What's New
We are halfway through what has been the most creatively fulfilling year of my career and things are not slowing down. At the start of spring, I became a member of Hero Theatre Company and had the privilege of performing "Hell No!" from The Color Purple as part of the Hero Song Cycle Cabaret. This company does an incredible job of centering artists of color and mentoring youth in our community. Check them out and donate here. The Girl in the Red Dress was completed and will be screened and
submitted to festivals. In the meantime, you can watch the trailer here. I had a photo shoot with the lovely Réchard François of
Çoisve Photography. Check out photos here.
In April, I was featured (ever so briefly) in the music video for The National's "Light Years" starring Academy Award Winner Alicia Vikander and directed by Academy Award Nominee Mike Mills. The full short film I Am Easy to Find is available to stream. Watch "Light Years" here. My short one act play They Know Not What They Do was performed as part of Sacred Fools' ninth installment of their We The People reading series. Tickets benefitted California Common Cause.
In May, I had the honor of performing a few songs in a memorial celebrating the life of the brilliant Maria Irene Fornes with Hero Theatre. I also had a fun '50s and '70s inspired photoshoot with photographer Christopher Montgomery. View photos here. Just Roommates is now an official selection of the 2019 Webisode Film Festival! In June, we filmed Episode 4 ("Invasion of Privacy"), directed by Tiffany Tynes, shot by Corey Turner, and edited by Alex Gonzales. Watch the episode here and be sure to like and subscribe! It will also be available to stream on Amazon. Follow Another Funny One Productions here. Check out the imdb here.
I am currently performing with Independent Shakespeare Company in their annual Griffith Park Free Shakespeare Festival. I am playing Marina in Pericles and Valentine in Twelfth Night. Getting to work with such incredible artists is nothing short of a dream. Read the glowing Pericles Stage Raw review here and the LA Times Twelfth Night review here. Check out character shots here and production photos here. Working with this incredible company is such a gift! Indyshakes offers FREE Shakespeare all summer to over 40,000 Angelenos of all ages and backgrounds. Not only does this company bring dynamic theater to our community, but they also hold outreach events, pre-show performances, pay their cast/creative team, and value true diversity over tokenism. Please contribute whatever you can here.
Film
Ceci | Supporting
Marius Ibarra, dir | Globo Libre | Fall 2018
Boys About Town | Supporting
Michael Cuenca, dir | Blvd Du Cinema Productions | Spring 2018
The Girl in the Red Dress | Lead
Anngelica-Marie Eshesimua, dir | Downbeat Ent. | Spring 2018
Black Excellence (Documentary) | Self
O' Nella Savizon, dir | Winter 2018
Heart Beats | Supporting
Jonathan Rowan, dir | Superstar Prods | Winter 2018
EPI | Lead
Callie Mae Nichole Lyons, dir | USC | Spring 2017
Unicorn | Lead
Vanessa Branch, dir | USC | Winter 2017
Smile: A Musical | Supporting
Sarah Phillips, dir | Phileon Productions | Fall 2016
New Media
Just Roommates (Web Series) | Lead
Tiffany Tynes, dir | Another Funny One Productions | Ongoing
Only At Divas (Pilot) | Lead
Tiffany Tynes, dir | Another Funny One Productions | Spring 2018
Theater
Pericles | Marina
Melissa Chalsma, dir | Independent Shakespeare Co. | Summer 2019
Twelfth Night | Valentine/Singer
David Melville, dir | Independent Shakespeare Co. | Summer 2019
The Three Musketeers | Constance Bonacieux
Orestes Arcuni, dir | Palos Verdes Performing Arts | Winter 2019
Señor Plummer's Final Fiesta | Maria Amparo
Sean Cawelti, dir | Rogue Artists Ensemble | Fall 2018
Urban Unrest: American Asylum | Lead
Paul Tully, dir | Edinburgh Fringe | Summer 2018
Urban Legends: Circus Sans Politique | Lead
Gisla Stringer/Rosa Navarette/Maxwell Peters, dir | Urban Theater Movement | Winter 2018
