A little about me ...
A South Louisiana transplant, I've been active in the D.C. Metro theatre community for nearly 15 years. From February 2014-September 2015, I served as the Artistic Director at Pallas Theatre Collective. In that time, I directed a Louisiana bayou-themed Taming of the Shrew, and Washington D.C 1930s era Major Barbara, co-created the new play Clover with Laura Rocklyn and produced the wildly successful world premier musicals The Fall of the House of Usher and CODE NAME: cynthia.
I am a former Resident Actor and current Associate Member at Chesapeake Shakespeare Company (CSC), where my prior roles include Lady Fidget in The Country Wife, Roxane in Cyrano de Bergerac, Imogen in Cymbeline, and Silvia in The Two Gentlemen of Verona. In addition to CSC, I've had the privilege of working with artists at Studio Theatre, Venus Theatre, Washington Shakespeare Company, American Century Theater, Molotov Theatre Group, Eleventh Hour Productions, Red Eye Gravy Theatre Company, Grain of Sand, and the Capital Fringe Festival. I am also a proud member of the LiveArtDC Family where I've recently become the Director of Marketing and Communications.
Although I'm a lifelong practitioner in the American theatre, my formal studies began at Rhodes College in Memphis, TN under the tutelage of mentor Julia "Cookie" Ewing. I've since had the pleasure of studying at the Globe Theatre in London with Director of Education Patrick Spottiswoode. While there, I was fortunate to receive critique from former Artistic Director and Tony Award Winner Mark Rylance. I've completed the training program at the Studio Theatre Acting Conservatory, studying Greek and Shakespeare under former Artistic Director Joy Zinoman. Prior to moving to D.C., I spent two years in the Education Department at the Hippodrome State Theatre in Gainesville, FL, helping run their spring and summer camps for elementary students as well as team teaching the Hippodrome Improvisational Teen Theatre (H.I.T.T) program.
I currently consult with DC-based Advocates for Youth as their Company and Tour Manager helping to develop a new play centered around the 1 in 3 Campaign. I will accompany this production as it goes on National Tour in 2016.
Outside of my theatre work, I am a lifelong history buff, a champion of Louisiana cuisine and football teams (GEAUX Tigers!), a lover of the outdoors, and an enthusiastic traveler. I have a second (or third?) job giving walking tours of Lafayette Park and DuPont Circle with local guide company Washington Walks. I live with my husband, a goldfish, and a plethora of wildlife backyard visitors in Kensington, MD.
I am a former Resident Actor and current Associate Member at Chesapeake Shakespeare Company (CSC), where my prior roles include Lady Fidget in The Country Wife, Roxane in Cyrano de Bergerac, Imogen in Cymbeline, and Silvia in The Two Gentlemen of Verona. In addition to CSC, I've had the privilege of working with artists at Studio Theatre, Venus Theatre, Washington Shakespeare Company, American Century Theater, Molotov Theatre Group, Eleventh Hour Productions, Red Eye Gravy Theatre Company, Grain of Sand, and the Capital Fringe Festival. I am also a proud member of the LiveArtDC Family where I've recently become the Director of Marketing and Communications.
Although I'm a lifelong practitioner in the American theatre, my formal studies began at Rhodes College in Memphis, TN under the tutelage of mentor Julia "Cookie" Ewing. I've since had the pleasure of studying at the Globe Theatre in London with Director of Education Patrick Spottiswoode. While there, I was fortunate to receive critique from former Artistic Director and Tony Award Winner Mark Rylance. I've completed the training program at the Studio Theatre Acting Conservatory, studying Greek and Shakespeare under former Artistic Director Joy Zinoman. Prior to moving to D.C., I spent two years in the Education Department at the Hippodrome State Theatre in Gainesville, FL, helping run their spring and summer camps for elementary students as well as team teaching the Hippodrome Improvisational Teen Theatre (H.I.T.T) program.
I currently consult with DC-based Advocates for Youth as their Company and Tour Manager helping to develop a new play centered around the 1 in 3 Campaign. I will accompany this production as it goes on National Tour in 2016.
Outside of my theatre work, I am a lifelong history buff, a champion of Louisiana cuisine and football teams (GEAUX Tigers!), a lover of the outdoors, and an enthusiastic traveler. I have a second (or third?) job giving walking tours of Lafayette Park and DuPont Circle with local guide company Washington Walks. I live with my husband, a goldfish, and a plethora of wildlife backyard visitors in Kensington, MD.
