theatre maker | scholar | artist
I am a theatre practitioner and scholar whose work explores the intersection of theatre, anxiety, and contemporary culture. Drawing on professional experience across directing, stage management, and arts administration, my research examines how performance both reflects and shapes the ways we understand emotional labor, precarity, and embodiment.
I am currently a PhD candidate in Theatre and Performance Research at Florida State University, where my scholarship integrates performance theory, cultural analysis, and practice-based research.
professional practice
I have over two decades working professionally in the performing arts as an arts administrator, director, mentor, lighting designer, stage manager, and production manager.
I enjoy working with arts organizations or educational institutions that support both emerging and established artists.
EDUCATION
- Ph.D. candidate, Theatre & Performance Research, Florida State University, 2021-2026
- MA, Theatre, Florida State University, 2019-2021
- BA, Theatre, Wayne State University, 1992-1997, 2018
PUBLICATIONS
- “Intellectual Property and Licensing in the Arts.” In Business Issues in the Arts, edited by Jay Pension and Anthony Rhine, 128-143. Oxfordshire: Routledge, August 8, 2022.
- Book Review: Ross Brown’s Sound Effect: The Theatre We Hear. Theatre Topics, 32.3, November 2022.
- Book Review: Michael D’Alessandro’s Staged Readings: Contesting Class in Popular American Theatre and Literature, 1835-1875. In Theatre History Studies, vol. 44, July 2026.
For a detailed overview of my academic background, publications, and professional experience:
Musing Artist Blog
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This Chapter…
When I was accepted to graduate school, my friend Vinny told me I wasn’t starting a new chapter, I was writing a whole new book. Standing in the lobby of The Berman, in one…
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Germany Reflections
Our trip to Germany was wonderful. We did so many things. I also gained access to texts that will help my dissertation in big ways. I spent a day with texts published about the…
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Lunch with Theatre Makers
One of my very favorite things to do with artists is to have lunch. There is something truly wonderful about sitting down in a restaurant with a cup of coffee. Enjoying a good sandwich…
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