New Play Festival 2024

Cam Kornman

Cam Kornman has appeared in many New York theater productions. She works frequently with Polaris North, doing her favorite thing, new plays. Recently she also appeared on the television programs The Blacklist and FBI Most Wanted.

John Payne

John Payne is a NYC actor, and is very pleased to be a part of this production. He has just completed a run of King Lear in the role of Kent. John received his training at HB Studios with Michael Beckett and Austin Pendleton as well as Shakespeare with Geoffrey Owens.

Chris Lowe

Chris would like to thank Noel, Shaun and Philip for the opportunity, and his wife and son for their support.

Shaun O’Hagan

Shaun grew up in Brooklyn, New York. He spent twenty years in Los Angeles, CA. Where he appeared in over 100 commercials. For the last ten years he has been back in New York. He has a recurring role on Blue Bloods (CBS). He also plays Ellis in Netflix’ The Good Nurse starring Jessica Chastain. Shaun is thrilled to be apart of tonight’s reading of One In Five by Philip J Kaplan.

Kenneth Linsley

Actor, singer and language lover/learner/teacher. Kenneth has performed on NYC stages, and regional houses around the country. Currently studying with HB Studios. Off-Broadway: “Brunch: The Musical” (American Theatre of Actors.) Tours/Regional: Theatre by the Sea, STONC, Players Theatre, Pocono Playhouse, Bucks County Playhouse. Alumni of both The American Musical and Dramatic Academy as well as The University of Texas.

Benjamin Loewy

Performer, Director, Teaching Artist, and Artistic Director for Poor Richard's Players - Benjamin Loewy is honored to be working with such a fine group of performing artists on this critical piece of digital theatre.

Tamara Cacchione

Tamara Cacchione is an actor, director, and social worker in the Hudson Valley. She is honored to have been a part of this production. In addition to her role as Wife, past favorite roles include Olivia in Twelfth Night, Mary in the Women, Beatrice in Much Ado About Nothing, Grace in Into the Breeches, and Cassie in Rumors all the Center for Performing Arts in Rhinebeck. Other favorite roles include Bella in Lost in Yonkers (New Deal Creative Arts Center), Lady Anne in Richard II for Love Creek Productions, and Demetrius in A Midsummer Nights Dream (Phare Play Productions). Favorite directing credits include Rent (CenterStage Productions), Something Rotten, and Almost, Maine (both for New Deal Creative Arts Center). Thanks to the production team for including her in this wonderful project!

David Smilow

David has appeared in several of Louisa Vilardi’s plays. The Covid Confessions was an especially challenging one, given that the production came during the darkest days of the pandemic. And yet, the results glow with heart, humor and vitality: a credit to those very qualities in Louisa. David began his career as a writer, working for the screen, television and the stage before turning to acting. Since that change of focus, he’s taken on roles as diverse as Werner Heisenberg in Copenhagen, to Count Dracula in Dracula. That trend continues; he’ll play the uber-bad guy Roat in an upcoming stage proroduction of Wait Until Dark, followed by a raft of oddball characters in a production of Greater Tuna. Got to stay flexible.

Monica Johns

Monica Johns is a So Cal native and a proud mother of 3 talented sons. Recent roles include: House of Yes (Mrs. Pascal), Hello Dolly! (Dolly Levi ) Matilda (Mrs. Wormwood), Chicago (Velma Kelly), Mamma Mia (Tanya), She Loves Me (Ilona Ritter) Beauty and the Beast (Babette). She has come to adore the community of artists in Las Vegas and is thankful to create alongside some phenomenal talent.

Glenn Heath

Glenn Heath - Actor/Writer/Comedian A graduate from the University of Pittsburgh, a former Marine, Proud Father, and an impresario of Improvisational Theater. For 30 years Glenn has been performing on stage and screen, with over 25 Feature Films, a few TV appearances, and numerous commercials/national campaigns to his credit. Glenn trained with The Second City and is an alum of Pittsburgh’s longest running improv groups “The Susquehanna Hat Company” and “Friday Nite Improvs”. Glenn has performed in a number of Vegas Strip Shows at Excalibur, Bally’s, LVH, The Plaza, Palace Station, Silverton and Bourbon Street Casinos. Currently he performs with ComedySportz Improv but can always to be found across the Vegas Valley entertainment scene in local theatrical and musical productions. Credits include Sweeney Todd (Sweeney/Judge Turpin), Fun Home (Bruce Bechdel), Fiddler on the Roof (Tevye), Amadeus (Salieri), A Few Good Men (Col. Jessep), and many, many more at his website: http://heathge.wix.com/glennheath

