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Ensemble Design


MOTHERS, Gift Theatre       February 2023
Midwest Premiere
Directed by Halena Kays
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THE RISE AND FALL OF LITTLE VOICE, The Gift Theatre      September 2023
Directed by Devon de Mayo and Peter G Andersen 
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CULLUD WATTAH, Victory Gardens Theatre       June 2022
Midwest Premiere
Directed by Lili-Anne Brown
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AT THE VANISHING POINT, The Gift Theatre      April 2022
Directed by Lavina Jadhwani
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IN EVERY GENERATION, Victory Gardens Theatre   March 2022
World Premiere
Directed by Devon De Mayo
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QUEEN OF THE NIGHT, Victory Gardens Theatre   January 2022
Directed by Ken-Matt Martin
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THE PILLOWMAN, The Gift Theatre   February 2020
Directed by John Gawlik
 
KENTUCKY, The Gift Theatre          September 2019
Midwest Premiere
Directed by Chika Ike
 
THE WOLF PLAY, The Gift Theatre     May 2019
Midwest Premiere
Directed by Jess McLeod
 
WOLVES EAT ELK, Jackalope Theatre     April 2019
Circle Up Reading Series
Directed by Abhi Shrestha
 
DOUBT, The Gift Theatre     March 2019
Directed by John Gawlik
 
WHEN THE TSUNAMI KNOWS…, Jackalope Theatre     February 2019
Circle Up Reading Series
Directed by Devon DeMayo
 
COSMOLOGIES, The Gift Theatre     October 2018
Midwest Premiere
Directed by Michael Patrick Thornton
 
CULLUD WATTAH, Jackalope Theatre     October 2018
Circle Up Reading Series
Directed by Chika Ike
 
HAMLET, The Gift Theatre     June 2018
Directed by Monty Cole
 
PERKUP ELKHORN, Jackalope Theatre     March 2018
Circle Up Reading Series
Directed by Vanessa Stalling
 
HANG MAN, The Gift Theatre     March 2018
World Premiere
Directed by Jess McLeod
 
WE’RE GONNA BE OKAY, American Theater Company     January 2018
Midwest Premiere
Directed by Will Davis
 
GOOD BAD PEOPLE, Jackalope     November 2017
Circle Up Reading Series
Directed by Cameron Knight
 
WELCOME TO JESUS, American Theater Company     November 2017
World Premiere
Directed by Will Davis
 
SWELL IN THE GROUND, The Gift Theatre     October 2017
Midwest Premiere
Directed by Chika Ike
 
PILGRIMS, The Gift Theatre    June 2017
World Premiere
Directed by Jessica Thebus and Michael Patrick Thornton
 
PICNIC, American Theater Company     October 2017
Directed by Will Davis
 
UNSEEN, The Gift Theatre     February 2017
World Premiere
Directed by Maureen Payne Hahner
 
MEN ON BOATS, American Theater Company     January 2017
Midwest Premiere
Directed by Will Davis
 
IN THE NEXT ROOM…, Timeline Theatre     August 2016
The Chicago Inclusion Project Staged Reading Series
Directed by Mechelle Moe
 
GRAPES OF WRATH, The Gift Theatre    June 2016
Directed by Erica Weiss
 
RICHARD III, The Gift Theatre     March 2016
Directed by Jessica Thebus
 
THE TIME OF YOUR LIFE, Victory Gardens Theatre     June 2015
The Chicago Inclusion Project Staged Reading Series
Directed by Chay Yew


Administration

Gift  Theatre Access  Coordinator
January 2019-February 2024
  • Hires caption designer and audio describer per production, communicates needs
  • Participates in production meetings with an eye on sensory and ADA needs
  • Communicates production changes to cast and crew for sensory friendly performances; creates signage for lobby communicating changes for house management and audience
  • Creates language for press release and social media regarding access dates, coordinates with multiple platforms to make sure information is dispersed to community
  • Works with production team to make sure captioning equipment will work on each set
  • Communicate with actors well ahead of touch tour the conversation points they will have
  • Ensure equipment for audio description and captioning days are confirmed
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Gift Theatre Director of Casting / Associate Artistic Director
May 2015–February 2024
  • Collaborates with Artistic Director, Executive Director, Production Manager, company members and guest artists
  • Actively participates in season selection, organizing readings and workshops when needed
  • Communicates verbal and written offers to all cast members and their agents, negotiating schedules, conflicts and contracts
  • Facilitates all correspondence with actors, artistic and production team to ensure concerns are addressed
  • Coordinates a staff of monitors and readers for an efficiently run audition room
 
Chicago Inclusion Project Executive Director/ Casting DirectorMarch 2015–Present
  • Oversees and facilitates daily operations of an arts advocacy non-profit specializing in inclusive theatrical experiences and hiring practices
  • Creates monthly programming, including community engagement field trips, salon readings with moderated talk backs and an artist training series
  • Strategizes and budgets for long term growth
  • Maintains a staff of volunteers
  • Speaks as guest lecturer for college and high school theater classes
  • Curated and organized unified general auditions for AEA and storefront theatres to see the work of underrepresented artists
 
Freelance Casting Consultant   2015–Present
Provides casting design and consulting services for AEA and non-union theaters throughout Chicagoland


Awards

2018 Leppen Leadership Award - AboutFace Theatre  
On behalf of the Chicago Inclusion Project: For contributions to transforming the Chicago landscape for individual artists and institutions and the ways in which this demonstrates extraordinary support for LGBTQA youth of all abilities, gender identities and ethnicities ​

2017 Hallie Flanagan Award – Stage Left Theatre
On behalf of the Chicago Inclusion Project: For their dedication to and promotion of inclusive works, significantly contributed to artwork that illuminates the social and political aspects of the human condition - awarded to The Chicago Inclusion Project 

2017 Katheryn V Lamkey Spirit Award – National EEO
For providing ongoing opportunities for underrepresented artists in the Central Region 

2017 Make A Wave Inaugural Grant – 3Arts

For compelling work and important contributions in Chicago’s artistic community

2020 Stan Lipkin & Evelyn Appell Lipkin Award - 3 Arts
In gratitude to for indisputable contributions to the health and vibrancy of the City of Chicago




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