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​Acting Resume

​Talking Pictures  -  Myra  -  Goodman Theatre  -  Henry Wishcamper

​The Crucible  -  Elizabeth Proctor  -  Clarence Brown Theatre  -  Cal MacLean
 
Clybourne Park  -  Bev/Kathy  -  Milwaukee Repertory Theatre/Arizona Theatre Company  -  Mark Clements
 
In the Next Room, or The Vibrator Play  -  Annie  -  Actors’ Theatre of Louisville/Milwaukee Rep - Laura Gordon
 
Ten Chimneys  -  Louise  -  Milwaukee Repertory  -  Joe Hanreddy
 
Speaking In Tongues   -  Sonja/Sarah  -  Milwaukee Repertory  -  Laura Gordon
 
All My Sons  -  Ann Deever  -  Milwaukee Repertory  -  Paul Barnes

The Actor  -  Elizabeth  -  Goodman Theatre  -  Rick Snyder
 
Superior Donuts  -  Randy  -  TheatreSquared  -  Sean Patrick Reilly
 
The House That Jack Built  -  Jules  -  Indiana Repertory Theatre  -  Janet Allen
 
Crime and Punishment  -  Sonia  - Indiana Repertory  -   John Green

Out of Orbit  -  Sara  -  Bloomington Playwrights Project  -  David Sheehan  

Painting Churches   -  Mags Church  -  Indiana Repertory  -  Janet Allen

Pride and Prejudice  -  Jane Bennet  -  Indiana Repertory  -  Peter Amster

The Turn of the Screw  -  Governess  -  Indiana Repertory  -  John Green
 
Old Times  -  Kate  -  Remy Bumppo Theatre  -  James Bohnen

Frozen  -  Agnatha  -  Next Theater  -  Steve Scott

Three Tall Women  -  C  -  Apple Tree Theater  -  Brian Russell

Pride and Prejudice  -  Jane Bennet  -  Northlight Theatre  -  Peter Amster

Liliom  -  Marie  -  Kansas City Repertory  -  Lillian Groag
 
Ariadne's Thread  -  Wendy  -  Victory Gardens  -  Sandy Shinner

The Laramie Project  -  Ensemble  -  Next Theatre  -  Kate Buckley

The Incident  -  Helen  -  Next Theatre  -  Kate Buckley
 
Whispering City: Chicago Ghosts  -  Resurrection Mary  -  Steppenwolf Arts Exchange  -  Jessica Thebus

Space  -  Bernadette & Joan U/S  -  Steppenwolf  -  Tina Landau

Slaughterhouse-Five  -  Female U/S  -  Steppenwolf  -  Eric Simonson

Molly Sweeney  -  Molly U/S  -  Steppenwolf  -  Kyle Donnelly
 
A Midsummer Night’s Dream  -  Titania/Hippolyta  -  Indiana Festival Theatre  -   J. Michaelsen
 
Twelfth Night  -  Olivia  -  Indiana Festival Theatre  -  J. Michaelsen
 
Much Ado About Nothing  -  Antonia  -  Indiana Festival Theatre  -  J. Michaelsen
 
Sense and Sensibility  -  Mrs. Jennings  -  Indiana Festival Theatre  -  Dale McFadden
 
The Matchmaker  -  Dolly Levi  -  Indiana Festival Theatre  -  Dale McFadden
 
The Miracle Worker  -  Kate Keller  -  Indiana Festival Theatre  -  Dale McFadden
 
Dusk Rings a Bell  -  Molly  -  Mosaic Theatre  -  Richard Jay Simon
 
Childe Byron  -  Ada  -  Eclipse Theatre Company  -  Steve Scott

Another Part of the Forest  -  Birdie Bagtry  -  Eclipse Theatre  -  Nick Bowling

The Eccentricities of a Nightingale  -  Alma Winemiller  -  Eclipse & Theater on the Lake  -  Steve Scott

Watch on the Rhine  -  Sara Muller  -  Eclipse Theater  -  Steven Fedoruk
 
Grande Hysterie  -  Ivy  -  Chicago Dramatists  -  Russ Tutterow

The Comedy of Errors   -  Courtesan  - Theatre Jax  -  Michael Emerson

Duck Hunter Shoots Angel  -  Woman  -  Purple Rose & City Theater  -  Guy Sanville

Present Laughter  -  Liz  -  Brown County Playhouse  -  J. Michaelsen

Side Man  -  Terry  -  Wabash College Theatre  (Guest Artist) - Michael Abbot

The Birthday Present  -  Narrator  -  WBEZ Stories on Stage  -  Steve Scott

Mrs. Mackenzie's...Guide to the Blues   -  Suzanne Mackenzie  -  Stage Left Theater  -   Jessi D. Hill
 
Deciphering Moonshadows  -  Heartless Woman  -  Redmoon Theater  -  Jim Lasko

EDUCATION & ADDITIONAL TRAINING
B.A  -  English  -  The University of Alabama
M.F.A.  -  Acting  -  The University of Alabama
Performing Tennessee Williams  -  Curt Columbus  -  Victory Gardens Training Center
Comedy Styles  -  Dennis Začek  -  Victory Gardens Training Center
On-Camera  -  Glenn Haines                 
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SPECIAL SKILLS & AWARDS
Jeff Citation -- Best Supporting Actress: Another Part of the Forest. Best Ensemble: The Laramie Project, The Incident.
Jeff Citation Nominee -- Best Actress: Mrs. MacKenzie’s Beginner’s Guide to the Blues, Watch on the Rhine.
Named one of Chicago’s Elite 8 Actresses by Chicago Sun-Times.
Dialects: American Southern, Standard British, German, French, Irish, Scottish, Cockney.
Sewing, Yoga, Cycling, Basketball, Tennis, Storytelling, Whistling.   


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