Resume
Professional Work Experience
Puppetry Design/ Construction
| Theatre of Western Springs | Designer/ Builder | Bunnicula | Thad Hallstien- TD | 2009 |
| Emerald City Theatre Co. | Designer/ Builder | Dr. Dolittle | Ernie Nolan-Dir | 2009 |
| The Joffrey Ballet | Builder | The Nutcracker | Marianne Marks-CSM | 2008 |
| Marriott of Linconshire | Designer/ Builder | Aladdin | Rachel Rockwell-Dir | 2008 |
| Marriott of Linconshire | Builder | Seussical | Kevin Depinet-Des | 2008 |
| House Theatre Company | Designer/ Builder | The Nutcracker | Tommy Rapley-Dir | 2007 |
| House Theatre Company | Designer/ Builder | Dave Davinci Saves the Universe | Nathan Allen-Dir | 2008 |
| Chicago Shakespeare Theatre | Assistant Design | Willie Wonka | Meredith Miller-Des | 2008 |
| Redmoon Theatre | Swan Builder | Spectacle Lunatique | Andrea Everman-Des | 2008 |
| Backstage Theatre Company | Designer/ Builder | The Ruling Class | Brandon Bruce-Dir | 2007 |
| Illinois State University | Designer/ Builder | Marat/ Sade | F. Reed Brown-Dir | 2005 |
| Illinois State University | Designer/ Builder | The Bluebird | Nicole Deiker-Dir | 2006 |
Pupppetry Design/ Construction/ Direction and or Performance
| Chicago Dramatists | Des/Build/Direction | 10 Virgins | Russ Tutterow-Dir | 2008 |
| One Flea Circus | Des/Build/Dir/Perf | As Time Goes By | Blake Montgomery-Cord | 2008 |
| One Flea Circus | Co Des/Build/Dir/ Perf | Bon Voyage | Stephanie Bailey-Co. | 2009 |
| One Flea Circus | Des/Build/Direction | Al Kimea | Ruth Bistrow-Perf | 2009 |
| My Grandmothers Feet | Co Des/Build/Dir/Perf | Flying Cloud | Dan Kerr-Hobart-Co. | 2007 |
| My Grandmothers Feet | Co Des/Build/ Dir/ Perf | Shenandoah | Dax Tran-Caffee-Co. | 2008 |
| My Grandmothers Feet | Co Des/Build/ Dir/ Perf | Journey from Tibet | Shu Shubatt-Cord. | 2008 |
Performance
| Blair Thomas and Co. | Shaddow Puppeteer | The Ox Herder Blair | Thomas-Dir | 2008 |
| Art Institute of Chicago | Ensemble Performance | Urban Anatomy | Stephanie Baily-Dir | 2009 |
| Joe Mazza | The Rag | The Hyperbolist | Joe Mazza-Dir | 2009 |
| Links Hall | Clown Minion | Thaw | Erika Mott-Dir | 2009 |
Special Recognition
- Nominated for
Non-Equity Joseph Jefferson Award
for the Puppet Design of The Nutcracker with the House Theatre Company - Nominated for Kennedy Center American College Theater Festival
Certificate of Merit
for the Puppet Design of Marat/ Sade with Illinois State University - Puppets featured on the cover of Puppetry International Spring/Summer 2009 40 under 40 issue
Education
University
- Illinois State University Bachelors of Theatre Design/Production Graduation Spring of 2007
Additional Training
| Bread and Puppet Theatre | Perform, Work, Learn | Summer internship | Peter Schumann | 2004 |
| Czechoslovakian Marionettes | Carving wooden Marionettes | Summer Intensive | Miroslav Treitnar | 2006 |
| Sandglass Theatre | Puppet Manipulation | Summer Intensive | Eric Bass | 2006 |
| Inside Out Art Studio | Leather Mask | Construction Workshop | Jeff Semerling | 2009 |
| Plasticene Theatre | Non-text based theatre | Summer Intensive | Sharon Gopfert | 2005 |
| Illinois State University | Alexander/ Body Awareness | Movement I | Paul Dennhardt | 2005 |
Skills
- costume crafts
- scenic painting
- scenic and costume design
- sculpting, molding and casting
- stilt walking
- gymnastics training
- block printing
- fabric dying
- millinery
- screen printing
- can fit in 7”X 1’-8” spaces
- soldering
- hand drafting
Construction Experience
- Carpentry: 15 shows for Illinois State University and Illinois Shakespeare Festival 2002-05
- Sewing: 9 shows for Illinois State University 2005-06
