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Where I've Been
So, I grew up in rural Massachusetts playing "pretend" in the woods behind
my house. In the 5th grade I did my first real play and felt my first acting
rush. On the lip of the stage taking bows I felt the world we’d created fade
away like a cape being pulled off my shoulders. It hit me that I'd just created a
big, intense WORLD of "pretend" and taken a hundred-or-so people with me.
And I thought, "This is it. I want to be an actor when I grew up."
And I'm a stubborn girl.
By high school my goal was to be a working actor in New York City so I applied
to NYU’s Tisch School of the Arts and somehow got in. Within 48 hours after
my parents dropped me off, I knew New York was where I belonged. I fell
right in with the rhythm of the city and I continue to feed off of the energy here
for fuel. Through NYU, I spent 3 years studying at the Circle in the Square
Theater School getting a solid grounding in various movement techniques,
Linklater Voice, Skinner Speech and text analysis. We also studied a variety
of acting techniques, both mental and physical. I spent my final year at NYU
at the Classical Studio, acting Shakespeare under the tutelage and direction
of Louis Scheeder. I continue to train in classes and with coaches whenever I
can.
At NYU some friends and I formed The Hyperbolic Players and we produced 8
plays together over 3 years. I began honing and sorting out all the technical
information I learned about acting at NYU, played some excellent roles and
learned other aspects of theater-making such as producing, marketing, and
technical skills which have proved invaluable since. I have also produced
under the name of Tea Time Productions.
Recently I have been free-lancing with various theater companies in the NY
area. I have worked at venues such as La MaMa E.T.C., HERE, Theater for
the New City, The Brick, The Kraine, Theater Row and performed in the New
York International Fringe Festival twice to rave reviews. I have worked a lot in
Manhattan, mostly in the down-town indie theater scene. I have also been
proud to do theater in places where it isn't so abundant, where its presence
can make a huge difference, and give voice to a community. I go where the
work interests me and I don't fuss about commuting. I have been blessed to
play some incredible, chance-of-a-lifetime roles. I take tiny roles for the
chance to work with companies I admire or on plays I love. I see as much
theater as I can, support theater however I can, and I’m continually scoping
out new companies and artists I want to work with.
If it sounds like we’re on the same creative wave-length, Contact Me!
Back to the "Where I'm Going" page
So, I grew up in rural Massachusetts playing "pretend" in the woods behind
my house. In the 5th grade I did my first real play and felt my first acting
rush. On the lip of the stage taking bows I felt the world we’d created fade
away like a cape being pulled off my shoulders. It hit me that I'd just created a
big, intense WORLD of "pretend" and taken a hundred-or-so people with me.
And I thought, "This is it. I want to be an actor when I grew up."
And I'm a stubborn girl.
By high school my goal was to be a working actor in New York City so I applied
to NYU’s Tisch School of the Arts and somehow got in. Within 48 hours after
my parents dropped me off, I knew New York was where I belonged. I fell
right in with the rhythm of the city and I continue to feed off of the energy here
for fuel. Through NYU, I spent 3 years studying at the Circle in the Square
Theater School getting a solid grounding in various movement techniques,
Linklater Voice, Skinner Speech and text analysis. We also studied a variety
of acting techniques, both mental and physical. I spent my final year at NYU
at the Classical Studio, acting Shakespeare under the tutelage and direction
of Louis Scheeder. I continue to train in classes and with coaches whenever I
can.
At NYU some friends and I formed The Hyperbolic Players and we produced 8
plays together over 3 years. I began honing and sorting out all the technical
information I learned about acting at NYU, played some excellent roles and
learned other aspects of theater-making such as producing, marketing, and
technical skills which have proved invaluable since. I have also produced
under the name of Tea Time Productions.
Recently I have been free-lancing with various theater companies in the NY
area. I have worked at venues such as La MaMa E.T.C., HERE, Theater for
the New City, The Brick, The Kraine, Theater Row and performed in the New
York International Fringe Festival twice to rave reviews. I have worked a lot in
Manhattan, mostly in the down-town indie theater scene. I have also been
proud to do theater in places where it isn't so abundant, where its presence
can make a huge difference, and give voice to a community. I go where the
work interests me and I don't fuss about commuting. I have been blessed to
play some incredible, chance-of-a-lifetime roles. I take tiny roles for the
chance to work with companies I admire or on plays I love. I see as much
theater as I can, support theater however I can, and I’m continually scoping
out new companies and artists I want to work with.
If it sounds like we’re on the same creative wave-length, Contact Me!
Back to the "Where I'm Going" page
