Areas of Research Interest:
- Acting, Movement and Vocal Theory
- 20th Century Theatre History and Criticism
- Interdisciplinary Approaches to Theatrical Education
Recent Courses Taught:
- Acting I
- Improvisational Acting
- Theatre Appreciation
Current Projects:
- Directing A Christmas Carol, College Theater November 2012
- Directing The Underpants, Buffalo Theatre Ensemble January 2013
- Directing Love’s Labour’s Lost, College Theater April 2013
Selected Publications, Presentations, Performances, Books:
- Regular contributor to Subtext, Buffalo Theatre Ensemble's newsletter
- On-going presentations to community groups on behalf of College Theater and Buffalo Theatre Ensemble
- A Money Bag, A Mirror, and A Man: Transactions in Brecht's Man is Man, Theatre Insight: volume two, spring 1990
- An Evaluation and Preparation For Two Roles, University of Texas at Austin, May 1989
Acting Ensemble Member of Buffalo Theatre Ensemble:
The Lady with the Answers, Moon Over Buffalo, Frankie &Johnnie in the Claire de Lune; A Coupla’ White Chicks Sitting Around Talking; Temporary Help, Lost in Yonkers, The Guys, A Streetcar Named Desire, Jack & Jill; I Hate Hamlet; Hamlet; Picasso at the Lapin Agile; Warrior; Look Homeward, Angel; Frankie & Johnny in the Claire de Lune; The Mousetrap; The Real Inspector Hound; Noises Off; Under Milkwood; When I was a Girl I used to Scream and Shout
Directing for Buffalo Theatre Ensemble:
Tuesdays with Morrie; I Was A Beautiful Day; The Woman in Black; Seascape With Sharks and Dancer; The Baltimore Waltz; The Lonesome West; The Middle Ages
Directing for College Theater:
One Two…What comes next?; Recent Tragic Events; Sleeping Beauty; Dark Play; Dracula;,Of Mice and Men; A Christmas Carol;Alice in Wonderland, Disco Pigs; Aladdin; The Glory of Living; Robin Hood; Lucky Stiff; Alabama Rain; As You Like It; Godspell; The Philadelphia Story; What She Found There and Heartland.
Past work with numerous theatres including:
American Festival Theatre in Edinburgh, Scotland; Bailiwick; Cactus Theatre; City Lit; Cloud 42; Drury Lane; Elliot's Rock; Idaho Repertory Theatre; Posse Theatre; New Mexico Repertory Theatre; Stage Left and Talisman Theatre. Film and television appearances in: Talk Soup; For The Art; Fugue; Negative Space; Two Countries; Your Own Best Enemyand Academy Award Winning Short Film: Travel Wear.
Education:
- Graduate Laban Certificate in Movement Analysis, Columbia College Chicago
- M.F.A. Acting and Theory & Criticism, Graduating with honors from the University of Texas at Austin
- B.F.A. Acting, Graduating with honors from the College of Santa Fe
Awards and Recognitions:
- Associate Artistic Director, Buffalo Theatre Ensemble
- Who's Who Among America’s Teachers
- Member of Actors’ Equity Association
- Member of Screen Actors’ Guild-American Federation of Television and Radio Artists
- Kennedy Center American Theatre Festival Adjudicator
- Member of the Theatre Communications Group
- Phi Kappa Phi Honor Society
- Austin Circle of Theatres Award for Best Actress: 1989 - Anna Christie
- Hanna Scholarship : University of Texas at Austin
- Morton Brown Scholarship: University of Texas at Austin
- Greer Garson Scholarship: College of Santa Fe
- Who's Who Among Students in American Universities and Colleges