My Acting Work
Photos by Sidney Chansamone and Ashton Garner
Junie B. Jones is Not a Crook! (Lucille/Grouchy Typing Lady/Choir)
Something terrible happened to Junie B. Jones at school today! Someone stole her new furry mittens! So when Junie B. finds a wonderful pen of many colors, she should be allowed to keep it, right? Because finders keepers, losers weepers. And guess what? There's a new boy in kindergarten and he is the handsomest. The only thing is both Grace and Lucille want him to be their boyfriend. Maybe he will love Junie B. when he sees her wonderful pen! Junie B. Jones is not a crook... or is she?
Dir. Cory Phelps
Everybody (Usher/God/Understanding)
A riff off of the 15th-century morality play "Everyman", "Everybody" tells the story of the journey to accepting death by confronting who or what we can bring with us when we die. The play revolves around the title character "Everybody", which the cast draws for in a random lottery at the beginning of the show.
Dir. Luiza Parodia Pehna
Photos by Katie Galbreath
Macbeth (Ross)
Macbeth, a brave Scottish general, is tempted by three witches who prophesy he will become king, leading him to murder King Duncan with the encouragement of his ambitious wife, Lady Macbeth; consumed by paranoia and guilt, Macbeth descends into a spiral of violence to maintain his power, ultimately leading to his downfall and the restoration of order in Scotland.
Dir. Sheri Wilson
Photos by Casey Gardner Ford, Sid Chansa, and Megan Carr
Child's Play (Vera Heigl)
A traumatized child who has stopped speaking is helped by a therapist who struggles to peel back the layers of mistrust by entering the internal world of this little girl to help her confront the dragon that has stolen her voice and now threatens to completely destroy her.
Dir. Katie Galbreath
The Crucible (Rebecca Nurse)
Winner of the 1953 Tony Award for Best Play. This captivating drama about the Puritan purge of witchcraft in old Salem is both a gripping historical play and a timely parable of our contemporary society.
Dir. Greg Geffrard
Good Coffee (Alex/Timothy)
A ten-minute-short premiering at the GTA New Works Festival. Good Coffee details an awkward breakup between two coworkers as they deal with their other coworkers, an eccentric boss, and a coffee so good it has to have a crack in it.
Dir. Marcello Valencia
Pippin (Featured Player)
The young prince Pippin is in search of the secret to true happiness and fulfillment. He seeks it in the battlefield, the temptations of the flesh, and power (after disposing of his father). Though, Pippin finds that happiness lies not in extraordinary endeavors, but rather in the un-extraordinary moments that happen every day
Dir. Lauren Kuykendall
It's A Wonderful Life: Radio Play
(Lana Sherwood)
Inspired by the classic American film, It's a Wonderful Life, It's a Wonderful Life: A Live Radio Play is performed as a 1940s live radio broadcast in front of a studio audience. Five actors perform the dozens of characters in the radio play as well as produce the sound effects.
Dir. Dakota Kuykendall
