Employed Since:

2002

Educational History:

B.A., University of Toronto; B.Ed., University of Toronto

Fairfield University Shakespeare Studies Cambridge University, England Royal Shakespeare Company Royal Ballet School (Dance)

Fields of Expertise:

Adjunct Assistant Professor: Accents & Dialects, Shakespeare, Performance for Simulation & Training, Stage Management

Personal Highlights:

I have been an advocate for Arts Education in the schools for all my life from my first classes in Cambridge, England to my life here in Winchester. My family has had to live and breathe theatre.

Founding Member of The Theatre Artists Workshop of Westport, CT Vice President, Board of Directors for Winchester Little Theatre

Professional Highlights:

• Equity Actress & Equity Stage Manager at The Vineyard Playhouse, Martha’s Vineland, MD (1982–1992)
• Dialogue Coach for Jessica Tandy & Hume Croyn (1992–2000)
• Narrator for Storm Jameson’s Journey From the North, Volume 1& II on Audible.com
• Director for Shenandoah Conservatory’s Theatre for Youth: The Jungle Book
• Director for PAVAN SRGS Theatre Division (2002 –2015)
• Local Director at the Museum of the Shenandoah Valley: The Hollow Crown (2014); Shakespeare’s Green World (2014); A Midsummer Night’s Dream (2015)

Quote:

I have taught theatre all over the world and performed with and for princes and queens, but I have never been happier as I am now teaching and directing the theatre royalty of the future.