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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