As a dynamic, resourceful and athletic artist, I create live, resourceful, accessible experiences within horizontal and collaborative structures.

PAST PERFORMACES

• How To Transcend a Happy Marriage, Pip, Custom Made Theater Co, 2020: written by Sarah Rhul, directed by Adam Sussman

• Two Coins, Caron and others, Liar Liar Theater co, Immersive performance 

• Woodland Creature Series, Anarchist, Tramp and Palm Tree, foolsFURY Factory Festival 2016 and 2018: written and directed by Ryan Hill with Marzipanik Theater 

• Bacchae, Tireseas, Tilden Park, LiarLiar Theater company, 2017 translated by Madeline Wetzle Directed by Akaina Gosh 

• Othello,  Bianca, UC Berkeley, Barestage Productions, directed by Nick Medina

 DEVISING AND PERFORMING WORK

• End of the World Sale, Subversion SF, 2019:  Politically driven solo show developed in monthly cabaret series about consumption and saving the future

• Neurosociety, Actor/ Institute Fellow, script developer, PACE gallery, 2017: Immersive science and art experience created by Mala Gaonkar and David Byrne

• Too Soon, Naked Empire Bouffon, 2016: co-wrote and performed in this monthly satirical news comedy show. 

• Devil in The Details, Armas, BRIDGE Program with foolsFURY, 2015: written by Laur Raag, directed by Brian Livingston

• The Wizard’s Wish, Theater of Yugen, Rosa Park Elementary School Residency, 2014: Co-wrote and performed adaptation of student’s writings with Sheila Berotti and Nick Ishimaru 

• Spooning leads to Forking, How To Ripen, Through the Wall, Multiverse, Overnight, A Different Long Stretch of Earth, Ragged Wing Ensemble, 2013-18: Various full length and one act collaboratively-written, ensemble driven shows.

DIRECTING/ PRODUCING

• Not Not but Also, 2019: An installation based performance piece at Adelines Lab in Berkeley in collaboration with visual artists Eric Bohr, and Dara Lorenzo, and choreographer Sam Stone

• Desire Caught By the Tail, 2016: An interactive gallery art show and staged performance of Pablo Picasso’s Fever dream play at Lottie Rose Art house, Firehouse art collective. Also curated, produced, set designed and house managed.

• Sunlight on the Brink, Agile Rascal Bicycle Touring Theater, 2015: Founding member and Ensemble Director. Performed, bicycled, cooked and camped across 4,500 miles and through 16 cities from coast to coast. Collaboratively created play written by Dara Silverman. 

AWARDS

• SFBATCC 2020-21 Excellence in Theatre Award: How to Transcend a Happy Marriage, Featured Performance - Comedy, also nominated for best ensemble, best stage direction and best production in SF. 

• Best Anthology TBA awards 2016: Overnight, A collaborative project with the resident companies of The Flight Deck: Ragged Wing Ensemble, Lower Bottom Playaz, Gritty City Rep and Theater Aluminious

• Best of Fringe 2013: O Best Beloved, A physically wild, rather ruckus ensemble adaptation of Rudyard Kipling’s "Just So Stories," with ever-so-catchy sing-songs

Education and Training

Dell’ Arte International’s professional training program- Blue Lake, CA

BA in Theater and Performance Studies- UC Berkeley

Ancient Kyogen and Noh theater- Theater of Yugen: Yuriko Doi, Jubilith Moore and Luis Valls. 

Theater Nogaku: Richard Emmert, Teruhisa Oshima, Kinue Oshima.

Viewpoints and Suzuki- foolsFURY Momentum Training with Debora Eliezer, Brian Livingston. 

SITI Company with Barney O'Hanlon and Leon Ingulsrud.

Sketch writing- Killing my Lobster with Kate Elston and Sean Owens

Bouffon/ Clown- Nathaniel Justiniano, Deanne Flescher, Chad Damani, Matt Chapman

Butoh- Hiroko Tamano, Yoshito Ono, Megan Nicely, Jacquelyn Marie Shannon, Deborah Butler, Shoshana, Annastasia Barron.

SPECIAL SKILLS

CA Drivers License, Can drive a manual transmission, Strong swimmer, Eye Control, Vocalist/songwriter, Ukulele, Guitar, Harmonica, Alto and Baritone Saxophone, Improvisation, Dialects and Character voices, Cold Reading, Hosting/Mc, Stand Up comedy, Party planning, Hospitality