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About

I refuse to be put in any given box, preferring to think of myself as a storyteller. Sometimes I use words to tell a story. Sometimes I use a well-placed beam of light.

whatever the medium, I approach my projects with diligence, humor, and passion.

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curriculum Vitae

An abbreviated timeline

Freelance TheatER Artist

2012 - present

  • Primarily based on the New Hampshire Seacoast

  • Encompasses 200+ productions as director, actor, designer, et al.

M.Sc., University of Edinburgh

2009-2010

  • Master of Science, European Theater Studies

  • Earned Distinction

  • Wrote dissertation on the continuing influence of the Theater of the Absurd on the works of Sarah Ruhl and Martin McDonagh.

B.A., University of Vermont

2005-2009

  • Triple-Major in Theater, Political Science, and English

  • Honors College Graduate

  • Magna Cum Laude

  • 2008 Edward J. Feidner Award (for an outstanding third-year theater student)

  • 2009 George B. Bryan Award for Theater Scholarship

  • 2009 Willard B. Pope Award (for excellence in the study of Romantic Literature)

  • President of the University Players theatre club

  • Theatre History teaching assistant for three years

Awards

  • 1st Place, Powerstories Voices of Truth Playwriting Festival, for "Stat Geek in Natick"

  • Best Director, Spotlight Awards, for "Marat/Sade"

  • Best Production, Spotlight Awards, for "Marat/Sade"

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