Naropa University

Naropa University

Master of Fine Arts - Theatre: Contemporary Performance

2015 - 2017 | Boulder, CO

Primary Instructors

  • Ethelyn Friend - Roy Hart Extended Voice
  • Erika Berland & Wendell Beavers - Developmental Movement
  • Jeffrey Sichel - Composition: Theory & Practice
  • Joan Bruemmer-Holden - Viewpoints

Guest Instructors

  • Barbara Dilly - Contemplative Dance Practice
  • Geoffrey Hyland - Acting
  • Baron Kelly - Shakespeare
  • Lee Worley - Mudra Space Awareness
  • Leigh Fondakowski - Moment Work
  • Xu Jialai - Beijing Opera
  • Bonnie Bainbridge Cohen - Body-Mind Centering

Thesis

A Bodhi Ode - A theatrical journey towards empowerment of, and through, the voice.

Watch Performance

Performances

  • Betrayal - Director: Ami Dayan
  • Siren's Fury Playlist - Thesis Production: Morda Kennedy & Stephanie Wilbert
  • Spill - Director: Leigh Fondakowski
  • Horseman's Magic - Director: Xu Jialai
  • A Bodhi Ode - Thesis Production: China Young
Texas Tech University

Texas Tech University

Bachelor of Fine Arts - Theatre Arts: Acting

2004 - 2009 | Lubbock, TX

Focus

  • Principals of Acting: Stanislovsky, Meisner, Uta Hagen, Laban
  • Period Styles: Shakespeare, Greek, Commedia dell'arte, Restoration
  • Voice for the Actor: Cicely Berry, Chuck Jones, Phonetics
  • Dance: Jazz, Modern, Musical Stage

Primary Instructors

  • Dr. William Gelber
  • Dr. Laura Mann
  • Dr. Dorothy Chansky
  • Genevieve Durham DeCesaro
  • Dr. Jonathan Marks
  • Fred Christoffel

Performances

  • To Kill a Mockingbird - Role: Mrs. Dubose
  • Jitters - Role: Nikki
  • Bullshot Crummond - Role: Lenya Von Bruno
  • Daddy's Dyin': Who's Got the Will? - Role: Mama Wheelis
  • Comedy of Errors - Role: Adriana
  • Full Monty: The Musical - Role: Susan Hershey
Stella Adler Studio of Acting

Stella Adler Studio of Acting

Musical Theatre Intensive

Summer 2017 | New York, NY

Instructors

  • Andrea Burns
  • Peter Flynn
  • Dev Janki
  • Mark Fifer
  • Betsy Parrish
  • Eddie Carlo
  • Joanne Edelmann
  • Terrence Carey
  • Ric Ryder

Masterclass

  • Joanna Gleason
  • Billy Porter
  • Katie Finneran
  • Stephanie Klemons
  • Ian Weinberger

Performances

  • "Maria" - Role: Mother Superior
  • "La Vie Boheme" - Role: Joanne

Performance & Professional Resumes