Leadership Experience
Star Theatre Company
Positions: Stage Manager, Technician, Administration (Present)
Mentors: Paul Friedman (General Manager), David Schultz (Artistic Director)
Calling shows, creating plots for movement of all set pieces, props, etc. during shows, house managing, and set build
Brick Theatre Company at UC Irvine
Positions: Head of Communications, Producer (August 2021-June 2022)
Mentors: Don Hill (Faculty Advisor), Lucas Nelson (Graduate Mentor)
Website Designer, Newsletter Writer, Social Media Manager, General Meeting Leader
Organize royalty rights for play productions, curated design team, budget manager, booked rehearsal spaces, organized calendar, rented out set and props, and photographed and filmed productions
GSA Sage Creek High School
Position: Vice President (August 2016- June 2017)
Mentors: Sarah Hunter (Faculty Advisor)
General Meeting Leader, Curated film Paper Bag Heart for the Lavender Effect’s Video Competition, collaborated with other GSA’s for youth events
Directing Experience
Director for A Midsummer Night’s Dream
Sage Creek High School
Director for Acute Exposure
Brick Theatre Company at UC Irvine
Director for No Exit
Sage Creek High School
Assistant Director for Bye Bye Birdie
Sage Creek High School (Directed by Jillian Porter-Eshelman)
Education
University of California, Irvine
Bachelors of the Arts in Drama with a Minor in Sociology
MiraCosta College
Associates Degree in Theatre Arts
Technical Theatre Experience
Stage Manager for Beauty and the Beast (Present)
Star Theatre Company
Props Designer and Assistant Stage Manager for Singin’ in the Rain
New Village Arts
Stage Manager for The Little Mermaid
Star Theatre Company
Assistant Stage Manager for The Ferryman
New Village Arts
Stage Manager for Annie
Star Theatre Company
Assistant Stage Manager, Puppeteer for Into the Woods
MiraCosta College
Assistant Stage Manager for The Servant of Two Masters
New Village Arts
Light Board Operator for Native Gardens
UC Irvine
Deck Crew for Victor Victoria
Moonlight Amphitheater
Deck Crew for 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee
Mira Costa College
Light Board Operator for Alice in Wonderland
Carlsbad Community Theatre
Shakespeare
Ghost of Old Hamlet, Leading Player, Gravedigger in Hamlet
UC Irvine
Boy in Henry V
MiraCosta College
Juliet in Romeo and Juliet
Sage Creek High School (with New Village Arts)
Celia in As You Like It
Sage Creek High School (with New Village Arts)
Philostrate/Peasblossom in A Midsummer Night's Dream
Sage Creek High School (with New Village Arts)
Other Acting Credits
Nichole in Coming Home
MiraCosta College
Becca in All This Intimacy
Student Group Theatre
Tinker in Bad Girl
New Village Arts
Lydia in Miss Bennet: Christmas at Pemberley
New Village Arts
Margaret in Sense and Sensibility
MiraCosta College
Plante Ballatine “PB” in One Slight Hitch
Carlsbad Playreaders
Physical Theatre
Graduated Actors Academy 2019
MiraCosta College
Neofuturism: 30 Plays in 60 Minutes, Schrodingers Cast (x8)
University of California, Irvine
Clown Ensemble (Faculty Advisor: Eli Simon)
University of California, Irvine
Skills and Awards
Proficiency in Microsoft Excel, Google, Wix, Squarespace, Canva, QLab, Mail Chimp, Youtube, Scenic Painting, Carpentry
Cashier of the Month at Home Depot, South Oceanside #0679
State of California Senate Certificate of Recognition for LGBT+ activism with GSA. Given by Toni Atkins for Sage Creek High’s GSA
National Youth Arts Awards for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Play for my role as Celia in As You Like It
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