Andrew Joffe

ANDREW JOFFE Rhinebeck Theater Society: A Doll’s House, Rumors; Performing Arts of Woodstock: Copenhagen, Arms and the Man, Uncle Vanya; Kaaterskill Actors Theatre: Scrooge and Son, Tartuffe, Turn of the Screw; Agler Theater Company: Sin, Don Juan in Hell, God of Carnage, Sylvia, Chapter Two, The Dining Room, That Championship Season, The Art of Dining; New Stage Theater: Fahrenheit 451, Blood Sky, And Then There Were None; Bridge Street Theater: Revenge of the Space Pandas, Holiday Memories; Castle Hill Theater Company: family theater, Also director, writer, improv radio producer, award winning poet and opera librettist.

Hillary Baack

Hillary is an actress, writer, director and producer. A graduate of Wake Forest University, Hillary wrote and performed an acclaimed, sold-out run of her one-woman show, Birth Story at The Barrow Group, followed by roles at Deaf West, including Flowers for Algernon and Spring Awakening. As an actor, Hillary has co-starred in Close to You (w. Elliot Page), Sound of Metal, The East and the upcoming Clybourne Park (w. Sarah Paulson, Elizabeth Moss and Anthony Mackie). Hillary co-wrote, produced and starred in the award-winning feature, You & Me and helped develop the Oscar-winning CODA and Sound of Metal.

Scott Marshall

A graduate of Circle In The Square. Regional: Tommy, The Last 5 Years, Big, Nunsense A-Men, YAGM Charlie Brown, The Man Who Came To Dinner, Twelfth Night, Annie Get Your Gun, Henry V, Pal Joey, Christmas Carol (Cronin/Fulton). TV: The Tonight Show with Jay Leno, Late Night with Jimmy Kimmel. Improv: UCB (LA), Improv Olympic (LA), Pool Boy (LA)

David Clarke

David Clarke is a Beacon native. The acting virus was contracted when a coworker invited him to see his performance in “Sweeney Todd”. Inspired by the production David moved to NYC and enrolled into an acting program at NYFA. David has since been in numerous web series’s including “Ghosts of Fort Greene”, “5Knives”, and “Wingmen”.

Molly Feibel

Molly is a Hudson Valley-based actor who has appeared in numerous productions at many local theaters. Most often she is seen performing Shakespearean roles but always enjoys getting to work on new pieces. Molly was thrilled to be part of The COVID Confessions and thanks Louisa for creating such a unique piece of Pandemic Theater.

Chrys Vaughan

Chrys is excited to be returning for another production with Virtual Arts. DMV born and bred, she is thankful for each moment, experience and story shared on this journey. From acting to modeling, Chrys can be found stepping up to the challenge. Thank you to all of those who had an hand in sharing my love to the word. Hey, Momma!

Dylan Parkin

Previous credits throughout the region include Roland (Constellations), Rufus (Gently Down the Stream), Baker (Into the Woods), William Magee (Seven Keys to Baldpate), Danny Marino (Tough Love), Chief Bromden (One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest), Daniel (The Covid Confessions), Stephen Belber (The Laramie Project), Gus (Braille Garden), William Barfee (25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee), Man in Chair (The Drowsy Chaperone), Shrek (Shrek the Musical), Jimmy Nowack (Miracle on South Division Street), and Fred Benson (Dirty Rotten Scoundrels). Dylan holds a bachelor's degree in Food Science from the Culinary Institute of America and works as a Food Scientist for a baked goods manufacturer in Yonkers, NY. He also serves on the Board of Governors for County Players Falls Theatre in Wappingers Falls, NY.

Gabriella Chiulli

Gabriella Chiulli is thrilled to join the cast of "Living the Nightmare,” and to support the production as Assistant Director. An alumna of the William Esper Studio, she is a trained actor for both on-camera and stage. She thanks Joe Leone for the opportunity to be apart of such an amazing project.

