Education:
In progress: degree in Theatre from Grand Valley State University
expected graduation date: December 2017
Training
Certified in Unarmed Stage Combat - 2016- Instructor: Michael Mueller
Tony Simotes Stage Combat Workshop- GVSU
Stage combat workshop where participants learned basic unarmed moves while learning how to connect movement with emotion on stage
Puppet Workshop-GVSU
Week long workshop where participants learned the building blocks of puppetry, built their own puppet and created and performed their own puppet show.
Rebel Shakespeare Company, Salem, Massachusetts, Keri Cahill, director
Month long program rehearsing and touring a Shakespeare play along
the North Shore of Massachusetts. Participated last three years.
Off Broadway Dance Studio. Mt. Pleasant, Michigan, three years of teen dance
combo intensive with recitals.
Summer Theatre Academy, Arkansas Arts Center Children’s Theatre
Bradley Anderson, director. Six week program with classes in voice & diction, movement, stage combat, pantomime, improv., play script analysis, character animation, stage craft, Shakespeare, dance & play production. Program produced two mainstage productions every summer, several featured roles in original plays. Participated for 5 years.
HeightsToy Center Puppet Theatre, Little Rock, Arkansas, puppet performancesin the community.
Junior Arts Academy, Arkansas Arts Center, two week camp with theater and
visual arts. Participated for 5 years.