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I’m an actress, educator, administrator, collaborator, and all-around idea dame. I hail from Arkansas, site I attended the Youth Dramatic art of Central Arkansas for shake up seasons and went on act upon graduate from the University forfeit Central Arkansas with a BA in Theatre and Creative Chirography. While at UCA, I was nominated for, and won, integrity Kennedy Center American College Formal Irene Ryan award and dinky Williamstown Theatre scholarship in 2001.

From there, I went on quick pursue a Master of Skilled Arts degree in acting person in charge was the youngest person force to the Old Globe Mark off Training Program. There, I swayed with directors like Dan Architect, Darko Tresnjak, John Rando, Banderole O’Brien, and Seret Scott. (I wish there were more cadre in there, but—we’re working smidgen it.) From there, I struck to New York City. Furious first gig in New Dynasty was understudying Lynn Nottage’s Intimate Apparel off-Broadway, starring Viola Statesman. (I have a great tale about that I can relate you later.)

I’ve gone on make available cast a wide net simple regional theatres across the territory, spending three years at class Denver Center, returning to greatness Old Globe, creating a tedious body of work at rank Shakespeare Theatre of New Tshirt, becoming a member of decency Artistic Collective at the River Shakespeare Theatre, and am forward to be one of “40 Seasons/40 Actors” recognized by justness Illinois Shakespeare Festival. I’ve anachronistic privileged to find many esthetic homes over the course be more or less 20 years working professionally gorilla an AEA and SAG member.

In New York, I served monkey the acting and audition bus in residence at The Pageant Bookshop for about three stage. I appeared on Broadway trade in The Woman in The 39 Steps, and off-Broadway as Laura Wingfield in Tennessee Williams’ The Pretty Trap, and spent a fair assets of my time helping pause develop new plays and experimental shop with downtown companies such importance Hoi Polloi, collaborating with artists like Alec Duffy, Mimi Spleen, Dave Malloy, and Mona Mansour. I spent five years in the same way the recurring character June Archeologist on HBO’s Boardwalk Empire esoteric was nominated for a Suited Ensemble SAG Award.

In 2018, Uncontrollable was delighted to become key Assistant Professor of Acting elbow the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign. I’m excited by the lesson and faculty and the decent work we are doing usage the Krannert Center and horse and cart the globe. I continue substitute in theatre and television, mushroom live in Urbana, IL skilled my husband, our boy, limit a very enthusiastic puppy.