Home Curriculum Vitae
Affiliations
2011-present Director of Theater Paradise Valley Community College
2010 Certified Teacher with the Society of American Fight Directors
2006 CEO and Creator: Fight Call, LLC
Education
1997 – 2000: Western Illinois University Macomb, IL
MFA Directing
Secondary Emphasis Stage Combat and Acting
1993 – 1997: Western Illinois University Macomb, IL
BA theatre Music minor
Additional Training and Experience
| 2023 | IDC-Intimacy Directors Workshop 1 |
| 2022 | ACUE accredited Inclusive Teaching for Equitable Learning Course |
| 2021 | ACUE accredited Creating an Inclusive and Supportive Online Learning Environment |
| 2021 | TIE Consent in the Classroom |
| 2021 | Broadway Teaching Workshop |
| 2021 | TIE Intimacy Choreography |
| 2021 | TIE Best Practices |
| 2020-2021 | Yoga- 3 semesters of training |
| 2020-2021 | Greenville University Masters class- Framing Difficult Conversations |
| 2020-2021 | Greenville University Masters class- Culturally Responsive Strategies |
| 2020-2021 | Greenville University Masters Class- Data to Drive Improvement in Ed |
| 2019-2020 | Greenville University Masters class- Student Assessment in the Arts |
| 2019-2020 | Greenville University Masters class- Creating an Engaging Lesson Plan |
| 2019-2020 | Greenville University Masters class- Motivating Unmotivated Students |
| 2019-2020 | Greenville University Masters class- Building Your School’s Brand |
| 2009-2013 | Dueling Arts International, Member Representative |
| 2006-2014 | Associate Instructor Dueling Arts International |
| 2014 | Matlin Studios Acting Class |
| 2008 | DAI Fight Direction Workshop |
| 2008 | Matthew Dearing Film Acting Class |
| 2007 | Krav Maga- 3 months |
| 2007 | Defensive Tactics- Weekend Class |
| 2007 | Kung Fu/Qui Gong, semester class |
| 2006 | Winter Wonderland Stage Combat Workshop-TA |
| 2006 | Teaching Symposium Dueling Arts International |
| 2005 | NSCW- Intern |
| 2005 | Aikido- one year |
| 2005 | Saber Fencing (Roger S. Siggs), semester |
| 2005 | March Madness Regional Stage Combat Workshop (Cincinnati) |
| 2005 | Tae Kwan Do (Master Jbara and Master Williams)- test up to yellow belt |
| 2005 | Dance Classes- Jazz, Intermediate Tap, Ballet, Argentine Tango |
| 2004 | Rumble in the Rockies Stage Combat Workshop (Denver) |
| 2003 | Intermediate Stage Combat Workshop (Las Vegas) |
| 2003 | TVI Studios Actor Training Workshop (Los Angeles) |
| 2003 | Workshop Combat for Film (David Boushey) |
| 2002 | Beginnings Workshop/ Chaperone (New York Peter Sklar) |
| 2001 | Stage Combat- Knife Workshop (Dale Girard) |
| 2001 | Stage Combat-Single Sword Workshop (Allan Suddeth) |
| 2001 | On Camera Commercial Audition Workshop (Norm Silver) |
| 2001 | National Stage Combat Workshop- Actor Combatant |
| 2000 | Illinois Theatre Association Conference |
| 1997 | Kip Niven Workshops on Musical theatre |
| 1997 | Royal Shakespeare Touring Company Classes included work in Shakespeare & musical theatre |
- Teaching and lectures
| Paradise Valley Community College- Stage Combat (all 8 SAFD weapon styles), Makeup for Stage and Screen, Acting 1 & 2, Introduction to Directing, Opportunities in Production, Introduction to Theatre, Modern Drama, Stage Movement, Theatre for Youth, Design ScenographyGateway Early College High School- Acting 1 & 2 (4 semesters- 2007-2011)Pardes Jewish Dayschool – On Camera Class |
| 21st Century Grant- Herrera Elementary School- Film/Theatre (spring 2009) |
