Creative Achievements and Background

IMPROVISATION

• Founder and Director of Spin Cycle Improv Troupe. Since August 2004
• Founder and Director of Without Annette. 1999-2000
• Co-founder and director of Ark Improv’s Animal Crackers. 1988
• Ark Improv Company member, 1985-1991
  

The Ark Repertory & Improvisational Theatre - Madison, WI

Writer, actor, choreographer, for following original musical revues, except where noted:

• Life In A Car Somewhere Outside L.A.
• Just Listen: It’s Nukespeak!
• Television & Other Religions (Writer only)
• Christmas Carol Too
• Media Madness
• Women Behind Bras: The Musical (Co-Director also)
• For A Good Time Call N.O.W. (Co-Director also)
• Balancing Act: Feminists Funnyside Up
• Trial of the Heart, a one-act play (Director also)

PERFORMANCE - solo work & collaborations

Writer, performer, producer of original work except where noted.

• Oiy to the World, 2004, 2005, Madison, WI
• Lift the Needle, Dir. Eric Stein. 2005, Fort Atkinson, WI, Café Carpe
• Makin’ Mambo, Dir. Roseann Sheridan. 2004. Madison, WI, University Theatre, Prod. University Theatre
• This Just In! Dir. C. Michael Wright. 2003, Madison, WI, Bartell Theatre, Milwaukee, WI, Next Act Theatre
• Who Am I Kidding? Dir. Jody Reiss. 2001, Reprised 2002, Madison, WI, Bartell Theatre
• Miracles & Laundry, Dir. Jody Reiss. 1995, Madison, WI, Apple Island Performance Space
• Taking Up Space, Dir. Roseann Sheridan. 1993, Madison, WI, Apple Island
• For Immediate Release. With Elaine Eldridge, Wendy Hutton. 1992, Madison, WI, Apple Island
• Healing as Quickly as Possible. 1991, Madison, WI, Apple Island

STAGE EXPERIENCE

• Dirty Blonde, Jo/Mae (understudy), Madison Repertory Theatre
• Blitzkreig III, Goddess, Mercury Players Theatre
• Temp Slave, The Musical, Violet, Mercury Players Theatre
• Welcome to the Moon, Love, Mercury Players Theatre
• Don’t Drink the Water, Marion Hollander, Ark Theatre

FILMS/RADIO

• Remaining Class, Mother, Co-Dependent Productions
• You Kissed Lily, Lily, Scene Work, Inc.
• Kelly’s Charm, Kelly, Bad Posture Productions
• SKA band MU330, Nun, Music video, Eric Nelson, Director
• Scratching Out, Mother. Stuff It Company Films, Inc.

Character and voiceover work since 1995.

TRAINING
Acting: Joan Darling, Elizabeth Brown, Judith Sloan, Chilton Peterson.
Improvisation: Paul Sills, Ruth Zaporah, Joe Canale, Charna Halpern, Byrne Piven, Dave Razowsky, Elaine Eldridge, Dennis Kern.
Dance: Anna Halprin, Corinne Heath, Vivian Tomlinson, Ellen Moore, Nana Shineflug, Susan Foster.
Voice: Maggie Delaney-Potthoff, Max Ward, Kenna del Sol, D. Donald Cervone, Dan Sachs.
Writing: Bill Svanoe, Chris DeSmet, John Vorhaus, Gene Perrett, William Stafford, W.S. Merwin, Carolyn Forché, Lewis Hyde, Larry Edgerton, Stanley Plumly, John Witte.