Never Let You Go | Performer
Mike Bowers, dir | Three Clubs Hollywood | Winter 2018
Comb Your Hair (Or You'll Look Like A Slave) | Lead
Kumi James, dir | SkyPilot Theatre Company | Fall 2017
Where One Heart Beats | Steph
Francisco Roel, dir | Tales From Tomorrow | Summer 2017
Two Girls | Girl One
Allie Costa, dir | Urban Legends One Act Play Festival | Spring 2017
Reservoir Bitches | Ms. Orange
Shawn Randolph, dir | The Tre Stage | Winter 2017
Macbeth | Second Witch/First Murderer
Stephen Brown-Fried, dir | Northern Stage | Fall 2016
for colored girls | Lady in Red
Deena Selenow, dir | Dartmouth College | Spring 2016
Chicago | Matron ‘Mama’ Morton
Carol Dunne, dir | Dartmouth College | Winter 2016
Don Juan Comes Back from the War | Second Part
Peter Hackett, dir | Dartmouth College | Fall 2015
Goree Crossing (Revival Reading Series) | Fannie Mae
Paul Carter Harrison, dir | Harlem School of the Arts | Winter 2015
The Next War | Nurse/Run Crew
Sarah Krohn, dir | Columbia University Schapiro Theatre | Winter 2015
In the Next Room (or the vibrator play) | Elizabeth
Jamie Horton, dir | Dartmouth College | Fall 2014
Too Much Light Makes the Baby Go Blind | Company
Too Much Light company, dir | Dartmouth College | Winter 2014
Music Video
Light Years | College Friend
Mike Mills, dir | Summer 2018
To Tell You the Truth | The Savior
Joshua Mabie, dir | Summer 2017
Don't Yuk My Yum | Performer
Andrew Putschoegl, dir | Summer 2017
Walking in a Straight Line | Dancer
Elizabeth Abrams, dir | Spring 2017
Plays
They Know Not What They Do | Playwright
Sacred Fools | Spring 2019
Resignation | Playwright
Sacred Fools | Winter 2019
Latent Rapists | Playwright
Sacred Fools | Fall 2018
How Many Drinks Does it Take (to dismantle systemic white supremacy)? | Playwright
Sacred Fools | Fall 2018
Number 12 Looks Just like the Sunken Place | Playwright
Sacred Fools/Edinburgh Fringe (as part of Urban Unrest) | Winter 2018/Summer 2018
Win Win | Playwright
Sacred Fools | Summer 2018
Basic | Playwright
Sacred Fools | Winter 2018
Other Work
Your Class, Your Words | Director
Dartmouth College | Fall 2016
Thursday Night Live | "Weeknight Update" Actress/Writer | "Liberal Media Board" Director
Dartmouth College | Winter 2016
The Big Bang Theory Teaser | Sheldon
Dartmouth College | Winter 2016
Pymetrics Adverisement | Thing 2
Hanover, NH | Summer 2014
Training
Dartmouth College
BA in Theater, Double Minor in Film, Public Policy
Acting: James Rice, James Horton, Carol Dunne
Linklater Technique/Voice: James Rice
Theater History/Dramaturgy: Dr. Irma Mayorga, Laura Edmondson
Screenwriting: Bill Philips
Directing: Peter Hackett
Video Editing: Jeffrey Ruoff, Peter Ciardelli
Camera work/Live Directing: Peter Ciardelli
Playwriting: Joe Sutton
Master Classes: Anna Deavere Smith, Michael Rafter, Dan Butler
London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art
Eight-Week Summer Shakespearean/Jacobean Course Certificate
Acting: John Bashford, Scott Handy, Dominic Rouse, Eleanor Rhode, Jenny Lipman
Improvisation: Phil Whelans
Voice: Stevie Rickard
Accents: Hugh O' Shea
Alexander Technique: Angie Herzberg
Historical Dance: Diana Scrivener Blair
Movement/Mask: Heriberto Montalbán, Vincent Manna
Combat: Rodney Cottier, Jonathan Waller
Master Classes: Alex Waldmann, Vik Sivalingnam, Gary Watt
Awards
BADA Lorraine Hansberry Award for the Performing Arts
Warner Bentley & Henry B. Williams Fellowship Endowment
Mark L. Lebowitz 1977 Memorial Prize in the Performing Arts
Errol G. Hill Scholar (2015-2016)
Errol G. Hill Scholar (2014-2015)
Skills
Vocal Range: A2 – E5 | Specific Training: Musical Theater, Improv, Mask, Movement, On-camera/Sketch, Voice/Linklater Technique, Alexander Technique | Combat: Unarmed, Rapier, Dagger | Weapons: Revolver (shot blanks), Prop M400 | Dance: Historical, Club/freestyle, Musical Theater, Dance Biomechanics | Athletics: Running, Soccer, Hiking, Swimming (basic) | Licensed Driver (Auto)