"K2 TOG" Even More Festival Selections

And even more festival selections for K2 TOG just keep on rolling in! We are proud to announce that we have been selected as a Semi-Finalist at the Rotterdam Independent Film Festival, a Semi-Finalist at the Sydney Indie Short Festival, a Semi-Finalist at the Dallas Shorts, a Semi-Finalist at the Flickers’ Rhode Island International Film Festival, and an Official Selection at Beyond the Curve International Film Festival as well as a nominee for Best Editor (for the lovely Ryan Shuler) and Best Cinematographer (for the talented Nathan Krauss).

We have also recently been notified that we are Official Selections at both the Greenpoint Film Festival as well as the Mystic Film Festival and will receive in-person screenings at both (official laurels to come soon)!

We are so thrilled to be receiving such a warm welcome on the festival circuit so far. To keep up to date on all things K2 TOG visit our Instagram page @pods_productions!

Opening Night of "The Winter's Tale" in Shelton, CT

Tonight is the night! We open The Winter’s Tale with Valley Shakespeare Festival tonight. This show is full of so many heartbreaking and heartwarming moments and this talented cast and crew have been giving it their all every day in the hot sun to make this show so special. Please join us and celebrate Valley Shakespeare Festival’s 10th year of producing FREE theater for the people of CT!

THURSDAY, JULY 14th-SUNDAY, JULY 17th at 7:30 P

Shelton Riverwalk |38 Canal Street E. | Shelton, CT

THURSDAY, JULY 21st - SUNDAY, JULY 24th at 7:30 P​

Quarry Walk | 300 Oxford Road | Oxford, CT

FREE!  with a suggested $10 donation

*Picnics, Chairs, Bug Spray, and Smiles are encouraged*

“The Winter’s Tale tells the story of a lost princess raised by a shepherd and of her secret romance with a prince. As we follow Perdita's adventure, we encounter wild beasts, a magic statue, a sheep shearing party, and an unexpected family reunion.”

"K2 TOG" More Festival Selections

And the selections just keep on rolling in! I am very proud to say that K2 TOG has been recognized as an Official Selection at the New York Lift-Off Film Festival and has won the award for Best Editor (the incomparable Ryan Shuler) at Vegas Shorts. We have also been officially selected at the LA Sun Film Fest (and won for Best Acting Duo once again), the London Indie Short Festival, and the Santa Barbara Film Awards.

And in some extra exciting news, we will be having our in-person, NYC premiere of K2 TOG at the Chain Film Festival. The link to purchase tickets is in the button below.

Keep your eyes peeled on our Instagram page, @pods_productions, for even more announcements coming soon!

"K2 TOG" First Batch of Festival Selections

I am so stoked to announce that K2 TOG has been selected and awarded at its first few festivals. We were honored to win the Best Acting Duo (awarded to myself and the wonderful Annie Hoeg), Honorable Mention for Best Thriller, and were an Official Selection at the Gold Medal level at the Independent Shorts Awards. We were also thrilled to be recognized as a Semi-Finalist at the Stockholm Shorts Film Festival. And last but not least, we were an Official Selection at the Vegas Shorts.

This is just the beginning for K2 TOG, so keep your eyes peeled here and at my production company’s Instagram page @pods_productions for more announcements!

Next Up "The Winter's Tale" with Valley Shakespeare Festival

I am so thrilled to be making a hard left turn into some Shakespeare this summer. I will be reuniting with an old friend and colleague, director, and creator of the Valley Shakespeare Festival: Tom Simonetti. I have the absolute pleasure of playing Perdita and Mamillus in this production, so get ready to see this gal play EVERYONE’s children. We will be performing The Winter’s Tale, one of the lesser-known and more fascinating Shakespeare plays this July 14-17 & 21-24 in and around Shelton, CT.

Stay tuned for more specific times and locations, and get ready for a very Shakespearean summer! And follow along on the @valleyshakespearefestival Instagram page for more info!

That's a Wrap on "Wild Fire"

It is with a heavy heart that I say “see you later” to my Wild Fire family. This was far and away the most special, unique, joyful, positive feature film process I’ve ever had the honor of being a part of. The tireless spirit of this team is unmatched. As one of my fellow actors stated, we never heard a negative word out of ANYONE on this set. Ever. No matter how late, cold or tired we were. And I think that speaks volumes about everyone present and their time and attention to the work at hand.

A big old thank you is in order to our hosts and Executive Producers Jennifer Forgione and Jennifer Cooney for inviting us into their world for these last few weeks and introducing us to all the beautifully supportive people in your lives. The way your friends, family, and community rallied around this project was a truly special thing to behold.

And a separate GIGANTIC thank you is in order to our fearless leader, writer, director, and all-around bad-ass: Jennifer Cooney. Thank you for all the hospitality, the laughs, the thoughtfulness, and the never-ending pride in your work. I will always hold my experience on this project dearly in my heart.

