
Resume
PRODUCING EXPERIENCE
Sally Sue's Shoppin' Showcase and Smashed Glass Art Extravaganza, written and directed by Drew Freeman, anticipated 2020 (in production)
First Date, short film directed by Vivi Varon and Logan Bowes, anticipated 2020 (in post-production)
What's Good For Business, short film directed by Cara Powers, 2019
No Good Demon Goes Unpunished, short film directed by Lily Herman, 2018
WRITING EXPERIENCE
First Date, short film directed by Vivi Varon and Logan Bowes, anticipated 2020 (in post-production)
What's Good For Business, short film directed by Cara Powers, 2019
No Good Demon Goes Unpunished, short film directed by Lily Herman, 2018
Colonel Crackshot, commercial directed by Cara Powers, 2015
Boys Will Be Boys, Kansas City Horror Play Festival, October 2017
Schizo (reading), Royal Academy of Dramatic Art, Summer 2014
Getting Closer, Royal Academy of Dramatic Art, Summer 2014
The Sinking, Gustavus Adolphus College Black Box, Spring 2010
Death and Louise (reading), Gustavus Adolphus College, Spring 2010
Lucy Unedited, Harold Pinter Studio, Spring 2009
Very Far Away, Lawrence Free State Black Box, Winter 2004
DIRECTING EXPERIENCE
What's Good For Business, short film written by Cara Powers, 2019
Yes Ma'am Circus, documentary by Cara Powers, 2018
Colonel Crackshot, commercial for Brits Inc, written by Cara Powers, 2015
Spring Awakening, Steven Sater, book writer, Mid-Life Players
Dr. Deranged and the Super Villain Reunion, Jessica Whitfield, writer, City Theatre of Independence
Dancing With Crows Feet, Various writers, Arts and Ageing Kansas City
A Kansas Nutcracker (Assistant), Ric Averill, writer, Lawrence Arts Center Main Stage
Love/Hate, Jordan Kenton Thomas, writer, Royal Academy of Dramatic Art
Frackture, Self, co-writers, Royal Academy of Dramatic Art
Edward II Devised Piece, Self, co-writers, Royal Academy of Dramatic Art
The Sinking, Self, writer, Gustavus Adolphus College Black Box
Untouched (Assistant), Prisca Kendagor, writer, Vulcan’s Forge
Lucy Unedited, Self, writer, Harold Pinter Studio
Tammy’s Art and Beauty Salon, Self, co-writers, Harold Pinter Studio
Downtown, Jeffrey Hatcher, writer, Gustavus Adolphus College Black Box
West Side Story (Assistant) , Arthur Laurents, book writer, Lawrence Free State Main Stage
Very Far Away, Self, writer, Lawrence Free State Black Box
OTHER FILM EXPERIENCE
Script Supervisor, The Harbinger, short film by Tom Hannigan, 2019
Script Supervisor, First Date, short film by Cara Powers, 2019
Production Assistant, Free Keiko, short film by The Video People, 2020
Production Assistant, Improv Guru, webseries by Flatiron Films, 2019
Production Coordinator, Scout's Honor, short film directed by Melissa McGlensey, 2018
Production Assistant, Booked It,short film by Carly Glenn, 2018
ACTING EXPERIENCE
Hecate, Drunken Shakespeare: MacDrunk-The Scottish Play, Kevin King, director, Whim Productions
John Manzoni, Fracture, Self, co-directors, Royal Academy of Dramatic Art
Various roles, The Dance of the Seven Deadly Sins, Darren Royston, Director, Royal Academy of Dramatic Art
Various roles, Edward II Devised Piece, Self, co-directors, Royal Academy of Dramatic Art
God, Untouched, Prisca Kendagor, Director, Vulcan’s Forge
Lucy, Lucy Unedited, Self, director, Harold Pinter Studio
Multiple, Tammy’s Art and Beauty Salon, Various Directors, Harold Pinter Studio
EDUCATION
Harold Ramis Film School at The Second City Chicago, IL
Certificate in Comedic Storytelling
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Instructors: Rachael Mason, Katherine O'Brien, Jeff Griggs, John McNaughton, John Hancock, John Mossman, Vince Singleton, Dale Chapman. Kimmie Companik-Warner, Dionna Griffin-Irons, Ron Falzone, Matt Hovde, Gary Fox, Mariano DiMarco, Angie Gaffney
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Courses: Comedic Storytelling, Filmmakers Lab, Producing, Directing, Adaptation, Episodic Narrative, Improv, Finding Your Comedic Voice
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Studied at the world famous Second City Chicago's film school, the Harold Ramis Film School. This is the only program of its kind in the world.
