Theatre Artist and Educator
I've worked as an Actor, Director, and Producer with professional theatres across the country for more than twenty years. I've also taught Acting Technique and Theatre History at Wesleyan University and the University of Tennessee, specializing in movement training and heightened text. I have experience in a broad array of theatrical styles and am proud to have led many productions that made a difference for local LGBTQ+ communities.
I am excited to be living in New York again after many years of exploring and understanding other cultures and perspectives.
Recent Projects, 2023
Played Bruce in Fun Home for River & Rail Theatre Co. in Knoxville, Tennessee
Directed productions of Godspell, The Prom, and RENT in Louisville, Kentucky
RENT National Tour, 2003/2004
RENT was profoundly influential on my artistic aesthetic, and how I view theatre's role in society. In 1996 I was a teenage 'RENThead' sleeping outside the Nederlander for $20 rush tickets. Playing Mark in the National and Japan tours was a dre Since then I've Directed productions of RENT in Knoxville and Louisville,
College Courses
Theatre 100
My Introduction to Theatre and Theatre History course is not your typical lecture course. Throughout the semester every student will find themselves performing some aspect of theatre in front of their peers as we discus different styles, historical periods, and elements of a production. They will attend live theatrical performances and write analytical reflection essays (that A.I. programs cannot write for them), and will meet a variety of professional theatre artists in person or virtually. My approach is specifically for non-theatre majors. It is exciting to watch Business, or Science, or Engineering Majors, and Student Athletes, discover how this collaborative and performative art form can be applied to their primary studies.
Costume Design Presentation
Students dressed in costumes from different decades, discussing the intricacies of design choices
Students touring the Clarence Brown Theatre
Experiencing all of the mechanics and shops backstage has been informative and impactful for many students who often have never been involved in a theatrical production.
Movement
Voice & Speech
Movement
The Suzuki Method
Viewpoints
Devised Theatre
Corporeal Mime
Stage Combat
Period Dance
Acting
Voice & Speech
Movement
Scene Study
Meisner
On Camera Auditioning
With elements of
Alexander Technique, Laban,
BreathWork & Meditation
Voice & Speech
Voice & Speech
Voice & Speech
Vocal Technique
Shakespeare
Heightened Text
Dialects
Musical Theatre
Coming in April, 2024
'Meet The Macbeths' Podcast
Our favorite Power Couple dishes about current events and Shakespeare's other infamous romances