Education:
Master’s Degree in Shakespeare and Theatre, The Shakespeare Institute, University of Birmingham, Stratford-Upon-Avon, U.K. (Concentration on protofeminism and gender roles.)
Dissertation: (Published under Kelly Nelsen-Pedersen to the Shakespeare Institute Library, Stratford-Upon-Avon, U.K.) “Second to None: Considering Bianca, Hero, and Emilia”, 2019.
Bachelor’s Degree in Theater Arts, Charter Oak State University, Connecticut.
Classes and Workshops:
The Royal Shakespeare Company: John Barton, Gregory Doran, Masterclasses in Shakespeare performance, Shakespeare directing workshop at the RSC.
University of Hartford: Dr. Humphrey Tonkin, Shakespearean text analysis.
Yale School of Drama: Performance technique, character development.
Western Connecticut State University: Technical theater, history of theater.
University of New Haven: Louis Burke, Directing, performance technique, Shakespeare.
Albertus Magnus College: Al Defabio, Dr. Susan Cole, Acting and directing, play and text analysis, Shakespeare.
Recently Produced/Directed Shows: (Also written)
Ebbie Scrooge: A Staged Reading, Oxford, CT
Passed Tents, International Human Rights Art Festival, The Tank, NYC
Center Street Wash & Fold, The Secret Theatre, NYC
Three Tries, International Human Right Art Festival, The Tank, NYC
On Your Side, SOOP to Nuts Short Play Contest, NYC
If We Really Were Witches (audio theater and film web series), YouTube/online
Her Mistress, YouTube/online
All in the Timing, Sterling Lion Theater Company, CT
It’s A Wonderful Life: A Live Radio Play, Sterling Lion Theater Company, CT
The Winter’s Tale, Footelights Theater Company, CT
Macbeth, Footelights Theater Company, CT
A Midsummer Night’s Dream, Footelights Theater Company, CT
Romeo and Juliet, Footelights Theater Company, CT
Much Ado About Nothing, Footlights Theater Company, CT
The Tempest, Footelights Theater Company, CT
Edited/Written Shakespeare Plays:
Macbeth, Matriarch, A gender-reversed edit of Macbeth. (Original text.)
Lear, A gender-reversed edit of King Lear. (Original text.)
Without Further Ado, a modern adaptation of Much Ado About Nothing. (Modern language.)
The Losing of Long Lost Cardenio, a Shakespearean-style comedy set in 1641, featuring Shakespeare’s adult daughters and the printer who loses the last copy of Cardenio. (Modern language.)
Shakespeare for the Completely Uninterested, an introduction to all of the plots of Shakespeare’s plays.
Plays edited for 90- 120 minute student productions: A Midsummer Night’s Dream, Twelfth Night, As You Like It, The Tempest, Macbeth, Romeo and Juliet, The Winter’s Tale.
Nonprofit Experience:
Founder/Executive Director, Neighbors for Neighbors (present)
Founder/Artistic Director, Sterling Lion Theater Company, (2015-2017)
Founder/Artistic Director/Producer, The Nine Mile Players, Oxford CT (2010-2011)
Artistic Director/Producer, The Triple C Shakespearean Players, Bethel, CT (2008)
Founder/Executive/Artistic Director, Footelights Theater Company, Oxford, CT (2002-2012)
Artistic Director/Producer, The Jr. Shakespeareans, Shelton/Oxford, CT (2002-2011)
Artistic Director, Wandering Way Players, Connecticut (2006-2008)
Founder/Captain, Oxford Junior Fire Department Corps, Oxford CT (1997-2000)
Other Relevant Experience:
Shakespeare Specialist, Newtown Stage Co., Newtown CT
Owner/Artistic Director, Scene 24 Productions, 2020-present