| Phoenix College- Introduction to Cinema, Stage Combat, Acting I (6 semesters- 2005-2010) Glendale Community College-(2 semesters) Acting I, Auditions (2005-2006) |
| Reading tutor Camelback High School |
| Theatre Camp- North Valley Community Playhouse 2007 |
| Winter Wonderland 2005 Taught Unarmed Combat |
| Arizona Thespian Festival 2005, 2006, 2008: Unarmed Combat |
| Seven Semesters: Adjunct Professor of Theatre at The Community College of Aurora, Classes: Directing I: Spring 2004; Acting I: Spring 2002 – Spring 2004; Stage Combat: Fall 2003, 2004; Introduction to Theatre Arts: Spring 2002- Fall 2004; Theatre Production: Spring 2003, 2004; Theatre Make-up: Summer 2002 |
| Guest Artist: Box Elder High School, Utah |
| 2005 Stage Combat Workshops, 3 high schools, Utah |
| Private Acting and Combat Lessons: Beginning Spring 2001-current |
| Combat Workshop- Opera Colorado, DCPA Spring 2003 |
| Denver School of the Arts: Guest Artist spots 2002, 2003 Introduction to Unarmed: Atta Boy, Fall 2001 Improvisation: The Parker Center, Winter 2002 Mad Science of Denver: started Oct. 19- 2 seasons Scenes for Teens: The Parker Center Spring and Fall 2001 Beginning Playmaking: Arvada Center for the Arts and Humanities-Winter and Spring 2001 |
| Acting One Fundamentals: The Parker Center Winter 2001 |
| Creative Expressions: The Parker Center Winter 2001 |
| Basic Makeup: The Parker Center Spring 2001 |
| Introduction to Theatre: Western Illinois University Fall 1999 and Spring 2000 |
| Senior Scholars Lecture: Summer Music Theatre “My Fair Lady History and Views” |
| Drama Learning Center: taught elementary school students basic Drama lessons in acting, scene building, script writing, and Singing |
| Medieval Day: presented information and demonstrated fights for Middle school on Medieval weaponry |
| Directing advisor for student directing projects: Magnificent Obsession and MFA production of The Car |
Fight Direction: Theatre Choreography
| Shakespeare in Love | Director: Andrea Robertson, Paradise Valley Community College |
| *Frankenstein | Director: Sarah Meyers, Arizona Opera |
| *Tosca | Director: Stephanie Havey, Arizona Opera |
| A Midsummer Night’s Dream | Director: Maren Maclean Mascarelli, Paradise Valley CC |
| Gaslight | Director: Ben Tyler, Fountain Hills Community Theatre |
| Newsies | Director: Ross Collins, Fountain Hills Youth Theatre |
| A Gentleman’s Guide to Love and Murder | Director: Andrea Robertson, PVCC (AriZoni award winner) |
| Dread Pirate Sadie | Director Sarah Houghtelin Koerner, North High Theatre and Film |
| *Carmen | Director Stephanie Havey, Arizona Opera Company |
| *Riders of the Purple Sage (restaged) | Director Fenlon Lamb, Arizona Opera Company |
| *Silent Night | Director Michael Shell, Arizona Opera Company |
| Miracle Worker | Director Ross Collins, Fountain Hills Youth Theatre |
| Romeo and Juliet | Director Kara Harris, Great Hearts School |
| Hand to God | Director Ron May, Stray Cat Theatre (AriZoni award winner) |
| Gideon’s Knot | Director Tracy Liz Miller, Stray Cat Theatre |
| Antigone | Director Melissa Carroll Jackson, Pinnacle Theatre Company |
| Ozma of Oz | Director Dr. Craig Kosnik, Arizona School for the Arts |
| The Beaux Stratagem | Director Gary Zaro, Paradise Valley Community College |
| She Kills Monsters | Director Anne Schindler, Phoenix College |
| Cave Boys (world premiere) | Director Dr. Craig Kosnik, Paradise Valley Community College |
| Peter and the Star Catcher | Director Andrea Robertson, Paradise Valley Community College |
