Writer

Education

  • 2006 – Present | Mentored by Ché Walker
  • Summer 2006/7 | RADA Performing Shakespeare
  • Fall 2006 | Shadowed Dominic Cooke, RSC
  • 2002-2006 | DAVIDSON COLLEGE, B. A. Theater

Produced Plays

  • 2003 | Detours Ahead – Victory Gardens Theater (Chicago)
  • 2004 | Follow Me (an adaptation) – Davidson Public Library (USA)
  • 2005 | A Thirst – Duke Family Performance Hall
  • 2005 | Lifesavers – Live Bait Theater (Chicago)
  • 2005 | Speech – Cunningham Black Box Studio
  • 2010 | The Amazing Vancetti Sisters - Venue TBA

Company Experience

  • 2004-2006 | The Royal Shakespeare Company (RSC) – Assistant Director, Intern, Researcher
  • 2004-2006 | Residency at Davidson College – Playwright
  • 2004-2006 | Poesybeat.org – Performer, Writer
  • 2003-2006 | Davidson Dance Ensemble – Choreographer, Performer
  • 2003-2005 | Tellin’ Tales Theater – Writer, Performer, Mentor
  • 2002-2004 | Oops Comedy Improv Troupe – Vice President, Writer, Performer

Other Writing Experience

  • Essayist for ”Global Health Narratives: A Reader for Youth” (Published: 2009 University of New Mexico Press). This collection of unique narratives about young people’s experiences from around the world serves as a valuable educational tool, providing youth with a context for understanding global health, not just in a physiological sense, but from psychological and sociological perspectives as well. Representing six geographical regions and twenty-three countries, these stories address chronic diseases like diabetes, cancer, and epilepsy; infectious diseases like HIV, malaria, tuberculosis, and typhoid; and mental and behavioral health issues such as depression, eating disorders, and smoking cessation. www.ghn4c.org
  • Produces the Blog Never Walked in High Heels, a triweekly column of personal narratives and essays
  • Writer for a variety of publications including The Half Wit, Libertas, The Davidsonian, Envy Man, and Hobart Park
  • Lauded writer for a variety of forms including stand up comedy, speeches, theater, historical research, criticism, creative non-fiction, fiction, poetry, and public exhibits.
  • Contributing writer and performer for My.America, a documentary from Stranger Than Fiction Films in 2006.
  • Written over $13,000 worth of successful grants
  • Recipient of 2004 Dean Rusk Grant which enabled a extensive research project on disability and identity in theater

Other Interests

Fluent in Spanish, working knowledge of Arabic, Italian, and Attic Greek, gender issues, public transport access, a passion for education, politics, philosophy, history, religion, disability rights issues, and Walt Whitman. Extensive experience in arts administration, advocacy, and as a campaign volunteer. Familiarity with dance, performance, poetry, art history, drawing, creating grassroots initiatives, and community based theater for social change.