Keep your eyes peeled for more content and updates on this amazing project on the @wildfire.featurefilm Instagram page. Until then…

Best Actress Award at New York Movie Awards

I am so stoked to announce that I have won the award for Best Actress for my work on Sweet Pea & Glass at the New York Movie Awards. It is such an honor to be recognized by this film festival for a film that was such a collaborative joy to create. I owe a big thanks to the entire cast and crew of Sweet Pea & Glass who helped me shine my brightest in this film. It truly does “take a village” and this award is in big part thanks to the work of a lot of very talented artists who helped put this kick-ass short film together.

Big thank you, and here’s to many more!

"Sweet Peas & Glass" Selected at Two Festivals

I am so proud to announce that Sweet Pea & Glass is an Official Selection at two different NYC Film Festivals. The film will be screened at the Transparent Film Festival on May 12th, and at the New York Movie Awards on May 29th.

Keep your eyes peeled on the Sweet Pea & Glass Instagram page for more festival announcements. Until then, if you’d like to attend one of these awesome festivals and see this epic film in person, click the links below.

"K2 TOG" Officially Complete & Teaser Trailer

I am so thrilled to announce that K2 TOG, a passion project that I’ve been working on with my writing partner and life partner Cooper Gordon has officially been completed and submitted to a bunch of amazing film festivals all around the country and the world. We have been working on this together throughout this past year, and are so excited to have the film submitted so it can begin its festival circuit. This is a particularly special project because I not only got to play one of the two characters in the film, but I also co-wrote and co-produced the film alongside Cooper.

Follow along with the rest of our journey with this special little film on our production company’s Instagram page: @pods_productions, and keep us in your thoughts as we wait to hear back from all these festivals. In the meantime, here is our teaser trailer to tide you over until you can see the whole thing…

"Love's Labour's Lost" Streaming Link

Missed the live stream of Love's Labour's Lost? Never fear, Video on Demand is here! As with most of World’s Elsewhere Theater Company’s shows, Love’s Labour’s Lost will be available for you to watch whenever you like, as many times as you’d like, on their YouTube channel: https://youtu.be/4CX_xcNlf7E

And if you'd still like to donate to support our work on this show, you can now click here to contribute directly.

A big thank you to everyone who watched the show, and everyone who bought tickets! The whole team appreciates it more than you’ll know!

"Play With Your Food" Play Readings

I am so excited to be working with the talented team at Play With Your Food, Fairfield County’s most popular lunchtime play reading series!

Join us at 12 noon on April 12 at the Fairfield Theater Company, April 13 at the Westport MoCA & April 14 at the Greenwich Arts Council for a new season of One Act plays followed by a talkback with the professional cast of actors and director plus a delicious boxed lunch catered by popular local restaurants “to stay or go!” All within the lunch hour (and a half!)​

ON THE MENU​

A Departure by Andy Reynolds

It's never too late to unpack the family baggage... especially at the airport!

Foodies by Jenny Lyn Bader

For some people, kale isn't just kale. But could it be love?

Play Development or If 'Hamlet' had been a Reading by Jules Tosca

Would Ophelia still go mad? Would Hamlet get to marry his mother? Something truly IS rotten in the state of Denmark! 

"Love's Labour's Lost" Tickets on Sale

Tickets are now available for Worlds Elsewhere’s production of Love's Labour's Lost! Ticket sales are what allow us to produce shows, so if you can contribute, please do! As always, the tickets are on a pay-what-you-want basis. The first option will allow you to support us with a contribution of $1, or more. However, for those who contribute a total of $20 or more, we offer an invitation to the talkback for our show featuring the director, producer, and a selection of cast members. Ticket holders who have selected these options during intermission will be contacted ahead of time with the Zoom link to join the talkback after the show.

We hope you can join us for this very special, funny, romp of a comedy/love story!

"Love's Labour's Lost" with World's Elsewhere

I am very excited to officially announce World Elsewhere Theater Company's next production, for #ShakespeareInSpring:

Love's Labour's Lost
directed by Josh Feder
April 9th, 7pm US ET

Love’s Labour’s Lost explores the power of words, how we communicate, and the way logic is constantly in tension with emotion. Each character is committed to their beliefs – philosophical, political, intellectual, or romantic – and does their best to articulate and be true to those values. Our production takes a contemporary look at these themes by broadening and shifting the genders and sexualities of these characters; the romantic pairings encompass a variety of sexual orientations, with societal roles and friend groups including a greater diversity of genders. This helps us connect with these characters, and their ever-relevant questions of identity, as they attempt to analyze their feelings, which are ultimately too powerful to rationalize.

Links and ticket info coming soon!

Official Casting Announcement for "Wild Fire" (Feature Film)

I am THRILLED to announce that I officially booked the role of Ronnie in HalfJack Generation’s film Wild Fire. An indie feature film about seven acquaintances who get radically honest about their lives (oh boy). This is an ensemble-based film, so I will have the pleasure of collaborating with 6 other amazing actors.