| *Madame Butterfly | Director Matthew Ozawa, Arizona Opera Company |
| *Candide | Director Christopher Mattaliano, Arizona Opera Company |
| *Tosca | Director Tara Fairchild, Arizona Opera Company |
| Romeo and Juliet | Director Kara Harris, Great Hearts Academy |
| 1070 We Were Strangers Once, Too | Director James Garcia, New Carpa Theatre |
| *Riders of the Purple Sage | Director Fenlon Lamb, Arizona Opera Company |
| *Madame Butterfly | Director Matthew Ozawa, Arizona Opera Company |
| *Don Giovanni | Director Tara Fairchild, Arizona Opera Company |
| *Carmen | Director Tara Fairchild, Arizona Opera Company |
| The Scarlet Pimpernel | Director Julie Huver, MozeArt Productions |
| The Outlaw Robin Hood | Director Craig Kosnik, Paradise Valley Community College |
| Spamalot | Director Andrea Robertson, Paradise Valley Community College |
| Mother Hicks | Director Laura LaPrell, Sunnyslope High School |
| What I Did Last Summer | Director Joe Flowers, Paradise Valley Community College |
| The Ballad of Downtown Jake | Director Andrea Robertson, Paradise Valley Community College |
| Almost Maine | Director Richard Powers Hardt, Theatreworks |
| Aida | Director Laura LaPrell, Sunnyslope High School |
| One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest | Director Gary Imel, Phoenix College |
| The Drowsy Chaperone | Director Andrea Robertson, Paradise Valley Community College |
| Reefer Madness | Director Anne Schindler, Phoenix college |
| Macbeth | Director Susan St. John, South Mountain High School |
| The Pirate Queen | Director Gary Zaro, PVCC |
| The Desperate Hours | Director Andrea Robertson, Paradise Valley Community College |
| Almost Maine | Director Brandon Zale, Tesseract High School |
| Beauty and the Beast | Director Catherine Zatarski-Blanco, North Pointe Academy |
| Oklahoma | Director John Owens, Central Community College |
| *Il Travatore | Director John Hoomes, Arizona Opera Company |
| *Tosca | Director Bernard Uzan, Arizona Opera Company |
| *Romeo et Juliette | Director Candace Evans, Arizona Opera Company |
| *Lucia di Lammermoor | Director Fenlon Lamb, Arizona Opera Company |
| Good Night Desdemona, Good Morning Juliet | Director Eric Schoen, Class 6 Theater |
| *Cavalleria Rusticana/Pagliacci | Director Kay Castaldo, Arizona Opera Company |
| Crazy for You | Director Laura LaPrell, Sunnyslope High School |
| I Hate Hamlet | Director Andrea Robertson, Paradise Valley Community College |
| 12th Night | Director Eric Schoen, Paradise Valley Community College |
| *The Bible: Complete Word of God abridged | Director Eric Schoen, Class 6 theater |
| *Otello | Director John Hoomes, Arizona Opera Company |
| Romeo and Juliet (knife) | Director Susan St. John, South Mountain High school |
| The Desperate Hours | Director Jerry Morrison, Theatreworks |
| The Scarlet Pimpernel | Director Andrea Robertson, Paradise Valley Community College |
| *Matt and Ben | Director Eric Schoen, Class 6 Theatre |
| Tom Sawyer | Director Athena Hunting, Theaterworks |
| The Lesson | Director Gary Imel, Phoenix College |
| Romeo and Juliet | Director Gary Zaro, Paradise Valley Community College |
| Pirates a Love Story | Director Karli Giles, Learning Foundation and Performing Arts |
| Beauty and the Beast | Director Athena Hunting, Theaterworks |
| Children of Eden | Director Laura LaPrell, Sunnyslope High School |
| *Johnny Guitar | Director Steve Hildebrand, Theatreworks |
