PROMO ~ CV / RESUME:
Lives in Boston, MA
Born 1978, Augusta, ME Performance Artist: Dance, Physical Theater, Voice, Drag, Burlesque, Puppetry, Mask, Performance Art, Manipulator of Expectations Impression and Depth: We can know each other intimately at first sight, and still surprise each other after years of relationship. Strangers are recognizable by "type", but does our definition/experience/emotional response to type change as we are faced by the truth of chaotic human existence? Duality emerges, an unexplored dichotomy branching out of a personalized ether paving the way for three-dimentional relationship, and begging room for certain paradigms of understanding to shift... I want to play with these expectations. Flirting with assumptions, on my best days I leave you changed. |
Select Theater PerformanceS:
- Year Show Title (my part), Created by/Produced by, Venue, City, State/Country
- 2012 28 Seeds (Hannah Montenegro, Blogger, Ensemble), Walter Sickert and the Army of Broken Toys/Liars and Believers, BCA, Boston, MA
- 2012 Boston Poetry Slam (Featured Guest Performer), Boston Poetry Slam, Radio, Somerville, MA
- 2012 Itching Man Festival (Co-Host / Interactive Character), Evan O'Television, Cambridge YMCA Theater, Cambridge, MA
- 2012 3rd Annual Bilicious Boston Show (Featured Performer), Bilicious Productions, Club Cafe Theater, Boston, MA
- 2012 Here and Now: Mortality (Featured Dance collaboration with Mary Bichner), Jade Sylvan and Caleb Cole, Gallery 263, Cambridge, MA
- 2012 ORG: Ides of March (Featured Writer), Mali Sastri/Jaggery, Cloud Club, Boston, MA
- 2012 The Boston Tease Party Presents: Beaver (Mini Mermaid, Shopper, Court), Sugar Coated Productions, Somerville Theater, Somerville, MA
- 2012 Revenge of the Robot Battle Nuns (Guest Soloist, Scientist's Wife, Minion), Slaughterhouse Sweethearts, Oberon Theater, Cambridge, MA
- 2012 Naughtnomicon hosted by J. Cannibal (Guest Soloist), Chris DeKalb, Oberon Theater, Cambridge, MA
- 2012 Broadway Does Burlesque (Guest Soloist, Ensemble), Mary Widow, Oberon Theater, Cambridge, MA
- 2012 Welcome To Sparkletown (Guest Soloist, Dancer), Sparkletown Productions, Oberon Theater, Cambridge, MA
- 2012 Schooltree Rock Show (Guest Dancer), Schooltree Productions, Church, Boston, MA
- 2012 Dr. Sketchy's Anti-Art School: Boston (Featured Performer), Truth Serum Productions, Club Cafe Theater, Boston, MA
- 2011 Chautauqua!, The National Theater of the United States of America /Institute of Contemporary Art (ICA), ICA Main Stage, Boston, MA
- 2008-2011 The Slutcracker (Wet Spot Fairy, Tango, Act 1 Partygoer, Nightmare, Bacchanalia, Chinese), Sugar Coated Productions, Somerville Theater, Somerville, MA; Théâtre St. Dennis, Montreal, Canada
- 2010-2011 Bent Wit Cabaret (Core Performer/Soloist), Axe To Ice Productions, Oberon Theater, Cambridge, MA
- 2011 The Mary Dolan Show (Super Grandpa/Adelaide), Axe To Ice Productions, Oberon Theater, Cambridge, MA
- 2003-2012 Memorial Day Weekend (ATKM), ATKM Productions, ArtHouse Theater / Crown and Anchor / Vixen, Provincetown, MA
- 2003-2011 Women’s Week (ATKM), ATKM Productions, ArtHouse Theater/Crown and Anchor/Vixen, Provincetown, MA
- 2002-2011 All The Kings Men (Select College Performances), Yale, Keene State College, University of Maine, Hamilton College, SUNY, MASSART, University of CT, Smith College, Dartmouth College…
- 2010-2011 Puppetry Slam (Elephant Tango Ensemble), Puppet Showplace Theater, Brookline, MA
- 2009-2011 Blood from a Turnip (Elephant Tango Ensemble, Soloist), Perishable Theater, Providence, RI
- 2011 Our Bodies Ourselves Benefit, Rogue Burlesque, Oberon Theater, Cambridge, MA
- 2010-2011 Org (Soloist), Mali Sastri/Jaggery, Cloud Club, Boston, MA ; Oberon Theater, Cambridge, MA
- 2006-2011 Jerkus Circus (Soloist), The Steamy Bohemians, Various Venues, Cambridge/Worcester, MA
- 2011First Night (Dancer), Amanda Palmer/Boston Pops, Symphony Hall, Boston, MA
- 2011 Let’s Be Brief Launch Party (ATKM), DROM, New York City, NY
- 2007, 2009, 2010 Boston Pride (ATKM), Boston Pride Committee, Main Stage, Boston, MA
- 2010 See You Next Tuesday International Festival (ATKM), New Players Theater, London, UK
- 2010 Emerging Artists Festival, American Repertory Theater, Cambridge, MA
- 2010 SHOW w/ Henry Hornstein (Soloist), Bitches of Destiny, Coolidge Corner Theater, Brookline, MA
- 2009 Jerkus Circus (Soloist), Steamy Bohemians, Lucky Cheng’s, New York City, NY
