Calgary Based Artist: Actor, Stage Combatant, Violence Deisgner, Singer, Flutist, Dancer
I am a performer based in Calgary. My focus is on acting, violence design, and stage combat and stunts; however, I also sing, dance, and play the flute.
Upcoming:
I am very excited to be Fight Directing two shows in the Alberta Theatre Projects 2020/21 Season: Teenage Dick, and Peter Pan.
What do I do? I experience life at a visceral level, from both my own experience and that of the playwright as it exists upon the page. I use this experience to explore my ever changing understanding of the human condition, and to ask those around me to consciously consider what it is that they… Continue reading Artist’s Statement
Swords fights, intricate duels, assaults, beatings, domestic altercations. Though vastly different from one another, each of these components of a play requires precise choreography and can benefit from the input of a highly trained movement professional. Whether you are working on a production that involves one or more of these elements, or hoping to teach… Continue reading Fight Direction and Violence Design
I have recently closed a production of The Lion, The Witch, and The Wardrobe with Alberta Theatre Projects, where I performed as the White Witch as well as serving as the Fight Director. I also recently Fight Directed Vertigo Theatre‘s production of Whispers in the Dark, and taught an FDC Intermediate Actor Combatant Certification course… Continue reading Recent Work
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