(she/her/hers)
Director, Peter and the Starcatcher
In two seasons at OSF: Dramaturg, The Merry Wives of Windsor; Phil Killian Directing Fellow; assistant director, Roe and The Winter’s Tale.
Other theatres: Regional: As You Like It (Guthrie Theater); Roe and The Cake (Asolo Repertory Theatre); Gloria (Mixed Blood); Three Sisters (translated by Libby Appel, American Conservatory Theatre's MFA program); Much Ado About Nothing, Gruesome Playground Injuries (Rasaka Theatre Company, where she served as Artistic Director for 6 years); Cherry Smoke (the side project theatre company); Romeo and Juliet (Teatro Vista).
Awards: Drama League Classical Directing Fellowship; O’Neill/NNPN/Kennedy Center/SDC National Directors Fellowship; Victory Gardens Director Inclusion Initiative; SDCF Observership; TimeOut Chicago’s “Best Next Generation Stage Director.”
Education: MFA, The Theatre School at DePaul University; BFA, MA, Carnegie Mellon School of Drama.
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