"Action Girl" is almost complete! Director, Dave Tozin, decided to re-choreograph all the fight scenes. With The help of Mike Sun and Nate Mo Chin, we have filmed some bad-ass fights and have 1 more to go!

Buffalo Diamonds

New Project! I am beginning production on "Buffalo Diamonds," produced by Paladin Knight Pictures. I will be playing Marela Rex, wife and mother who loves her children more than anything. Pictures and more to come!

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Come celebrate Women's History Month with our Source of Women week!

Starting on Tuesday the 8th -International Women's Day- the V-Day "THE VAGINA MONOLOGUES 2011" benefitting the Project Girl Performance Collective.

Featuring: Liz Kelley, Maggie Alexander, Danielle Alonzo, Amy Bohaker, Karen Bray, Catie Choatie, Helene Galek, Maeri Hedstrom, Jenny Green, Havilah Imfeld, Fiona Jones, Starr Kirkland, Christine McKenna, Ella Mische,... Amber Bela Muse, Melissa Riker, Jen Thatcher, Chanel Thomas, Elspeth Turner, Aimee Whelan

8pm. Tickets are $11 and can be reserved through Theatermania: https://www.ovationtix.com/trs/pr/813465

I am playing the 2 roles in the Alternative Theatre of Manhatan's Production of Ankhst. My primary role is the juicy part of Judy, an archaeologist. I knew I was going to love this part. She's strong willed, confrontational, border-line rigid, likes to be in control, and intensely passionate about her work. What I was not expecting was to love my bit part as the Amunite Priestess just as much. It's a 2 line part near the end of the play. Joe Williams, our movement coach, told me to create a character representative of "an albino cobra of death." I've never had so much fun being silent and creepy!

Ankhst is playing at the American Theater of Actors, 314 W. 54th St. (between 8th & 9th Ave.), in the Beckman Theater on the second floor.

The show has the ghost of a pharaoh, his scheming brother, a couple of strong-willed archaeologists, lots of colorful characters, murder, intrigue, evil priests and belly dancers. I'm not kidding, real belly dancers.

We run Feb 17-March 6th. Thursday through Saturday, at 8:00 p.m. and the show on Sunday is a 3:00 p.m. matinee. Tickets are only $18 unless you tell them you're a student and then it's only $16.

Go to SmartTix.com to make your reservations.

F***ing Christmas - 4 Shows Only!

Come see F***ing Christmas!

This production consists of seven original plays written and performed by Shelter members. There are only four performances, so get your tickets early!

Location: WorkShop Theater Company's Main Stage Theater
312 W 36th Street, 4th floor

Thurs, Dec 9th @ 8pm
Friday, Dec 10th @ 8pm
Saturday, Dec 11th @ 8pm
Sunday, Dec 12th @ 2pm

Buy tickets online! http://theshelternyc.org/Shelter_Productions/F___ing_Christmas.html

This is a photo from the set of my latest project, "Action Girl." I'm playing a crime fighter in an independent short film, written and directed by Dave Tozin. We have been having a blast filming this movie and are close to completion. Only the major fight scene left to shoot! I have a few more rehearsals to really nail my jump kick and leg sweep, so hopefully all will go smoothly!

"Motel" has arrived!

Come see our show! Please buy your tickets online ahead of time, as we expect to sell out!



A Note on the Process:
These pieces have been rehearsed much as one would do in a scene study class. Actors and directors worked on their own, then brought the pieces into the workshop to present to the group. Rather than creating the feel of "too many chefs in the kitchen," it served as a way to gauge audience reaction - what works? What doesn't read? It also served as a way of sharing the success and failure of different directing exercises. Working on this show, I was reminded of how much I appreciate true collaboration. Michael Kingsbaker has successfully established a group of actors, writers, and directors who care about the craft of theatre. Thanks for the Shelter, Mike!

Rehearsing "All my Sons"

"I don't know what I'm doing, where I'm going; I don't know how I feel about what's going on or the people around me; and I don't know how I'm going to get what I want!!!"

"Isn't that exactly where she's supposed to be in this moment?"

"Oh...right. Ok, I'm ready to start the scene again."

Frustrating, yet rewarding moments. Thanks cast mates!

Shelter workshop

I am currently involved with a great community of actors, writers and directors at the Shelter Theatre Workshop. We meet once a week for 4 hours to workshop monologues, scenes, cold readings for auditions, new plays, and anything else we can think of. It's a place to feel safe and work on our craft. I am feeling particularly grateful for this safe haven and am thrilled by the work coming out of it! We are putting up a showcase in May. There will be 9 original pieces all taking place in a motel room. I hope you can make it!

Rabbit Hole

I am thrilled to announce that I have officially done my first New York show! I was cast in as "Izzy" in the Center Stage Playhouse production of Rabbit Hole shortly after moving to New York in October. I fell in love with this play last spring when I performed a scene from it for UC Santa Barbara's showcase in LA. I can't imagine having better material to really kick off my acting journery here in NY. Now it's back to auditioning.