Original Performances
Summer-Fall 2021
Dead Mother’s Underwear
Director, Jennifer Tuder; Videographer, Jill Fischer
Staged: Minnesota and Edinburgh Fringe Festivals (pre-recorded), Minnesota State University, Mankato, MN
November 2018
Chances
Tell Me a Story
Staged: Arts Center of St. Peter
June 2019
Survival
Tell Me a Story
Staged: Gustavus Adolphus College, St. Peter
1996-2001
One-woman pieces: Evidence, Happy Tree, Danceteria
Show I wrote and performed with full cast: Seeing Red; Director, Amy Kilgard
Staged: Kleinau Theatre, Southern Illinois University, Carbondale, IL
Spring 1996
Hurricane Andi (one-woman thesis performance)
Staged: Ostrander Auditorium, MSU, Mankato
Additional Performances
February 2020
Tony & Tina’s Wedding
Director, Tim Barry
Role: Josephine Vitale
Staged: Mankato Ballroom, Mankato, MN
October 2019
Rocky Horror Out of Hell
Director, Ann Rosenquist-Fee
Role: Dammit Janet
Staged: Patrick’s on Third, St. Peter, MN
Feb. 2019
Tony & Tina’s Wedding
Director, Tim Barry
Role: Josephine Vitale
Staged: Mankato Ballroom
March: 2018
Jesus Christ Superstar sing-a-long pageantry
Director, Ann Rosenquist-Fee
Role: Mary Magdeline/solo
Staged: Patrick’s on Third
Fall 2010
Cabaret
Role: Fraulein Kost
Staged: Century College, White Bear Lake, MN
Summer 2008
Standards of Care
Director, Claire Avitabile
Role: Gender Therapist, mother: Nancy
Staged: 20% Theatre Company, Mpls, MN
August, 2007
Plastic
Role: Mother, no name
Staged: MN Fringe Festival, Mpls, MN
Spring 2004
Weist Barron Studios Acting Showcase
Staged: Weist Barron Studios, NYC 2
Fall 2003
Curse of the Starving Class
Role: Mother, Ella
Staged: Theatre Outlet, Allentown, PA
Spring 2003
The Cradle Will Rock
Director, George Miller
Role: Mrs. Mister
Staged: Theatre Outlet
Fall 2002
Laramie Project
Director: William Sanders
Roles: Rebecca Hilliker, Marge Murray
Staged: Theatre Outlet
1996-2001
Ph.D. Program Shows: Lint, Alias Grace (starred as Alias Grace), Body Matters, Last Words, Geek Love
Staged: Kleinau Theatre, Southern Illinois University, Carbondale
Education & Training
2002-2006
On-Camera and Stage Acting Classes
Weist Baron Studios, NYC; Allentown, PA; Guthrie Theatre, Mpls, MN
2001
Ph.D.
Southern Illinois University, Carbondale
Emphasis: Performance Studies
1996
Master of Arts
Minnesota State University, Mankato
Emphasis: Performance Studies
Grants
2021
Nadine B. Andreas Endowment Recipient
Minnesota State University Mankato
Creative Support for Individuals Grant Recipient
Minnesota State Arts Board
2020
Grant Recipient (2 time)
Prairie Lakes Regional Arts Council & McKnight Foundation