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and community outreach for Opera at USC. Throughout my training I had the opportunity to perform in several musicals and opera productions as well as intern at Spoleto Festival USA and The Metropolitan Opera Guild in New York. I began auditioning for musical theater work before graduation and booked my first summer stock gig in Boothbay Harbor, Maine, starting five days after graduation. I packed my car and drove to Maine to spend the next six months singing multiple cabarets at one of the oldest summer stock theaters in the whole country. Miss Dorothy in Thoroughly Modern Mille at Reagle Music Theater, Boston ©Herb Philpott Afterwards, I moved to Manhattan and began the life of a working actor. Over the years, I worked professionally in productions including Thoroughly Modern Millie (Miss Dorothy), The Light in the Piazza (Clara), Carousel (Julie Jordan), The Cherry Orchard (Anya), As You Like It (Rosalind), Metamorphoses (Aphrodite/Baucis), and Sound of Music (Maria) to name a few. I made my New York concert debut with the Brooklyn Philharmonic performing the world premiere of Liebovar at the Cathedral of St. John the Divine in Manhattan. I’ve lived in London for almost four years now! We originally moved abroad in 2016 when my husband J.D. had a work opportunity that brought us overseas.. We had always wanted to live abroad and when the chance arose we jumped on it! Being an “American creative” in the UK has allowed me to work in a variety of mediums. Most days you can find me in a sound studio recording voice-overs for global commercial and corporate clients. I’ve started my own production company, Charleston Productions, where I work directly with clients to authentically tell brands’ stories through audio or visuals, as required. On set as presenter for the Discovery Education Series As I continue to expand the company, I look forward to creating, producing, and executing projects with teams globally, creating everything from audio and 72
visuals to in-person gatherings and productions. I started directing over the last two years and now have experience in multiple mediums (stage and now Zoom thanks to the pandemic!) and have taught as an adjunct professor on the university level. Moving countries has opened so many new doors in the creative space. We love living in London and have no immediate plans to leave. My husband, J.D. is the Founder of Finmo, a fintech startup based in London and I’m enjoying growing my career. On our wedding day J.D. gave me a silver box engraved “Make great art and be better than you ever thought possible”. I strive to live by that motto everyday. Getting Involved in Theater At age 13, while attending the school of the arts, I had the opportunity to audition for Meredith Monk’s world revival of Quarry running at Spoleto Festival USA. I was the youngest cast member by at least 15 years and learned what working on a high calibre professional production meant. My other castmates were hired from LA / NYC, meanwhile I was learning how to be in school all day and maintain a full-time professional rehearsal schedule. It was the opportunity of a lifetime to work and perform with world-renowned artists like Meredith Monk and her ensemble. I’ve been very fortunate to form close relationships with several mentors over the years, many of whom are incredible women. My first voice teacher, Nancy Eaton Stedman, sweetly known as my “Music Mama”, taught me how to sing Julie Jordan in Carousel at Carrier Theatre, NY ©Genevieve Fridley everything from Mozart to Sondheim. I will never forget standing around her piano holding the Sondheim Song Books signed and marked up with interpretations by Mr. Sondheim himself. Ms. Ellen Schlaefer, my university opera director, taught me everything I needed to know to be a working professional. Know your material before day one, an “Equity 10” is precisely ten minutes, and always be the hardest working person in the room. I’d be remiss if I didn’t mention two fabulous men, Neil Semer and Stephen Svoboda, who took (and still take!) chances on me. And Ms. Mary Hammond, my 73
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