- 2009 Out on the Edge Festival, The Theater Offensive, Club Café, Boston, MA
- 2008 Boston Youth Pride (ATKM), Main Stage, Boston, MA
- 2008 New Works Festival (ATKM), LA Women’s Theater Project, Stella Adler Theater, Los Angeles, CA
- 2008 National Women’s Music Festival (ATKM), Alliance Energy Center, Madison WI
- 2008 Toronto Pride (ATKM), NOW Stage & Goodhandy’s, Toronto, Canada
- 2008 All The Kings Men, Victoria Productions, Stonewall Inn, New York City, NY
- 2007 Out of the Box: Twisted Tales (ATKM), All The Kings Men/The Theater Offensive, Caulderwood Pavilion, Boston, MA
- 2006 MIT Fierce Forever w/ Margaret Cho (ATKM), MIT, Kresge Auditorium, Cambridge, MA
- 2006 Capitol Fringe Festival (Original Work), Venus Theater, Washington, DC
- 2005-2006 Das Puppenspiel Puppet Theater (repertory/multiple roles, touring), Das Puppenspiel Puppet Theater, Various locations, USA
- 2002-2004 ART WhOReSHIP (I, II, III) (Host, Soloist, Artistic Director), UnAmerika's Sweetheart Karin Webb, Pan 9, Boston, MA; The Milky Way, Jamaica Plain, MA
- 2004 Collected Stories (Lisa), Gloucester Stage Company, Gloucester, MA
- 2002 Artrages (Soloist), Mobius, Boston, MA
- 2000-2004 Pan 9 (Soloist, Collective Member), Pan 9 Performance Collective, Pan 9, Boston, MA
- 2000 Cloud Club Performance Series (Jenny), Amanda Palmer, Cloud Club, Boston, MA
- 1999 Wild Honey (Sofia), Boston University, Boston University Theater, Boston, MA
- 1999 Henry IV (Part 1 and 2 – Falstaff’s Page, Ensemble), Vineyard Playhouse Theater, Amphitheater, Martha’s Vineyard, MA
- 1992 A Midsummer Night’s Dream (Mustardseed), The Theater at Monmouth, Monmouth, ME
Radio / Film / Publications / Gallery Exhibits:
- 2012 Quiet Desperation (Season 3, Episodes 4 & 5: The Station), I play "Salamander", Boston, MA [Film]
- 2011 The Gay & Lesbian Review Worldwide, Interview with All The Kings Men published [Magazine]
- 2011 Contemporary Puppetry Exhibit, Mikhail Zakin Gallery, Demarest, NJ [Gallery Exhibition]
- 2011 Big Sauce Radio (Episode #69), Interview and Poetry Reading, Boston, MA [Radio]
- 2010 Play in the Gray, Documentary by Planted Seed Productions, ATKM (myself included) is the documentary’s main subject [Film]
- 1991 WMPG Duck Soup Radio, Portland, ME [Radio]
Companies / Troupes / Artistic Direction / Production:
- 2011-Present Burns and Webb, Co-Creator, Company Member of this dynamic music and dance improvisational performance duo (Boston, MA)
- 2012-Present Dream Weird/Find Art Here, Company Creator, Performer with this traveling theatrical collaboration (Boston and Beyond, World)
- 2002-Present All The Kings Men Performance Troupe (ATKM), Original member of this all-women performance troupe (Boston area, MA)
- 2011-Present Hubba Hub, Member, Writer, Contributor (Boston Area, MA)
- 2008-2011 Elephant Tango Ensemble, Ensemble, Puppeteer, Director, Writer, Puppet-Maker for this puppet and live music ensemble (Boston, Ma)
- 2007-2011 Axe To Ice Productions, Co-Creator, Artistic Director, Co-Producer, and Core Performer for this production company (Cambridge, MA)
- 2000-2004 Pan 9 Collective, Producer, Artistic Director, Artist in Residence, Collaborator (Boston, MA)
- 2000 Imua! Theater Company, Stage Manager for 1st staging of “Santos E Santos” (New York City, NY)
Selected Honors and Awards:
- 2012 IRNE Nominated "Best Puppetry"
- 2012 GO! Magazine's Reader's Choice "Best Drag Performer" Award
- 2011 Named GO! Magazine's "Top 100 Women we Love"
- 2004 Boston Phoenix’s Reader’s Choice “Best Kept Secret” Award
- 2004 Named Curve Magazine's "Best Lesbian Theater Company"
- 2004 Elliot Norton Award
Education:
- 2005 Dell'Arte International School of Physical Theater, Certificate in Physical and Ensemble Based Theater, and 1st year of MFA program completed
- 2000 Boston University, BFA (Magna Cum Laude)
- 1999 London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art (LAMDA), Study Abroad
Coaching / Workshops:
Drag Performance and Gender Illusion, Character Development and Contemporary Commedia, Movement for Stage, Radical Gender Theater, Puppet Making and Performance, Mask Making and Performance, Writing for a Character, Storytelling, Burlesque: More information here
Special Skills:
Trombone, Fire-eating, Various Dialects and Accents, Voices, Clown, Drag, Tango, Ballroom, Swing, Ballet, Jazz, Tap, Puppetry, Mask, Living Statue, Acrobatics/Physical Theater, Stage Combat (armed, unarmed, found object), Burlesque, Stilts, Stupid Face Tricks, Outrageous Poetry...