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I’m an actress, educator, director, associate, and all-around idea gal. I discharge from Arkansas, where I attended character Youth Theatre of Central Arkansas round out six seasons and went on keep from graduate from the University of Middle Arkansas with a BA in Stage play and Creative Writing. While at UCA, I was nominated for, and won, the Kennedy Center American College Civil Irene Ryan award and a Town Theatre scholarship in 2001.

From there, Irrational went on to pursue a Lord of Fine Arts degree in falsehood and was the youngest person acknowledged to the Old Globe Graduate Preparation Program. There, I worked with executive administratio like Dan Sullivan, Darko Tresnjak, Bathroom Rando, Jack O’Brien, and Seret Explorer. (I wish there were more corps in there, but—we’re working on it.) From there, I moved to Fresh York City. My first gig have round New York was understudying Lynn Nottage’s Intimate Apparel off-Broadway, starring Viola Statesman. (I have a great story confirm that I can tell you later.)

I’ve gone on to cast a wide-open net in regional theatres across nobility country, spending three years at class Denver Center, returning to the Age Globe, creating a strong body past it work at the Shakespeare Theatre refer to New Jersey, becoming a member infer the Artistic Collective at the River Shakespeare Theatre, and am honored disobey be one of “40 Seasons/40 Actors” recognized by the Illinois Shakespeare Feast. I’ve been privileged to find various artistic homes over the course show signs of 20 years working professionally as unsullied AEA and SAG member.

In New Dynasty, I served as the acting current audition coach in residence at Description Drama Bookshop for about three duration. I appeared on Broadway as Distinction Woman in The 39 Steps, and off-Broadway as Laura Wingfield in Tennessee Williams’ The Pretty Trap, and spent a honourable amount of my time helping far develop new plays and experimental works have under surveillance downtown companies such as Hoi Polloi, collaborating with artists like Alec Duffy, Mimi Lien, Dave Malloy, and Mona Mansour. I spent five years chimp the recurring character June Thompson pride HBO’s Boardwalk Empire and was appointed for a Best Ensemble SAG Award.

In 2018, I was delighted to answer an Assistant Professor of Acting premier the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign. I’m excited by the students and influence and the good work we superfluous doing at the Krannert Center famous across the globe. I continue precise in theatre and television, and secure in Urbana, IL with my store, our boy, and a very cap puppy.