Performance Experience
Theater (Representative Roles)
At the Bistro Garden | Cheyenne | Two Muses Theatre; dir. Jules Aaron |
The King and I | Anna | Dexter Community Players; dir. BJ Danner |
Reckless | Rachel | Ann Arbor Civic Theatre; dir. Kevin Gilmartin |
Love, Loss and What I Wore | Various | Wild Women Productions; dir. Ann Holt |
Shifting Gears | Sarah | Carrie Jay Studio; dir. Carrie Jay |
The Music Man | Mrs. Paroo | Encore Musical Theatre; dir. Jon Huffman |
Damn Yankees! | Doris | Encore Musical Theatre; dir. Dan Cooney |
A Christmas Carol | Emma/Ann/Gentlewoman | The Henry Ford; dir. Hilary Cohen |
Kennedy’s Children | Carla | Performance Network; dir. Kevin Gilmartin |
Sounds of Christmas | Soloist/Duettist | The Henry Ford; dir. Shannon Locke |
How to Succeed in Business… | Rosemary | Tecumseh Civic (special contract) |
Wait Until Dark | Susy Hendrix (understudy) | Meadow Brook Theatre; Edward G. Smith |
A Christmas Carol | Caroler/Londoner/Mrs. Fezz. | Meadow Brook Theatre;dir.David Ellenstein |
Inherit the Wind | Rachel Brown | BoarsHead; dir. John Neville-Andrews |
Wit | Student/Fellow/EMT | BoarsHead; dir. Judith Peakes |
You’re A Good Man, Charlie Brown | Lucy | BoarsHead Professional Theater |
Bellyfruit | Christina | BoarsHead; dir. K. Jason Bryan |
Hansel & Gretel | Gretel | BoarsHead; dir. Debra Baron |
Beanstalk! The Musical | Mama | Wild Swan Theater; dir. Hilary Cohen |
Charlotte’s Web | Charlotte | Wild Swan Theater; dir. Hilary Cohen |
Sons of Ra: Egypt Myth | Isis | Wild Swan Theater; dir. Hilary Cohen |
Town & Country Mouse | Rene/Renee | Wild Swan Theater; dir. Hilary Cohen |
Wait Until Dark | Susy Hendrix | Croswell Opera House; dir. Gerry Blanchard |
A Funny Thing Happened… | Philia | Croswell Opera House; dir. Mark DiPietro |
A Streetcar Named Desire | Stella Kowalski | Croswell Opera House; dir. Mark DiPietro |
Jesus Christ Superstar | Mary Magdalene | Croswell Opera House; dir. Mary Scott |
Guys & Dolls | Sarah Brown | Footlight Dinner Theatre |
Steel Magnolias | Shelby | Clark Lake Players |
Love Letters | Melissa Gardner | Clark Lake Players |
Talley’s Folly | Sally Talley | Mich.State University; dir. Frank Rutledge |
Vanities | Kathy | University of Florida |
Film & Industrials (List Available Upon Request)
Special Skills and Attributes
Singing, vocal coaching & direction, athletics, teaching, some piano, hair cutting/styling, make-up.
Education
BoarsHead Professional Theater, Lansing, Michigan
Actors’ Equity Association (AEA) Internship Program, 2001-02 Season
Master of Social Work, Michigan State University
4.0 GPA; Phi Kappa Phi Honor Society, Chapter 041; Phi Alpha Honor Society, Beta Chapter
Bachelor of Arts in Psychology, Theater Minor, Michigan State University
Honors College Member; Member of Social Science Residence Program.
Additional Training
Playwright/Actor/Director Lab – Purple Rose Theatre Co., Chelsea, MI, 2013, 2012, 2011, 2001, 2000, 1999. Jeff Daniels, Guy Sanville, Suzi Regan Michelle Mountain.
Private Voice Training – Monte Long, Jackson, MI. John Wade, MSU.
Master Acting Seminars – John Peakes, Bill Roudebush, 2001-02.
Musical Theater Dance Class – Ann Arbor Dance Classics, 2000.
Period Movement Workshop – Nira Pullin, WSU Professor, 2000.
Voice-Over Seminar – Pamela Lewis, “Talking Funny for Money,” 2002.