| *All My Sons | Director David Vining, Theaterworks |
| Drop Dead | Producer Tom Piemme, Sun City Grand |
| *Miracle on 34th St. | Director Andrea Robertson, Theatreworks |
| Dear Phoebe | Director Laura LaPrell, Sunnyslope High School |
| *Bare | Director Mark Austin, Aperio Productions |
| Tobacco Road | Director Gary Imel, Phoenix College |
| Theatreworks Summer Camp Original Plays | Director Andrea Robertson, Jim Gradillas Theatreworks- Youthworks |
| Captain Preston and the Pirate Scourge | Director Ross Collins, Fountain Hills Youth |
| Night of the Living Dead | Director Robyn Allan and Catherine Blanco, Theatreworks |
| Camelot | Director Robyn Allan, Theatreworks |
| Oliver Twist, the musical | Director Andrea Robertson, Theatreworks Youthworks |
| Into the Woods | Director Mark Stoddard, Paradise Valley Community College |
| The Princess Bride | Director Vanessa Bernal, Glendale High School |
| Deathtrap | Director Joy Bingham Stimple, Sun City Grand |
| Macbeth | Director Kelly Gartland, Millennium High School |
| Oklahoma | Director Sally Jo Bannow, Theatreworks |
| Peter Pan | Director Jim Gradillas, Theatreworks |
| *What About Luv | Director Robyn Allan, Theatreworks |
| Face on the Barroom Floor | Director Gerry Burgess, Phoenix College |
| Extremities | Director Richard Hardt, Theatreworks |
| Of Mice and Men | Director Jeana Whitaker, North Valley Playhouse |
| Othello | Director Laurelann Porter, South Mountain Community College |
| Oklahoma | Director Peter Hill, Fountain Hills Community Theatre |
| Dracula | Director Jeana Whitaker, North Valley Playhouse |
| Kabuki Macbeth | Director Virginia Ludders, Glendale Community College |
| Deathtrap | Director Ken Kahle, Theatreworks |
| *Big River | Director Jim Christian, Arizona Broadway Theatre |
| Scarlet Pimpernel | Director; Lori Towne, Mesa Community College |
| Dracula | Director: Jim Miller, Castle Rock Players |
| *Pal Joey | Director: Bruce Cohen, Utah Musical Theatre |
| Robin Hood | Director: Andrea Robertson, Community College of Aurora |
| Cabaret | Director: Michael Osborne, Community College of Aurora |
| The Theatrical Illusion | Director, Cheryl McFarren, Arapahoe Community College |
| Peter Pan | Denver School for Gifted Children |
| Three Musketeers | Director: Phil Newsom, Brighton Charter School |
| Romeo and Juliet | Director: Robert Kramer, Ascot Theatre Teens Onstage |
| Othello | Director: Michael Osborne, Community College of Aurora |
Fight Direction: Film
End of the Road Columbia Film School, Director Andy Parker
Seasons of Hope Victory Angel Films, Director Brian Skiba
Out of Reach Victory Angel Films, Director Brian Skiba
- Movement Choreography
| Crow and Weasel | Glendale Community College |
Affiliations and Honors
- Society of American Fight Directors:
- Certified Teacher, 2009-present
- Recognized Advanced Actor Combatant, 2004
- Examiner’s Award for Excellence: Unarmed, Single Sword, Knife
- Best Female Actor Combatant IACW 2003, NSCW 2001
- Member of Phi Kappa Phi National Honor Society
- Member of Illinois Theatre Association 2001-2002
- Graduate Assistant, Western Illinois University, 1997-2000
- BA Graduate Honors
- Graduated Summa Cum Laude
- Department Scholar of Theatre
- College Scholar – College of Fine Arts & Communication
- Honors Scholar – Honors College of WIU
Experience
Directing
| Shakespeare in Love | PVCC- CPA |
| Kinky Boots | PVCC- CPA |
| Twisted Tales Times Two | PVCC- youth traveling show |
| A Gentleman’s Guide to Love and Murder | PVCC- CPA |
