The Commencement Speech for the Graduating Class of 2022 from DePaul University.

Theatre + Opera

TimeLine Theatre Company, Campaigns, INC, Assistant Director (2022)

The Annoyance Theatre, The Gala, Costume Designer (2022)

Cincinnati Playhouse in the Park, Artistic Producing Intern (2021)

● Organizing production planning with directors and creative teams
● Facilitating local auditions for upcoming season/assisting casting processes
● Coordinating re-opening plan for Playhouse facility/planning community engagement activities

The Theatre School at DePaul University, Director (2018-2022)

The Maids by Jean Genet, director

Miss Intergalactic 1967, director

Mess Up, director

Summertime by Charles Mee, director (selected scenes)

Love and Information by Caryl Churchill, director (selected scenes)

Brooklyn Bridge by Mellissa James Gibson, assistant director

 

National Alliance of Musical Theatre, Adjudicator (2022)

● Read and evaluate new musicals for NAMT Summer Festival

● Evaluate structure, theme, character, and producing potential
● Provide librettists and songwriters with constructive criticism and artistic input

Cincinnati Opera, Blind Injustice Assistant Director (2019)

● Assisted Robin Guarino for the world premiere opera

● Worked with cast and crew to maintain artistic excellence

● Tracked roles, notated blocking, assisted day-to-day artistic needs  

 

OPERA America, National Advisory Committee Member (2018)

● Vice President of Advisory Operations

● Attended national seminars and led group discussions

● Worked with OPERA America to produce seminars and committee events

 

Concert Nova, Le Bœuf sur le toit, Assistant Director/Writer/Producer (2019)

●  Developed a multi-genre adaptation of the ballet by Darius Milhaud

●  Collaborated with designers/writers to adapt the script to a site-specific location

 

Cincinnati Fringe Festival, ​The Whitest Baby... ​Writer/Director (2018)

●  Directed and created new work produced in CincyFringe

●  Collaborated with Cincinnati Fringe to produce performance/events

 

Fashion + Creative Direction

Mannequin Boutique, Associate Creative Director (2017-2022)
● Managed social media, storefront operations, displays, and customer relations

● Managed the reopening of the store following COVID-19 safety measures and protocol

● Oversaw three years of profits that were 100% donated to 7 Cincinnati charities
● Attended and produced charity benefits and fundraisers 

 

HK DESIGN, Associate Creative Director (2019-2022)

● Style and curate various shoots and production

● Build brand and support the vision of an emerging fashion designer

 

Independent Stylist + Fashion Consulting (2018-2022)

 

Research + Writing

Wrights of Spring New Play Festival, Playwright (2020-2021)

The Lord, The Lady, The Girl, The Baby—full length

CLOISTERF*CK—full length

 

De-Centering the West in Theatre History Classrooms, Research Fellow (2021)

●  Assisted Coya Paz to create a resource guide to promote anti-racist learning practices

●  Researched, curated, and designed an entire database of theatre history materials/resources

●  https://linktr.ee/theatrehistory

 

House of the Scriptwriters, Adjudicator/Dramaturg (2020)

● English speaking adjudicator for French films to be submitted to the Cannes Film Festival

● Read and evaluate screenplay structure, theme, character, and potential
● Provide screenwriters with constructive criticism and artistic input

 

Cincinnati Opera, Cincinnati Playhouse in the Park: Contributing Writer (2019-2021)