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Resumé
MUSICAL THEATRE
| Fiddler on the Roof |
Golde |
Westmont Performing Arts, Chicago |
| The Return of John Brown | Judge Marsha McCann | Original Musica by Eugene Bruskin |
| Twelfth Night |
Troubadour - performed original music, wrote music for show |
Oak Park village Players, Chicago |
| Uprooted |
Oak – wrote original musical, produced, directed, performed |
Two Way Street Productions, Chicago |
| Zenobia |
Drusilla |
Theatre on the Hill, Chicago |
| Winnie-the-Pooh |
Kanga |
Jamestown Performing Arts |
| Oliver |
Ensemble |
Grove Players, Chicago |
THEATRE
| The Emperor’s New Clothes |
Ha the Weaver |
Oak Park Village Players |
| Unconventional |
Sonia – wrote play |
Jersey City Theatre Center |
| Fresh Arrangements |
Virginia |
Soop to Nuts Play Festival, NY |
| The Sisters Rosensweig |
Tess |
Wheaton Drama |
| Love Letters |
Melissa |
Jamestown Performing Arts, ND |
| Belles |
Dust |
Jamestown Performing Arts, ND |
FILM, TV, MEDIA
| The Girls of Summer |
Krissy – wrote original songs |
Feature Film |
John Hancock (dir.) |
| Not a Computer |
Bad-Ass Woman – wrote, produced, and performed |
Music Video |
Bubba Murray (dir.) |
| Different Drummers |
Musical guest perf. original music |
TV Series |
CBS, Chicago |
| Your Call’s Important to Us |
Linda, Sam (voices) |
Web Series |
Martha Keavney (dir.) |
EDUCATION AND TRAINING
| Film |
M.A. in Production, The University of Ann Arbor |
| Counseling |
M.A. in Clinical Mental Health Counseling, Adler University |
| French |
B.A. in French Literature, Carleton College and la Sorbonne |
| Singing |
Beth Leavel, David McCall, Harriet Nzinga Plumpp |
| Acting |
Shakespeare: T. Schreiber, Page Clements; On camera: Lori Odom, Marcia Tilman |
| Improv |
Players Workshop of the Second City: Josephine Forsberg |
| Dance/Movement |
Joy of Motion: Beginning Tap and Ballet; Dody Disanto: The Art of Collaboration |
MUSICIANSHIP
| Composer and Songwriter |
Compose/arrange/write music for all instruments Create scores for feature films and episodic series Write music, book, and lyrics for musicals Write, produce, and perform original songs |
Expert |
| Piano |
Read music, improvise, and learn by ear |
Advanced |
| Guitar |
Rhythm guitarist: acoustic and electric; flat pick and fingerstyle Read music, lead sheets, and learn by ear |
Advanced |
| Cello |
Read music, improvise, and learn by ear |
Intermediate |
SKILLS
| Dialects |
British: RP, Cockney, Estuary; Irish: Dublin, Cork |
| Languages |
French: near native; Spanish: conversational |
| Other |
Hand-to-hand stage combat, excellent listener, can ride a bike, ice skate, drive, valid U.S. driver’s license/ passport, work well with kids/animals |