| Twisted Tales | PVCC- youth traveling show |
| Romance/Romance | PVCC-CPA |
| Sylvia | PVCC- outdoor amphitheatre |
| Coronalogs | PVCC and Arizona Theatre Company- recorded and streamed |
| Night of Mystery | PVCC-recorded and streamed |
| Ghostlight | PVCC-recorded and streamed |
| I Love You, Your Perfect, Now Change | PVCC- CPA |
| Peter and the Star Catcher | PVCC-CPA |
| The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee | PVCC-CPA |
| Dirty Rotten Scoundrels | PVCC-CPA |
| The Secret in the Wings | PVCC-Black Box |
| Spamalot | PVCC-CPA |
| The Ballad of Downtown Jake (original) | PVCC-CPA |
| Arsenic and Old Lace | PVCC-CPA |
| The Desperate Hours | PVCC-CPA |
| The Drowsy Chaperone | PVCC-CPA |
| The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee | PVCC-CPA |
| Scarlet Pimpernel | PVCC-CPA |
| Fool for Love | PVCC-Black box |
| I Hate Hamlet (thrust) | PVCC-Black Box |
| Rocky Horror Show | Phoenix College |
| Compleat Female Stage Beauty | Paradise Valley CC |
| Love Letters | Phoenix College |
| Dorothy Meets Alice or the Wizard of Wonderland | Arizona Jewish Theatre |
| Miracle on 34th Street- twice | Theatreworks |
| Lend Me a Tenor | Phoenix College |
| Dig N Tel | Arizona Jewish Theatre |
| The Car | Phoenix College |
| High School Musical- One Act Version | North Valley Playhouse |
| The Nerd | Theatreworks |
| You Can’t Take it With You | Phoenix College |
| Yours, Anne | Theatreworks |
| Radium Girls (Guest Director) | Palace Playhouse |
| My Fair Lady (Guest Dir. Summer Stock) | Summer Music Theatre |
| It’s A Wonderful Life- the musical | The Ascot Theatre |
| Rumors | Community College of Aurora |
| Lost in Yonkers (thesis project) | WIU Mainstage Theatre |
| Romance/Romance | WIU Studio Theatre |
| The Rainmaker | WIU Studio Theatre |
| Where Have all the Lightning Bugs Gone? (arena staging) | WIU Studio Theatre |
| Oklahoma | Drama Learning Center, MI |
| Barefoot in the Park (thrust staging) | WIU Studio Theatre |
| Do Over (thrust staging) | WIU Studio Theatre |
| The Cabaret (produced and arranged) | Comstock Theatre, MI |
| The Stonewater Rapture (thrust staging) | WIU Studio Theatre |
Performing Highlights:
Off Broadway
| Beginnings | Lead | Peter Sklar, Orpheum Theatre |
Tours: Stage Managing and/or Performing
| Amelia Earhart Reporter | Ascot Theatre on the Go |
| *Miki Rosika | WIU Regional Touring Co. |
| **Onward Orphans Onward Shannon | WIU Regional Touring Co. |
| *Original script **Original musical |
Regional Theatre
| The Pirate Queen (Grace O’Malley) | Paradise Valley Community College |
| Blood Royal (Joan of Arc, Lady Bona) | Southwest Shakespeare Company |
| Captain Louie (Roberta) | Mesa Arts Center |
| Into the Woods (Baker’s Wife) | Mark Stoddard, PVCC |
| I Do, I Do (Agnes) | Lisa Pan, Desert Stages |
| Over the River and through the Woods (Caitlin) reading | Elayne Stein, Matlin Studio for the Arts |
| Miss Saigon (Ellen) | Fountain Hills Community |
| ShakespeareWorks | Theatreworks |
| Dracula (Mina) replaced 3 days before | North Valley Community Playhouse |
| The Importance of Being Ernest (Gwendolyn) | Phoenix College |
| Boughs of Folly (Jewel) | Herberger Lunchtime Series |
| Big River (Susan Wilkes) | Arizona Broadway Theatre |
| Dancing at Lughnasa (Maggie) | PVCC Guest Artist |
| Midsummer Nights Dream (amazon) | Southwest Shakespeare Co. |
| Brigadoon (ensemble/dancer) | Arizona Broadway Theatre |
| Gypsy (Louise) | Derby Dinner Playhouse |