A little more about my character, Ronnie the “Blameful Prisoner”. “Ronnie sits at her desk, crouching over her laptop. Headphones cock-eyed on her head, covering only one ear. A lifetime of repression has made her so horny that it’s cute.” Intrigued? You should be…

Filming commences May 2022 in the Scranton, PA area. So please keep an eye out for more information on Wild Fire on their Instagram page, as well as mine, as the rest of the cast is announced and more fun things are posted.

"Between Two Caves" Ticket Information

The live performances of Between Two Caves are right around the corner! Tickets to our March 18th & 19th in-person performances of Between Two Caves are now available for purchase on the wild project website! This performance is a part of wild projects’ Wild Culture performance program.

Between Two Caves by Brendan Bourque-Sheil is an audio-focused theatrical production in which two best friends discuss their journalistic pursuits and by doing so unearth deeply held secrets and some conspiracy theories they've found along the way.

That's a Wrap on "Old Haunts"

This past weekend I had the pleasure of working with Maxwell Brown on his Short Thesis Film for the MFA program in Film at Stony Brook University (SUNY). His short film Old Haunts depicts two young female ghosts, once in love in life, haunting their old apartment now inhabited by a grieving widower. They explore the pain of loss, the anxiety of the unknown in the afterlife, and whatever is left of their relationship as they knew it.

I am so excited for you to see this piece. It is funny, melancholic, and gets to the heart of the matter. Keep an eye out for updates on Old Haunts here and on my Instagram!

"Ranch Water" Wins Big Awards at Two Festivals

I am so happy to announce that Ranch Water has won even more amazing awards at some awesome festivals over the last month! We won the “Audience Choice Award” for Golden Gate International Film Festival’s “Best of Fest ENCORE Series”! So we owe a big thank you to everyone who streamed the film over the past month and a half. This award is 100% thanks to your support!

Some of the other awards we won are even more exciting (if that’s possible)! Ranch Water has won several awards at the Austin Revolution Film Festival including “Best Texas Feature”! As a team that set out to make a film that was a love letter to Texas, this one means a lot to us. Our last and final award at Austin Revolution Film Festival was a complete surprise! Ranch Water won the “Best in Show Feature Film Award”! There were so many incredible films at ARFF this year, so we were shocked and honored to win this one.

Keep and eye out for more exciting news on Ranch Water as it continues to sweep film festivals nationwide!

"Love's Labour's Lost" with World's Elsewhere Productions

And the good news keeps rolling in! I am equally as thrilled to announce that I will be playing the role of Katherine, one of Shakespeare’s classic lovers, in the upcoming production of Love’s Labour’s Lost produced by the wonderful World’s Elsewhere team. With four couples and a love triangle at the center of this story, this production of Love’s Labour’s Lost will examine and compare a variety of identities, genders, relationships, and sexual orientations. We will look at the experiences across different couplings, to see what is unique about each situation, as well as what remains true simply about being in love.

A little more about the wonderful theatre company producing this project… Worlds Elsewhere Theatre Company was established to help preserve and innovate the institution of theatre by establishing a company of artists: performers, directors, writers, artisans, technical crew, and others involved in the creative process who will continue to create through the difficult times of the COVID-19 pandemic and beyond. The first production was a fundraising production, which peaked at over 350 simultaneous audience members during the stream, and has subsequently garnered over 7000 views on YouTube. We raised over $5000 for bail and mutual aid funds across the United States.

Follow along here for further updates on this project, how and when you can watch via Zoom, and much, much more!

"Between Two Caves" In-Person Production

I am thrilled to announce that I will be joining my friends over at The Garden of Voices again this Spring at the Wild Project for their first-ever in-person production of Brendan Bourque-Sheil’s Between Two Caves directed by Cassidy Kepp. This will be a podcast episode as well as an in-person audio-theatre experience about two best friends discussing their journalistic pursuits, and by doing so, unearth deeply held personal feelings, along with some conspiracy theories they've found along the way.

Follow along here for more information about dates, tickets, and more!

"Ranch Water" Selected at New York Indie Theater Film Festival

I am excited to announce that Ranch Water has been selected at yet another festival! This time it is one that is a bit closer to home… We are an Official Selection of the New York City Indie Theatre Film Festival! This one is particularly exciting as many of the cast and crew members come from the world of New York theater. This festival celebrates theater artists exploring the world of filmmaking. How perfect! A big thank you to the NYCITFF for including us in your lineup and appreciating all the theater-makers that made Ranch Water come to life!

The in-person portion of the festival begins this coming weekend at The New Ohio Theater, but Ranch Water will only be available during the virtual portion of the festival from February 14th – 20th. Information on how you can watch the online screenings is linked below!