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ABOUT

I'm a skilled, Virginia-based actor in theater, commercial, and film with experience in both contemporary and classical styles and credits in assistant-directing and producing. I'm currently represented by Modelogic.

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Things I love: Challenging myself with each new role; the enduring relationship between tragedy and comedy; English novels and ancient Greek literature; philosophy and the history of ideas; food cultures around the world; psychology; rhetoric and debate; queer storytelling; and new play development—particularly inspired, modern riffs on classic stories and themes.

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I hold an M.F.A. from The Shakespeare Theatre Company / The G.W. University and am a graduate of The Studio Acting Conservatory and The University of Virginia. I've taught acting at The University of Richmond, have been named a company member with Rorschach Theatre, and currently serve on the Board of 5th Wall Theatre. I'm also a sometime-writer and editor with a background in magazine journalism; I've written long-form reporting, essays, and reviews for national and regional publications and hope to grow my body of playwriting and solo work.

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As a kid and teen, I trained for ten years in classical ballet, performing professionally with The Richmond Ballet in Richmond, VA. I was a dancer at birth—like Marc Bolan of T. Rex, I "danced myself right out the womb."

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Ask me anything!

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PRODUCTION STILLS

Night Must Fall @ Swift Creek Mill

Night Must Fall @ Swift Creek Mill

Night Must Fall @ Swift Creek Mill

Night Must Fall @ Swift Creek Mill

The School for Lies _ Richmond Shakespeare

The School for Lies _ Richmond Shakespeare

The City of Conversation _ Coachella Valley Rep

The City of Conversation _ Coachella Valley Rep

Sense and Sensibility _ Folger

Sense and Sensibility _ Folger

Blackberry Winter _ Forum Theatre

Blackberry Winter _ Forum Theatre

Clowning at the ACA

Clowning at the ACA

Julius Caesar and Pericles _ The ACA

Julius Caesar and Pericles _ The ACA

Night Must Fall @ Swift Creek Mill

Night Must Fall @ Swift Creek Mill

MKO _ Studio

MKO _ Studio

Yentl _ Theater J

Yentl _ Theater J

Cry It Out @ Yes, And! Theatrical

Cry It Out @ Yes, And! Theatrical

Into the Woods @ Richmond Shakespeare

Into the Woods @ Richmond Shakespeare

Cry it Out @ Yes, And! Theatrical

Cry it Out @ Yes, And! Theatrical

The School for Lies @ Richmond Shakespeare

The School for Lies @ Richmond Shakespeare

Bailegangaire @ Studio Acting Conservatory

Bailegangaire @ Studio Acting Conservatory

Crestfall @ Studio Acting Conservatory

Crestfall @ Studio Acting Conservatory

Yentl _ Theater J

Yentl _ Theater J

The School for Lies @ Richmond Shakespeare

The School for Lies @ Richmond Shakespeare

The City of Conversation @ Coachella Valley Rep

The City of Conversation @ Coachella Valley Rep

The Minotaur @ Rorschach

The Minotaur @ Rorschach

Small Mouth Sounds @ Thalia's Umbrella

Small Mouth Sounds @ Thalia's Umbrella

The Trojan Women @ Taffety Punk

The Trojan Women @ Taffety Punk

Cry It Out @ Yes, And! Theatrical

Cry It Out @ Yes, And! Theatrical

When the Rain Stops Falling @ 1st Stage

When the Rain Stops Falling @ 1st Stage

Tennis @ The Infection

Tennis @ The Infection

Yentl @ Theater J

Yentl @ Theater J

General Galavanting

General Galavanting

Mary-Kate Olsen ... @ Studio Theatre

Mary-Kate Olsen ... @ Studio Theatre

The Fool @ VCU Arts Cinema

The Fool @ VCU Arts Cinema

Bad Jews @ Studio Theatre

Bad Jews @ Studio Theatre

Mary-Kate Olsen ... @ Studio Theatre

Mary-Kate Olsen ... @ Studio Theatre

Blackberry Winter @ Forum Theatre

Blackberry Winter @ Forum Theatre

Bad Jews @ Studio Theatre

Bad Jews @ Studio Theatre

Mary-Kate Olsen ... @ Studio Theatre

Mary-Kate Olsen ... @ Studio Theatre

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HIGHLIGHTS

ALICIA

SMALL MOUTH SOUNDS

THALIA'S UMBRELLA / DANIEL WILSON

MELODY

BAD JEWS

THE STUDIO THEATRE / SERGE SEIDEN

ASHLEY OLSEN

MARY-KATE OLSEN IS IN LOVE

THE STUDIO THEATRE / HOLLY TWYFORD

ADRIENNE

CRY IT OUT

YES, AND! THEATRICAL / LUCRETIA MARIE

HELEN / ATHENA

THE TROJAN WOMEN

TAFFETY PUNK THEATRE / KELSEY MESA

ARISONOÉ

THE SCHOOL FOR LIES

RICHMOND SHAKESPEARE / JAMES RICKS

* RTCC Nomination, Best Supporting Actor

GABRIELLE YORK

WHEN THE RAIN STOPS FALLING

1ST STAGE THEATRE / MICHAEL DOVE

SARA

THE T PARTY

FORUM THEATRE / NATSU ONODA POWER

WHITE EGRET

BLACKBERRY WINTER

FORUM THEATRE / MICHAEL DOVE

ANNA

THE CITY OF CONVERSATION

COACHELLA VALLEY REPERTORY / JOANNE GORDON

SOOZE

SUBURBIA

LIVE ARTS / CHRISTINA PRINCI

HADASS

YENTL

THEATER J / SHIRLEY SEROTSKY

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RESUME

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Please contact me if you're interested in seeing my film reel, additional film and staged reading / workshop credits,  assistant directing credits, details of my union status, or need to know about other aspects of my education, skills, and previous work.

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