Who I am

I consider myself a theatre archaeologist. According to Julian Thomas, "what archaeologists do is to work with evidence in order to create something, a meaning or narrative or story which stands for the past in the present." As a theatre artist, I am undergoing the exact same process of animating and storytelling to bring an artifact into the present. Sometimes these are real archaeological artifacts like the 13th-century birch-bark tablets in my recent solo show Many Heads are on My Shoulders and other times the artifact might be the script itself that I adapt as in my recent production of Macbeth. 

Working as  Directing and Producing Assistant at McCarter Theatre, I had the privilege of assisting the amazing directors Emily Mann, John Doyle, and Sam Buntrock as well working with Danai Gurira, Nilo Cruz, and Paula Vogel.  I received my MFA in Performance at the Herberger Institute for Design and the Arts at Arizona State University and have also trained with the Globe Theatre in London, SITI Company,  and Tectonic Theatre Project. Some of my favorite shows as a dramaturg or director include Addison & the Black Hole, Out of Many, Macbeth, and Conference of the Birds. Selections from some of these shows may be found below.

Currently I am a Post-MFA Fellow in Applied Performance in the School of Performing Arts at Virginia Tech as well as a Faculty Fellow in the Center for Communicating Science at Virginia Tech.

Recent Projects

Training

Arizona State University – Herberger Institute for Design and the Arts        2014-2017
  • MFA in Performance Candidate – School of Film, Dance and Theatre (Special Talent Award)
 
McCarter Theatre                                Directing/Producing Assistant               2011-2012
  • Assistant director to John Doyle, Emily Mann, and Sam Buntrock
  • Produced readings of new plays by Nilo Cruz, Julia Cho, and Loring Mandel
 
Washington University in St. Louis                                                                        2007-2011
  • B.A. in Drama and Anthropology. Summa Cum Laude, Phi Beta Kappa
  • John G. Jutkowitz Memorial Prize in Performing Arts – Top prize in Performing Arts Department
 
Workshops
  • Dance Exchange Summer Institute                                             July 2017
  • Moment Work – Tectonic Theatre Company                            August 2015
  • Suzuki & Viewpoints – SITI Company                                        June – July 2015
  • Shakespeare - Globe Theatre in London                                     July 2010
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