| Dracula (Mina) | Castle Rock Players |
| Monkey Men (stage reading) (Celia) | Chameleon Stage |
| Pal Joey (Melba) | Utah Musical Theatre |
| Zorro (Ybarra) | Utah Musical Theatre |
| The King and I (Anna) | Castle Rock Players |
| She Loves Me (Amalia) | Everyman Theatre Littleton |
| Ghostlight (the stage manager) | Everyman Theatre Littleton |
| My Fair Lady (chorus) | Sundance Entertainment |
| Five Women Wearing the Same Dress (Francis) | Everyman Theatre Littleton |
| Fiddler on the Roof (Grandma Tzietal) | Town Hall Arts Littleton, CO |
| The Mystery of Edwin Drood (Rosa Bud) | WIU Mainstage Theatre |
| Side by Side by Sondheim | WIU Studio Theatre |
| How to Succeed in Business… (dancer) | Orpheum Galesburg, IL |
| Big (chorus, dancer) (summer stock) | Summer Music Theatre |
| Oklahoma (dancer) | Comstock Community Theatre |
| Kiss Me Kate (chorus) | Comstock Community Theatre |
| Rashamon (chorus) | WIU Mainstage Theatre |
| Rider’s to the Sea (woman) | WIU Studio Theatre |
| Kingdom Come (echo) | WIU Mainstage Theatre |
| Sweet Charity (chorus) | Kalamazoo Civic Theatre, MI |
| Anything Goes (chorus) | Kalamazoo Civic Theatre |
| Vital Signs | WIU Studio Theatre |
| The Club (Carleton) | WIU Mainstage Theatre |
| The Quilt (Maria) (Second production of Play. Toured to Iowa University.) | WIU Studio Theatre |
| Hello, Dolly (chorus) | Kalamazoo Civic Theatre |
| Carousel (chorus) | Kalamazoo Civic Theatre |
| Andrew Lloyd Webber Showstoppers | Kalamazoo Civic Theatre |
| Fiddler on the Roof (Mama) | Kalamazoo Civic Theatre |
Film
| Through the Eyes of God | The Judge | Michael Pavoni |
| Take My Hand | Young Susan | Jennifer McCuen |
| Voices | Julie | View From Above |
| Out of Reach | Yaz | Victory Angel Films |
| Jason & Amy: A Prom Story | Teacher One | Film Festival |
| The Vessel | Specialty Extra Combatant | Wednesday Productions |
Stage Managing
| South Pacific (summer stock) | Summer Music Theatre |
| Godspell (summer stock) | Summer Music Theatre |
| On the Verge | WIU Mainstage Theatre |
| Joseph and the Amazing…(summer stock) | Summer Music Theatre |
| Guys and Dolls (summer stock) | Summer Music Theatre |
| Zorro (second production of script) | WIU Mainstage Theatre |
| Macbeth (ASM, but called half of the show) | WIU Mainstage Theatre |
Technical
| All Together Now (Light designer) | PVCC studio theatre |
| Noises Off (sound board operator) | WIU Mainstage Theatre |
| Baby With the Bathwater (manual LBO) | WIU Studio Theatre |
| The Scarlet Letter (manual LBO) | WIU Studio Theatre |
| Three One Acts (manual LBO) | WIU Studio Theatre |
| When You Coming Home Red Ryder? (costume run) | WIU Mainstage Theatre |
| The Mad Woman of Chaillot (costume run) | WIU Mainstage Theatre |
| Guys and Dolls (set construction, aided Professional during college holidays) | Portage Central High School, Portage, MI |
| Kiss Me Kate (set construction) | Comstock Community Theatre |
| Macbeth (set construction) | WIU Mainstage Theatre |
| Kingdom Come (light hang and costume Construction) | WIU Mainstage Theatre |
| Arsenic and Old Lace (light hang, costume and set construction) | WIU Mainstage Theatre |
Front of House/ Office
| Business/House/Box Office Managing | How I Learned to Drive | Community College of Aurora |
| Business/House/Box Office Managing | Cabaret | Community College of Aurora |
| Business Manager | Fine Arts Department | Community College of Aurora |
Additional Skills
Program and poster design
Copyright, Fight Call, LLC
Back to top