About Nothing | Beatrice | Baltimore Shakespeare Factory | Dir. Tom Delise
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Love's Labour's Lost | Rosaline, Costard | Mary Baldwin University MLitt | Dir. Matt Davies and Doreen Bechtol
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Macbeth | Witch 1, Porter | Push/Pull Theater Company | Dir. Jessica Aimone
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What, Lamb! What, Ladybird! | Juliet, etc. (Solo Performance) | Brave Spirits Theatre | Dir. Victoria Reinsel
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Love's Labor's Lost | Katherine | Chesapeake Shakespeare Company | Dir. Jenny Leopold
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Jack the Ticket Ripper | Julie | Georgetown Theatre Company | Dir. Catherine Aselford
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A Thing for Redheads | Jessie Morgan | Calliope Arts | Dir. Julianna Avery
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The Two Gentlemen of Verona | Silvia, Lucetta, Outlaw | Brave Spirits Theatre | Dir. Victoria Reinsel and Charlene V. Smith
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The Trojan Women | Andromache (Guest Artist) | National Conservatory of Dramatic Arts | Dir. George Grant
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A Midsummer Night's Dream | Titania, Hippolyta | Baltimore Shakespeare Factory | Dir. Moses Goldberg
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The Comedy of Errors | Emilia | Baltimore Shakespeare Factory | Dir. Tom Delise
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The Jeweler's Shop | Teresa | Dir. George Grant
Film
Evil Kin, Ep. 303 | Ginger Taylor | Investigation Discovery
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The Art of Conflict Management | Rebecca | The Teaching Company
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House of Cards, S3E12 | Extra | Netflix
Staged Readings
Titus Andronicus (Bare Bard) | Aemelius | Maryland Shakespeare Festival | Dir. John Bellomo
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The Green Cockatoo | Severine | WSC Avant Bard | Dir. Tom Prewitt and Bill Toscano
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Nahum Tate's King Lear | Regan | Mary Baldwin College MFA | Dir. Julia Nelson
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The Trojan Women | Helen of Troy | Mary Baldwin College MFA | Dir. Rebecca Hodder
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No Wit / No Help Like a Woman's | Mistress Low-water, Sanfield | Mary Baldwin College MLitt | Dir. Julia Nelson
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Arden of Faversham | Alice Arden | Mary Baldwin College MLitt | Dir. Dane Leasure
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Edward III | Countess, Prince Philip | Mary Baldwin College MLitt | Dir. Dane Leasure
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The Trojan Women | Kassandra | Chesapeake Shakespeare Company | Dir. Ashly Fishell
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Die, Mr. Darcy, Die! | Laura | Best Medicine Rep Theater Company | Dir. John Morogiello
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Absolute Amy | Amy | Amnesty International Human Rights Festival | Dir. Catherine Aselford
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The Rover | Angelica Bianca | Washington Shakespeare Company | Dir. Catherine Aselford
Audio Drama / Audiobook Narration
Directing
Shakespeare's Histories: Richard II, 1 Henry IV, 2 Henry IV, Henry V, 1 Henry VI, 2 Henry VI, 3 Henry VI, and Richard III as audio productions | Brave Spirits Theatre | 2021-2023​
Teaching
Mary Baldwin University | Staunton, VA
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Visiting Co-Instructor, Graduate Program: REN603B Collaborating as Directors, Spring 2021
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Graduate Teaching Fellowship, Theatre Department: Fall 2013
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Co-Instructor, Theatre Department: THEA 101: Plays in Performance, Mary Baldwin College, Fall 2013
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Hathaway Brown Upper School | Cleveland, OH
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Blackbox Ensemble / Acting 1 Guest Instructor, 2023
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Traveling Players Ensemble | Fairfax County, VA
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Middle School Ensemble Director, 2014-2017
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Greek Camp Director, 2014
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American Shakespeare Center | Staunton, VA
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Education Artist, 2013
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Maryland Shakespeare Festival | Frederick, MD
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Shakespeare Alive Teacher, 2011
Education and Training
Mary Baldwin College (now University) | Staunton, VA | 2011-2014​
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MFA in Shakespeare and Performance
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MLitt in Shakespeare and Performance
College of William and Mary | Williamsburg, VA | 2001-2005
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BA in English and Theatre
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Summa Cum Laude
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Phi Beta Kappa
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Great Audiobook Adventure | Elise Arsenault | 2024
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Great Lakes Michael Chekhov Consortium
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Module 1, June 2023
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Module 2, June 2024
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Theatrical Intimacy Education | Digital Workshops
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Working with Minors, February 2023
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Consent in the Acting Classroom, January 2023
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Foundations in Race, Intimacy, and Consent, October 2022
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Intimacy Best Practices, June 2021
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Intimacy Captain Certificate | Intimacy Coordinators of Color | May 2021
Anti-Racist Theatre: A Foundational Course | Nicole Brewer | December 2020
Anti-Racism Virtual Training | Diversity and Resiliency Institute of El Paso | July 2020
Literary Office Internship | Oregon Shakespeare Festival | Ashland, OR | July 2013
Snow Camp Directing Intensive | Michael Rau and Will Davis | Strand Theater Company | Baltimore, MD | December 2013
Publications
“The Bloody Banquet in Performance.” Co-written with Claire Kimball. The Theatrical Legacy of Thomas Middleton, 1624-2024, edited by William David Green, Anna L. Hegland, and Sam Jermy. Routledge. 2024.
