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Theatre + Performance


Current + Upcoming Projects​
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Full History of Work
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Show Role(s) Theatre / Production Company Director(s)
The First Snow of Summer (2025) Peg Seat of the Pants Productions Craig Joseph, Anne McEvoy, dirs. / Eric Coble, wri.
Communication Variables (2025) Annie / Server Reading Andrew Morrill, dir. / Rachel Zake, wri.
37 Origami Bees (2025) Echo Tower Press Arts Festival John Busser, wri./dir.
In The News Today (2025) Squirrel 1 Ensemble Theatre Colombi New Play Festival Rachel Zake, wri./dir.
Lent Me Your Ears (2025) Mom Ensemble Theatre Colombi New Play Festival John Busser, wri./dir.
Experts in a Dying Field (2025) Mel Cleveland Public Theatre's Test Flight Jonathon Morgan, wri./dir.
I Didn't Get the Cheese (2025) Woman Dobama Theatre Gym Shorts Stuart Hoffman, wri./dir.
Mild Cognitive Express (2025) Dr. Amy Loid Cleveland Public Theatre's Soft Launch Michael Glavan, dir. / Molly McFadden, wri.
This Side of Crazy (2024) Bethany Blaylock convergence-continuum Kate Smith
Pandemonium (2019, 2021, 2022, 2024) Various Cleveland Public Theatre Mindy Childress Herman, prod.
Whatever You Conceive Him to Be (2024) Woman BorderLight Theatre Festival Kari Barclay, Ariana Starkman
The Prospect of Equality (2024) Margie / Sharron Frontiero Ensemble Theatre Celeste Cosentino
Beauty Shop (2024) Olivia Tri-C Corporate College Getting to We, prod. / Colleen Jackson, dir.
Acts of Clay (2024) Various Wiz Bang Stuart Hoffman
Wonderland Wives (2023) Belle convergence-continuum Scott Zolkowski
To My White Friends Who Know Me (2023) Susie, White Friends National tour produced by Getting to We; performances in Cleveland, OH; Boston, MA; Martha's Vineyard, MA; Miami, FL; Sheffield Village, OH Getting to We, prod. / Colleen Jackson, dir.
Marilyn Bianchi Kids Playwriting Festival (2019, 2023) Various Dobama Theatre Lisa Ortenzi, Colin Anderson, Jailyn Harris
Seahorse (2023) Mother Figure Maelstrom Collaborative Arts Nicolas Shannon Savard
Hook and Smee (2023) Lawless Joe Talespinner Children's Theatre Ren Twardzik
NEOMFA New Playwrights’ Festival (2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023) Various convergence-continuum Amy Bistok, David Munnell, Tyson Douglas Rand, Jo Rouiheb, Tom Kondilas, Eva Nel Brettrager, Jaclyn Czifranic, Cory Molner / Mike Geither, prod.
Steel Magnolias (2022) Truvy French Creek Theatre Casey Venema
To My White Friends Who Know Me (Apr - Oct 2022) Susie, White Friends Local (Cleveland) tour produced by Karamu House / Getting to We, Inc. Tony Sias, Treva Offutt, Nina Domingue / Deborah Plummer, prod.
The Light Post (2022) Ensemble Theatre Jeannine Gaskin, dir. / India Nicole Burton, wri.
The Oberlin-Wellington Rescue Project (2022) Ensemble Oberlin College Tony Sias / Ifa Bayeza, wri.
Log Cabin (2022) Jules convergence-continuum Cory Molner, Eva Brettrager
Bedroom Culture (2019, 2021, 2022) Older Mia Cleveland Public Theatre Hannah Rae Leach
Mirror Effect (2020, 2021) Alejandra Pizarnik Playwrights Local Christine McBurney, SAG-AFTRA
The Exonerated (2021) Ensemble Beck Center for the Arts Colleen Longshaw, AEA
The Witch of Edmonton (2020) Mother Sawyer Western Reserve Playhouse August Scarpelli
Cease Not to Think of Me (2020) Beth Larkin Ensemble Theatre Erin Dolan
Freedom After Juneteenth Episode 2 (2020) Holly Karamu House Tony Sias
Freedom After Juneteenth Episode 1 (2020) Holly Karamu House Tony Sias, Tecia Wilson
Freedom On Juneteeth (2020) Ensemble Karamu House Tony Sias, Tecia Wilson
Double Indemnity (2020) Phyllis Radio on the Lake Theatre Obediya Jones Darrell
Nonsense, Nonsense, Intermission, More Nonsense (2020) Various Broadview Heights Spotlights David Munnell
Godly Boys and Golden Girls (2019) Gloria Playwrights Local Jonah Raider-Roth
Death of a Salesman (2019) Linda Loman Tri-C Creative Arts at Playhouse Square Fredrick Perry
Adventures of the Black Girl in Her Search for God (2018, 2019) White Missionary/Mathematician Karamu House / Borderlight Int’l Theatre & Fringe Festival Nina Domingue, AEA
Black and Blue Rhapsody (2019) Officer Kate O'Neill Rainey Institute Richard Asbury, wri
The Turn of the Screw (2019) Miss Jessell East Cleveland Theater Michael Lenzo
Ten Below One Act Festival (2019) Various Fine Arts Association Ann Hedger
June (2019) Ava / Reporter Playwrights Local Arien Hodges
Dinner Detective Murder Mystery Theatre (2017-2019) Seated Performer The Dinner Detective Eva Starnes, prod.
The Father (2018) Laura Fine Arts Association Ann Hedger
Bloody, Little Pieces (2018) Various Blank Canvas Theatre Kevin Kelly
Vagina Monologues (2018) Hair, Reclaiming C*nt Brecksville Theatre Brittni Shambaugh Addison
Love Letters (2018) Melissa Brecksville Theatre Brittni Shambaugh Addison
The Taming of the Shrew (2017) Gremio CLE Shakespeare Festival Lisa Ortenzi
One Acts by David Ives (2017) Various Aurora Community Theatre D. Keith Stiver, dir.
Phantom Tollbooth (2017) Bird Ensemble Theatre Brittni Shambaugh Addison
The Exonerated (2009) Sonny Jacobs John Carroll University Karen Gygli
The Queer Monologues (2009) Various John Carroll University Kevin Henderson
Vagina Monologues (2007, 2008, 2009) Hair, Angry Vagina, Reclaiming C*nt, I Was There in the Room John Carroll University Karen Gygli
Bye, Bye Birdie (2004) Doris MacAfee Poland Players Candy Fonagy
Thirteen Past Midnight (2004) Lila Lamont Poland Players Candy Fonagy
Yellow shading indicates various roles in different shows (or, in the case of Vagina Monologues, different monologues performed in same show) in same festival across multiple years.
​​Purple shading indicates reprisal of same role in same show, reproduced multiple times. ​
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