Parisa Babaee

Parisa Babaee (Paa-ree-suh Buh-bay) (she/her/they/them) is an actor, writer, and producer. She trained at UCB, The Barrow Group, and Tarokh Studio. Parisa is known for her roles in The Fairy (Woman), One More Photo Please (Anne Daly), and the award-winning short film, In My Eyes (Rose), which premiered at the Manhattan Film Festival in 2021.

Paula Langton

Paula Langton - Actor/ Teacher Paula lives in Becket Massachusetts and serves on the Board of The Becket Arts Center. She is a freelance Creative Consultant and Voice & Speech coach/cheerleader Acting Credits: American Repertory Theatre, La Mama, etc., PTP/ NYC, Shakespeare & Co, Company of Women, Los Angeles Women’s Shakespeare Co, Actors’ Shakespeare Project, New Repertory Theatre, Olney Theatre, Boston Playwrights’ Theatre, Boston Theatre Works, Revels, Nora Theatre Co, Gloucester Stage Co, Nickerson Theatre, Charles Playhouse, Hasty Pudding, Studebaker Movement Theatre Co, Festa Di Teatro Ecologico - Stromboli, Italy. Teatro Nacional - Lisbon, Portugal Film & TV: Day 90, Lowell Mill Girls. Broad Squad, Aerodynamics, Documentary - "Giving Voice - an Actor's Journey with Kristin Linklater." Teaching Credits: Professor Emeritus - Boston University, Kristin Linklater Voice Centre Orkney, Scotland, Global Leadership Fellows - World Economic Forum - Columbia University, Emerson College, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Wheaton College, University of Massachusetts, Trinity Rep Conservatory, Vineyard Playhouse, Merrimack Rep, Shakespeare & Company, Actors’ Shakespeare Project Member: Actors Equity, Screen Actors Guild, Voice & Speech Trainers Association

Julie Galdieri

Julie Galdieri Julie is delighted to be working with playwright Anne Undeland again, following their recent collaboration on Wharton Between the Sheets (Salmagundi, NYC). Additional select NY credits include: Macbeth (Lion Theatre/Theatre Row); The Bacchae (dir. Anne Bogart); The Vagina Monologues (Helen Mills Theatre); The Baby (American Globe); Venus & Adonis (HERE); NYTW; La Mama; Alice Tully Hall. Regional: Twelfth Night; Taming of the Shrew; Othello; Vampire Lesbians of Sodom; A Christmas Carol (Trinity Rep Company). Film: You’ve Got Mail; Shades of Grace; Ten Souls Rising; Sax & Violins; Nerdland. BA from Amherst College and MA from Trinity Rep. Proud member of AEA, SAG-AFTRA, and New York Women in Film and Television. www.juliegaldieri.com

MaConnia Chesser

MaConnia Chesser, she/her (Gluttony) – NEW YORK THEATER: Ensemble Studio Theatre, York Shakespeare Company.  REGIONAL THEATER: Shakespeare & Company (company member), Lytic Stage, Actors’ Shakespeare Project, WAM Theatre, Ancram Opera House, Berkshire Playwrights Lab, Chester Theatre, Kennedy Center, Theater Alliance (Insurrection: Holding History, Helen Hayes nomination), Tennessee Shakespeare, African Continuum Theatre, Totem Pole Playhouse, & Folger Theatre. FILM & TV: The Shape of Destiny (Official selection, 2018 Women in Comedy Festival), Nothing But the Truth, Ghosts of Hamilton Street, Diseasels, HBO’s The Wire. EDUCATION: Shakespeare & Company, National Conservatory of Dramatic Arts, Alcorn State University. For my mom Dorothy D. Scott Chesser, and my friend Dennis Krausnick. Instagram: @kurlymac.

Cindi Kostello

Cindi is so honored and thrilled to be performing in the company of these talented women, many of whom she met while performing "Tony and Tina's Wedding" on tour and off-Broadway for many years. Thank you Concetta and Christy for including me in this important and wonderful piece. Originally from Massachusetts, in addition to performing, Cindi taught musical theatre in the New York City public schools.

