This coming weekend I will be playing "Large", a bad-ass hippo who rules over the Eastern Enclosure of the zoo she calls home. I have had the privilege of working on this brand new play by Jen Silverman, directed by Christina Roussos as part of Clubbed Thumb's Directing Fellowship led by Anne Kauffman and Ken Rus Schmoll.
"Time and a Half"
Today I will be playing the role of Kelly in a staged reading of Time and a Half by Kara Lee Corthron. Kara was commissioned to write this play for Playwrights Horizons Theater School as part of their Spring 2017 season. This is an extremely special play that is sure to shock every single audience member.
RR&JJ
We just wrapped on Romeo/Romeo & Juliet/Juliet. It was rained out both days, so we had to perform in a basement, but the performances were still sold out and lots of fun. What an amazing experience to have with some of my closest friends. Stay tuned for where RR&JJ goes next!
Mercutio Promotional Shot
RR&JJ
"Sisters on the Ground"
Exciting news soon to come about Sisters on the Ground by Max Posner. I first performed in Sisters on the Ground back in December of 2015. The cast came together this past week for a staged reading of the play, and there are some promising prospectives on the horizon.... More to come soon!
Sisters on the Ground
(Playwrights Horizons Theater School, Winter 2016)
Trip to Portland
Heading off to Los Angeles, California for a wedding and then to Portland, Oregon for the first time! I'll be off the grid for a bit... Don't miss me too much!
Ecola State Park, State Park
Graduation from NYU
Today (May 18, 2016) I graduated from NYU, TISCH SCHOOL OF THE ARTS. At Yankee Stadium. WOW. What an amazing journey, at an amazing school. But don't worry, NYC... I'm not going anywhere!
NYU Commencement
Yankee Stadium
"Greas(y)"
I will be playing the roles of Concussions and Fruity Tramp in this brand new musical that hilariously pokes fun at the timeless class "Grease". In this version of the story we mess with the idealistic vision of the 1950's and reveal the realistic, grimy underbelly this squeaky clean decade. Greas(y) is directed by the incomparable DJ Mendel, and written by a team of writers including: Jordan Baum, Jesse Eisenberg, Andrew Farmer, Nazarath Hagood, Ben Langhorst, DJ Mendel, Eliana Mullins, Christopher Oscar Peña, and Max Reuben. This play was commissioned by Playwrights Horizons Theater School as part of their Spring 2016 season.
Greas(y) Cast Photo
(Playwrights Horizons Theater School)
"Blood Wedding"
This weekend I will have the honor of playing The Bride in Federico García Lorca's classic tale directed by Ana Verde. This show is part of the Spring 2016 season of student run productions at Playwrights Horizons Theater School.
Production Still from Blood Wedding
(Playwrights Horizons Theater School)
"The Romantics"
This weekend I get to sing, dance and act in this brand new play by Christopher Oscar Peña. I had the privilege of helping develop choreography for this piece alongside our wonderful director Dan Safer. This play was commissioned by Playwrights Horizons Theater school to be performed as part of their Spring 2016 season.
Taking Pictures after The Romantics
(Playwrights Horizons Theater School)
World Premiere of "Sisters on the Ground"
I have just completed the world premiere run of Sisters on the Ground written by Max Posner and directed by Ken Rus Schmoll. I had the immense honor of developing and originated the role of Hannah, a disgruntled middle child who is desperate to be normal and follow the traditional path that some of her other sisters are determined to veer from.
Opening Night Shot of Sisters on the Ground
(Playwrights Horizons Theater School)