- I grew up in Philadelphia. Cheesesteaks, YAY! Scrapple, BOO! 2018 Super Bowl Champs! GO EAGLES!!!
- I went to an all girls Catholic high school. 'Nuff said.
- I said that I chose the University of Southern California because of their great language department (my original major was German/Russian heading toward minors in Italian and Japanese). The real reason was that during my tour of the campus I saw a building that had the name George Lucas on the side of it. Done deal.
- Changed previous major. Got a BFA in Theatre.
- Went to work at The Oregon Shakespeare Festival under Artistic Director Henry Woronicz and was a company
member for 5 years.
- Moved to New York. Rented in Brooklyn. Bought in Queens.
- Worked a lot regionally--17 states in 13 years. Missed being in New York full time, but LOVED working with theatre artists around the country...and finding and eating the best local food.
- Returned to Oregon Shakes for 4 more years, this time under Artistic Director Bill Rauch.
- Did a lot of great plays including All The Way, originating the roles of Coretta Scott King and Fannie Lou Hamer, which I then understudied when the play moved to Broadway. And the play won the Tony. Not too shabby.
- Performed The White Snake in China. Yes, The Great Wall is pretty...well...great.
- A few TV guest spots, voiceovers, and several regional gigs later (including a trip back to OSF for the world premiere of ROE), I'm home. For now.
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