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Focused on developing and structuring scripts and learning the technical skills necessary to succeed in the industry.
Royal Academy of Dramatic Art and Birkbeck, University of London London, UK
MA Text and Performance, Directing Pathway
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Instructors: Paul Sirett, Andrew Visnevski, Lisa Goldman, Aoife Monks, Fintan Walsh, Brian Stirner,
Dan Scherer, Adrienne Thomas, Darren Royston
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Courses: directing, playwriting, dramaturgy, acting, the Laban system, contemporary theatre, voice,
Elizabethan theatre (specifically focused on Marlowe’s Edward II)
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Workshops: Miesner Technique with John Beschizza, Directing with Paris Erotokritou
Queen Mary, University of London London, UK
Studied Abroad with a focus on contemporary performance and writing
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Instructors: Lois Weaver, Nicholas Ridout, Dominic Johnson, Bridget Escolme, Peggy Shaw
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Courses: performance composition, performance theory, natural theatre, historical costuming,
interventionist theatre, body movement
Gustavus Adolphus College St. Peter, MN, USA
BA in Theatre with focus on directing and playwriting
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Intructors: Henry MacCarthy, Amy Seham, Micah Maatman, Terena Wilkens, Mat Smart
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Courses: Directing, Playwriting, South American Theatre, Acting, Set Design, Lighting and Sound
Design, Costume Design, Film Noir
Kansas City Improv Training Center, Kansas City, MO, USA
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Studied 101 and 201 level classes with local improv artists
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Studied under the Kansas City Improv Company, the best known and most well respected improv company in the area
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Performed in front of live audiences at weekly classes, bi-weekly get togethers, and finale performances.
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Focused on character development and composing improvised scenes
STAGE MANAGEMENT EXPERIENCE
Dance of the Seven Deadly Sins, Darren Royston, director, Royal Academy of Dramatic Art
Urinetown: the Musical, Amy Seham, director, Gustavus Adolphus College Main Stage
Tammy’s Art and Beauty Salon, Self, co-directors, Harold Pinter Studio
The Dumb Waiter, Tristan Rholl, director, Gustavus Adolphus College Black Box
Fefu and Her Friends, Amy Seham, director, Gustavus Adolphus College Main Stage
TECHNICAL THEATRE EXPERIENCE
Frackture, Light and Sound Designer, Royal Academy of Dramatic Art
Broadway in South Africa 3rd Annual Gala, Running Crew, Manhattan Theatre Center
Split Britches: Miss America, Backstage Crew, People's Palace
Tammy’s Art and Beauty Salon, Light Board Operator, Harold Pinter Studio
The Dumb Waiter, Sound Board Operator, Gustavus Adolphus College Black Box
Multiple shows and concerts, Sound Board Operator, Gustavus Adolphus College
OTHER THEATRE EXPERIENCE
Box Office Assistant Manager, Jeff Church, Artistic Director, Coterie Theatre
Usher, The Icarus Project, Zoe Lemmonier, director, Royal Academy of Dramatic Art
Merchandise, Spider Man Turn Off The Dark, Julie Taymor, director, Foxwoods Theatre
Usher, Radio City Christmas Spectacular, Linda Haberman, director, Radio City Music Hall
Usher/Bartender, Various shows, Various Directors, Lied Center of Kansas
Usher, Various shows, Various Directors, Unicorn Theatre