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We have officially begun the rehearsal process for the remounting of Sisters on the Ground. It is an absolute joy to be back in the room with some of my best friends, and also the amazing team working on this remount, including the incomparable playwright: Max Posner, and our fearless leader: Ken Rus Schmoll.
We will be performing in the Robert Moss Theater from May 10-14. Details and tickets can be found at:
Exciting things are cooking up in a bicoastal kind of way! I just arrived home from a very impromptu trip to Los Angeles. Not only did I get to spend a fun day and a half in sunny California, but I also got to participate in some pretty exciting stuff while I was out there. More news to come super soon!
I have the great honor of working with Kip Fagan (director) and Ari Stess (playwright) on her play: The World My Mama Raised. A group of us have the privilege of helping Kip, Ari and the rest of the creative team by acting as bodies in the space for them to play around with and help cultivate the possible shape of the show. The World My Mama Raised will be performed this summer as part of Clubbed Thumbs Summerworks annual season of new plays.
Exciting news! I have been cast as Masha in The Instigators production of The Seagull adapted by Fergus Scully and directed by Lillian Meredith. We will be performing at the Access Theater in Manhattan from May 25th -June 18th, and then filming a version of the script after that to create a feature length film. This will be the second time I have worked with Lillian as a director, and the first time I have worked with The Instigators. I am honored to join this stellar cast of actors. More info to come very soon!
I have had the privilege of working with Morgan Green (once again) and Sarah Einspanier (for the first time) on a piece of theater they are creating that culminates with a performance at 3LD with New Georges Water Residency. This piece is about the relatable struggle of freshman orientation on the first few days of a student's college career. As a recent graduate, it was great fun to work with both Sarah and Morgan while reminiscing about the trials and tribulations of being a freshman at a new school. Unfortunately, due to conflicting rehearsals for the upcoming remount of Sisters on the Ground I will not be taking part in the performance of this piece, but wish Morgan, Sarah and the cast all the best for their performance!
Tonight I have the great pleasure of reprising the role of "Mother" in a staged reading/performance of Women and Children. This is a brand new play that we've been working on since November 2016. It is written by Jack Sullivan, directed by Nikolai Mishler and will be performed at the Dixon Place Lounge.
This week I have the pleasure of taking part in the reading of Cute Activist, a new play written by Milo Cramer and directed by Morgan Green. This weeks work will culminate in a small presentation of scenes from this other worldly play.
Large news! We will be remounting Sisters on the Ground in May 2017 at Playwrights Horizons Theater School. We will continue to work with the writer Max Posner, as well as our original director Ken Rus Schmoll. There will be a short run in the Robert Moss theater located at 440 Studios.
Today I will be playing the role of Mother in the reading of a brand new play by Jack Sullivan, and directed by Nikolai Mishler. This play will be performed in a larger sense at Dixon Place in January 2017.
Promotional Photo for Women and Children
This coming weekend I will be playing "Large", a bad-ass hippo who rules over the Eastern Enclosure of the zoo she calls home. I have had the privilege of working on this brand new play by Jen Silverman, directed by Christina Roussos as part of Clubbed Thumb's Directing Fellowship led by Anne Kauffman and Ken Rus Schmoll.
Today I will be playing the role of Kelly in a staged reading of Time and a Half by Kara Lee Corthron. Kara was commissioned to write this play for Playwrights Horizons Theater School as part of their Spring 2017 season. This is an extremely special play that is sure to shock every single audience member.
We just wrapped on Romeo/Romeo & Juliet/Juliet. It was rained out both days, so we had to perform in a basement, but the performances were still sold out and lots of fun. What an amazing experience to have with some of my closest friends. Stay tuned for where RR&JJ goes next!
Mercutio Promotional Shot
RR&JJ
Exciting news soon to come about Sisters on the Ground by Max Posner. I first performed in Sisters on the Ground back in December of 2015. The cast came together this past week for a staged reading of the play, and there are some promising prospectives on the horizon.... More to come soon!
Sisters on the Ground
(Playwrights Horizons Theater School, Winter 2016)
Heading off to Los Angeles, California for a wedding and then to Portland, Oregon for the first time! I'll be off the grid for a bit... Don't miss me too much!
Ecola State Park, State Park
Today (May 18, 2016) I graduated from NYU, TISCH SCHOOL OF THE ARTS. At Yankee Stadium. WOW. What an amazing journey, at an amazing school. But don't worry, NYC... I'm not going anywhere!
NYU Commencement
Yankee Stadium
I will be playing the roles of Concussions and Fruity Tramp in this brand new musical that hilariously pokes fun at the timeless class "Grease". In this version of the story we mess with the idealistic vision of the 1950's and reveal the realistic, grimy underbelly this squeaky clean decade. Greas(y) is directed by the incomparable DJ Mendel, and written by a team of writers including: Jordan Baum, Jesse Eisenberg, Andrew Farmer, Nazarath Hagood, Ben Langhorst, DJ Mendel, Eliana Mullins, Christopher Oscar Peña, and Max Reuben. This play was commissioned by Playwrights Horizons Theater School as part of their Spring 2016 season.
Greas(y) Cast Photo
(Playwrights Horizons Theater School)
This weekend I will have the honor of playing The Bride in Federico García Lorca's classic tale directed by Ana Verde. This show is part of the Spring 2016 season of student run productions at Playwrights Horizons Theater School.
Production Still from Blood Wedding
(Playwrights Horizons Theater School)
This weekend I get to sing, dance and act in this brand new play by Christopher Oscar Peña. I had the privilege of helping develop choreography for this piece alongside our wonderful director Dan Safer. This play was commissioned by Playwrights Horizons Theater school to be performed as part of their Spring 2016 season.
Taking Pictures after The Romantics
(Playwrights Horizons Theater School)
I have just completed the world premiere run of Sisters on the Ground written by Max Posner and directed by Ken Rus Schmoll. I had the immense honor of developing and originated the role of Hannah, a disgruntled middle child who is desperate to be normal and follow the traditional path that some of her other sisters are determined to veer from.
Opening Night Shot of Sisters on the Ground
(Playwrights Horizons Theater School)
