Selected Performance, Comedy and Writing Experience
Member: The Alliance of Canadian Cinema, Television, and Radio Artists (ACTRA)
Performance
I have performed with The Second City (Toronto), The Kids in the Hall (Toronto), Element Choir (Dir. Christine Duncan, Toronto), Magnet Theater Improv. Team (NYC) and in various theatre productions.
Stand Up Comedy
I have performed my stand-up comedy routine in various venues in New York City, including the Comedy Cellar and the Greenwich Village Comedy Club.
TV Writing
Story Editor. New School, Beachwood Canyon, Toronto, 2017.
ACTING TRAINING – Canada
University of Calgary, Drama, 2 years: Acting, Pat Benedict, Voice, Movement.
Equity Showcase Workshops: Acting, Movement
Maggie Basset Studio 6 Week Intensive Course, Tarragon Theatre: (Acting: Diego Matamoris; Shakespeare: Lloy Coutts; Chekov: Paul Bettis; Mask: Ingrid Von Daarl, Ross Patten; Clown: Dean Gilmour)
Voice & Coaching: Nicki Guadagni
Singing: Adele Baker (Calgary)
Movement: Audrey Jolly, Leslie French
Second City Workshops : Improvisation & Sketch Comedy with the Touring Company
ACTING, COMEDY & WRITING TRAINING – New York (2018-present)
Recently, I have studied acting, improv, stand-up comedy, and writing for television at the Comedy Cellar (NYC), Graham Shiels Studios (NYC), Magnet Theater (NYC), T. Schreiber Acting Studio (NYC), and Upright Citizens Brigade (NYC & LA).
i. Acting
Intermediate/Advanced Scene Study (3 classes). Peter Jensen, T. Schreiber Studio, 2018-2023, multiple sessions.
On-Camera Acting. Tommy Buck, T. Schreiber Studio, 2024, multiple sessions.
ii. Comedy & Improvisation
Stand-Up Comedy. Rick Crom, The Comedy Cellar, 2023
Stand-Up Comedy. Veronica Mosey, The Comedy Cellar, 2019
Improv 1. Shannon O’Neill, Upright Citizens Brigade (UCB), 2019; class show April 13, 2019
Improv 1. Rick Andrews, Magnet Theater, NYC; class show March 28, 2019
Improv 2. Jessica Morgan, UCB, 2019; class show Nov. 16, 2019
Improv 2. Nick Kanellis, Magnet Theater, 2020; class show March, 21, 2020
Improv 3. Louis Kornfeld, Magnet Theater, 2020; class show: June 29, 2020
Improv 3. Drew DiFonzo Marks, UCB, 2021; class show: March 13, 2021
Improv 4. Louis Kornfeld, Magnet Theater, 2020; class show Oct. 23, 2020
Improv 4. Julie Brister, UCB, 2021; class shows June 23 and July 13, 2021
Improv Elective. House of Mirrors. Louis Kornfeld, 2023
Characters. Sarah Smallwoods Parsons, UCB, 2020
Musical Improv 1. Nikita Burdein/Frank Spitznagel, Magnet Theater, 2019; class show Apr. 19, 2019
iii. Writing
Writing a TV Pilot. Jeff Topolski, Upright Citizens Brigade, 2022.
Writing a TV Pilot. Mel Cowan, Upright Citizens Brigade, 2021.
Sketch Writing 1, Armando Diaz, Magnet Theater, 2019.
Sketch Writing 2, Armando Diaz, Magnet Theater, 2019 (class show Aug. 25, 2019)
