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Stage Actor

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Lenore, The Moon and Stars​ - 2023
Eve, Itch (A monologue from The Last Daughter) - 2020​
​Horatio, Hamlet - 2018
Prospero, The Tempest - 2017
Woman, The Poe Asylum: The Raven ​- 2016
Innogen, Much Ado About Nothing - 2016
M'lynn, Steel Magnolias - 2015
Adriana, The Comedy of Errors ​- 2015
Lady Macbeth, Macbeth - 2014
Mrs. Ford, The Merry Wives of Windsor - 2013
Beatrice, Much Ado About Nothing - 2011
A Murderess, A Midnight Dreary -2011
Helena, A Midsummer Night's Dream - 2010
Feste, Twelfth Night - 2009

​My very first acting experience was around the age of five. I was an inch worm, I got to sing as well as act, and I was hooked. (Pun semi-intended.) Ever since, theatre has lived at the core of my being. I performed regularly in high school and college productions, playing a wide range of characters from Lydia Bennet in Pride & Prejudice - where I met my husband! - to Snoopy in You're a Good Man, Charlie Brown. Since co-founding Ghostlight Productions in 2009, and working with the Scranton Shakespeare Festival in 2016, I've had the chance to expand my acting experience through a variety of characters and a heavy dose of the classics. 
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Stage Combatant 

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​I'm always looking to grow my skills as a theatre artist, so I joined Art of Combat in 2012 (now New York Combat for Stage & Screen). Since then, I've had the opportunity to take multiple classes and intensives in stage combat, including knife, unarmed, found objects, longsword, small sword, sword and shield, quarterstaff, and whip. I even took a class in knife throwing! I've taken workshops and been choreographed by Jared Kirby, John "Doc" Lennox, and Kyle Rowling (who did fight choreography and doubling for Star Wars: Episodes II & III). I had the privilege of performing in New York City fight showcases for three years, and I continue to work with NYCSS directors and choreographers when performing in or directing a show that features stage violence. 
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Weapons of Whedon

Art of Combat New York City Intensive, 2014

​For Weapons of Whedon, I fought in two scenes: Serenity Mash-up and Cabin in the Woods. As this was my third year doing the intensive, I also served as an assistant fight director for Agents of Shield.

How Does It Feel? 

Art of Combat New York City Intensive, 2013

In my second year of the intensive, I was challenged to learn small sword in addition to growing my skills in knife, unarmed, and found objects. I fought in several scenes including Julius Caesar. ​

Physical Discussions

Art of Combat New York City Intensive, 2012

Before my first year at the Art of Combat Intensive, I had only taken one weekend of fight workshops, where I had learned some basics in unarmed stage combat and a bit of broadsword. To be trusted with significant roles in two fight scenes was both frightening and thrilling. I expanded my skills in unarmed and learned to fight with found objects. I also discovered my love of knife (still my favorite stage combat weapon). The scenes I performed in for my very first showcase were Henry VI, Part I and Kill Bill. ​
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