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About Me.

Education:
           Bachelor's of Arts Degree in Theatre,     
       Music, and Social Sciences

                 -Bennington College, Bennington VT                 Class of 2013 

Lighting Design credits:
                 She the People, Up Comedy Club, The         Second City, February 2019                
                 An Oak Tree, Atheneum Theatre, Red         Theatre Company, November, 2018 
                 Gaslight District, e.t.c. Theatre, The       Second City, March, 2018

                 A Better Brothers Grimm, the Beat           Lounge, October 2017
                 She The People, Up Comedy Club,
​     The Second City, October 2017
                 The Chill as Fuck Show, the Beat     
​     Lounge, 2016-current 

Production Management Credits:
                The Dragon of Wantley, Haymarket            Opera Company, October 2019
                The Finishing School and                          Bagatelle, Roosevelt University CCPA,
    March 2019 
                Cunning Little Vixen, Roosevelt       
    University CCPA, March, 2018
​                 L'Enfant et les Sortileges, Roosevelt        University CCPA, Chicago, IL, March 2017

                 Out of Tooners go to DC, Offcolor     
    Comedy, August 2015
                 Out of Tooners go to Italy,              
    Offcolor Comedy, August 2014

Stage Management Credits:
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                Resident Stage Manager, Beat Lounge,        Chicago, IL, 2016- Present 
                L'incorronazione di Poppea, ​                    Roosevelt University, CCPA, Chicago, IL, 2016
                Blue Window by Craig Lucas, Brown          Box Theatre Company, Boston, MA, 2014
                Gallo by Ken Ueno, Guerilla Opera,            Boston MA 
                Fen by Carol Churchill, Whistler in            the Dark Theatre, Boston, MA, 2012 

Production Assistant Credits
                 On the Verge by Eric Overmeyer,              New Repertory Theatre, Watertown, MA,              2014  
                 Our Lady by James Fluhr, New                  Repertory Theatre, Watertown, MA, 2014 
                 Camelot by Lerner and Loewe, New          Repertory Theatre, Watertown, MA, 2014 
                 The Whipping Man by Matthew                Lopez, New Repertory Theatre, Watertown,          MA, 2014 
                 Rancho Mirage by Stephen Dietz,            New Repertory Theatre, Watertown, MA, 2013
                 Barefoot in the Park by Niel Simon,        Dorset Theatre Festival, Dorset, VT, 2013 
                 The Scene by Theresa Rebeck, Dorset        Theatre Festival, Dorset, VT, 2013 
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As a lighting designer, I really relish the opportunity to create work alongside others-- whether through the devised process, live and in the moment, or around a tech table. I love seeing what others are creating and doing everything I can to support the world that they're creating. Whether the scene calls for an intimate, quiet light, or the large and absurd, I truly love the challenge of highlighting the work being created onstage. 

My work at Second City has really armed me with the ability to make huge decisions in basically no time which has, consequently, armed me with the ability to make and learn from giant embarrassing mistakes. Often, in my work there, I will get a vague outline for a scene with no script and be asked to design something in about 20 minutes. It is in these moments that I'm forced to break out of any convention that I've boxed myself into and just think about the best way to make effective, evocative, and beautiful work that can be instantly and effortlessly understood. 

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Interested in working with me or want to chat about a project? Drop me a line here 
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