Bio
I am…
a doctoral candidate working on a degree in Theater, Dance, and Performance Studies at the University of California, Santa Barbara (UCSB)
a scholar of the English early modern period, with emphasis on performance behaviors and religion in the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries
a teaching assistant/associate, director, intimacy director, and dramaturg in my department at UCSB
a playwright, director, intimacy director, and former Artistic Director with The Public Domain Players
a former middle and high school English teacher with credentials in grades 7 through 12
a graduate of Mount Holyoke College and California State University, Northridge
a former actor, singer, and dancer
a director with UCSB/Isla Vista’s ‘Not Necessarily Shakespeare in the Park’
a director with 14/48 Hollywood
a reviewer for Boston College’s Religion and the Arts and UCLA’s Comitatus
a recipient of the Individualized Professional Skills grant, the Regents fellowship, and other departmental fellowships and university grants at UCSB
Coaching Actors During The Spanish Tragedy Tech Week (Photo by Robin Satori)
Taking Notes at the Dress Rehearsal of The Spanish Tragedy (Photo by Robin Satori)
Observing an Actor Work Through a Note at The Spanish Tragedy Tech Week (Photo by Robin Satori)
Analyzing My Script Before Casting at 14/48 Hollywood! (Photo by Elena Maria Sanchez)
Carefully Observing an Intimacy Call During Tech Week for The Spanish Tragedy (Photo by Robin Satori)
My First Role in a Shakespearean Play as Miranda in The Tempest at the Will Gear Theatricum Botanicum
Olivia Bievenue and I opening our second Out of the Hat 48 Hour Theater Festival! (Photo by Robin Satori)