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Review of By The Queen. Shakespeare Bulletin, 41.2 (2023): 320-324.
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“Brave Spirits Theatre’s 2018 Changeling.” Co-written with Musa Gurnis. The Changeling: The State of Play, edited by Gordon McMullan and Kelly Stage. Arden Shakespeare. 2022.
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Review of She-Wolf. Shakespeare Bulletin, 38.2 (Summer 2020): 295-298.
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“Staging Sexual Assault Responsibly: Lessons from The Changeling.” HowlRound Theatre Commons. 10 June 2019. howlround.com/staging-sexual-assault-responsibly.
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“Margaret of Anjou: Shakespeare’s Adapted Heroine.” The Palgrave Handbook of Shakespeare’s Queens, edited by Kavita Mudan Finn and Valerie Schutte. Palgrave, 2018.
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“The ‘Fiend-Like Queen’ of Macbeth.” Brief Candle 5 (2018): 8-16.
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Smith, Charlene V., Melissa Huggins, and Rebecca L. Hodder, eds. Rogue Shakespeare: Scholarship and Stagecraft in an Ensemble-Based MFA Company. Staunton: Rogue Shakespeare, 2014. Print.
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“Aural Character Identification in an Extreme Casting Production of Richard II.” Rogue Shakespeare: Scholarship and Stagecraft in an Ensemble-Based MFA Company. Staunton: Rogue Shakespeare, 2014.
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Review of Henry IV and 1 Henry IV. Shakespeare Bulletin, 32.4 (Winter 2014): 752-56.
Speaking Engagements
“Re-Imaginging the Focus of your Theatre: Creating an Anti-Racism Plan of Action.” Panelist at the Shakespeare Theatre Association’s Annual Conference. January 2021.
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“Early Modern Plays and Rape Culture.” Speaking engagement at Mary Baldwin University. Staging Gendered Violence Symposium. Staunton, VA. November 2019.
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“Contending with Shakespeare through Feminism.” Speaking engagement at University of Maryland. Marshall Grossman Lecture Series. College Park, MD. October 2019.
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“Gender Conscious, Gender Neutral, and Non-Binary Artists in Shakespeare.” Panelist at the Shakespeare Theatre Association’s Annual Conference. Prague, Czech Republic. January 2019.
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“The Play’s the Thing: Coriolanus in Discussion.” Session Leader at the Shakespeare Theatre Association’s Annual Conference. Prague, Czech Republic. January 2019.
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“Refusing to ‘Play the Maid’s Part’: Women in the Shakespearean Theatre.” Speaking engagement at the College of William and Mary. Women’s Weekend. Williamsburg, VA. September 2018.
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“Tackling Gender Bias in Classical Theatre.” Unscripted Afterchat at WSC Avant Bard. Arlington, VA. December 2016.
Papers and Seminars
“The Henriad in Rep.” Shakespeare Association of America: Shakespeare in Repertory. April 18, 2020. Conference paper.
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“Directing The Changeling through a Feminist Lens.” Shakespeare Association of America: #OpenSecrets. Washington, DC, April 19, 2019. Conference paper.
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Acceptance and grants-in-aid for the Folger Shakespeare Library Symposium on “Shakespeare’s Theatrical Documents,” with Tiffany Stern. Washington DC, March 2016.
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“Re-Creating Shakespeare’s Margaret.” Shakespeare Association of America: Re-Authoring Shakespeare in Contemporary Performance, Translation, and Adaptation. New Orleans, LA, March 25, 2016. Conference paper.
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“Margaret of Anjou: Shakespeare’s Adapted Heroine.” Shakespeare Association of America: Contending with Shakespeare through Adaptation. St. Louis, MO, April 12, 2014. Conference paper.
Professional Affliliations
Shakespeare Theatre Association
IDEAA Committee Co-Chair, 2022-2023
Shakespeare Association of America
Not In Our House DC,
working committee member (2018-2021)
The Actors’ Center,
Board Member (2014-2018), Board Secretary (2016-2018)
Other Skills
Viewpoints
Chekhov Technique
SAFD Basic Pass in Broadsword | 2019
SAFD Basic Pass in Rapier and Dagger | 2012
SAFD Basic Pass in Smallsword | 2004
Recorder: Sopranino, Soprano, Alto, Tenor
over ten years experience as a standardized patient
Microsoft Office, Apple iWork, Google Suite, Adobe Creative Suite
Web Software and Design: basic knowledge of HTML, CSS, Wordpress, Wix, Mailchimp, GoDaddy, and Dotster
Ticketing and CRM Software: Artful.ly and ThunderTix