Education:
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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
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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
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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.
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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.
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Off Broadway Dance Studio. Mt. Pleasant, Michigan, three years of teen dance
combo intensive with recitals.
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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.
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Junior Arts Academy, Arkansas Arts Center, two week camp with theater and
visual arts. Participated for 5 years.