Kim Carpenter

Kim Carpenter (Jennifer) is thrilled to be returning to the stage, and new play development, with wonderful friends once again. Past credits include: “12 Incompetent Men (and Women!) at the NY International Fringe Festival, “Love Sick” at the Ontological-Hysteric Theater, “In Audela” at the Rattlestick Theater, "Pocket Change" at the Players Loft, "A.D.R.I.F.T" at the Playwrights Workshop Montreal, "Orpheus" at HERE Arts Center, NY, "Neon Mirage" at both the Humana Festival and NY International Fringe Festival, and both "The Madwoman of Chaillot" and "Three Guys and a Brenda" at Actors Theatre of Louisville. She is a proud graduate of the BA Theater program at Fordham College at Lincoln Center. Her favorite role, by far, is Mama to her daughter Nora.

Louise Howard

LOUISE HOWARD (Ruth) has been in hundreds of productions of Tony and Tina’s Wedding starting with the national tour in 1999 and Off Broadway in 2000. She played a variety of roles and loved every minute of it! She recently played Josephine Vitale in Tony and Tina’s Wedding, Maggie Finnegan in Finnegan’s Farewell, and Aunt Gret in Leo and Lily’s Luau for Virtual Arts Productions. She was in benefit performance for the local Ukrainian community at Moravian College in Bethlehem. Other credits include Captain Hook in Wendy, a devised children’s play and Then Athena, a devised work for the Philadelphia Fringe Festival with Allentown Public Theatre. She teaches acting in Spanish for the Latinx organization ICDI.

Daniela Malavé

Daniela Malavé is a bilingual, Venezuelan/American actress with extensive experience in theater, television, commercials, hosting and voice over. Her strong comedic improv skills landed her roles in such productions as, Tony and Tina’s Wedding, (Proctor’s Theatre), Finnegan’s Farewell (Proctor’s Theatre) and Bollywood Wedding ( Nuyorican Poet’s Cafe.) Off-Broadway credits include, Ken Davenport’s, The Awesome 80’s Prom ( Webster Hall) Eli and Jenna, Strawberry-One-Act Festival (Riant Theatre) Expecting Isabel (The Barrow Group) Philadelphia/ NJ Theatre, The Motherf***er With The Hat (Theatre Exile) Yerma (Teatro Del Sol), Daphne’s Dive(South Camden Theatre Co) Daniela's versatility goes beyond the stage and she can be heard in over 30 voice overs, including a bilingual campaign for NY State Of Health, and, EA’s, Knockout City. Tv credits, Oprah’s Own Network, Discovery Channel. You can currently see her in the comedy web series, Quaranteam on Amazon Prime. Hosting experience includes for, Yahoo News en Español and she is currently a bilingual presenter for Subaru of America and owner of Tres Fiori. Gluten free organic cupcakes that are, Too Beautiful To Eat (TresFiori.com)

Adam Martinez

Adam Martinez is a local actor that was born in Las Vegas and received his BA in performance from UNLV in 2007. He's performed with several local theatre companies in the Las Vegas area, and was previously in the cast of Tony and Tina's Wedding, the Mac King Comedy Magic Show, and Marriage Can Be Murder. Adam is excited to join the Virtual Arts team in the new play festival!

Tyler J Larsen

T. J. is a graduate of Utah State University with a BFA in acting and directing. He has lived in Las Vegas Nevada since 2004. He is a husband, father, and entrepreneur. Some of his favorite roles have been Joe Cooper in Killer Joe, Vincent Lombardi in Lombardi, and Moss in Glengarry Glenn Ross. He'd like to thank Gret, Scott, Adam, and the rest of the cast and crew for the opportunity to bring this character to life. Thank you Stacia, Stanley, and Vera for every day! Lub

Ashley Gonzalez

Ashley is a Las Vegas native and is thrilled to be working alongside so many talented artists! Recent roles include: Violet (Violet/Ensemble), Doonesbury: The Musical (Boopsie), and God Lives in Glass (Swing/Company). When Ashley is not performing, she runs a virtual voice business, Songbird Vocal Studios, teaching students of all ages vocal and theatrical coaching.

Vince Marino

Vince is thrilled to be part of this production. Some recent roles he has been proud to play include Pippin in “Pippin”; SpongeBob in “SpongeBob the Musical”; Johnny in “The Outsiders”; Dennis in “All Shook Up”; Princeton/Rod in “Avenue Q”; Pugsley in “The Addams Family” and coming up, Snoopy in “You’re A Good Man Charlie Brown to name a few. He’d like to thank Gret for thinking of him for this virtual project.

Anita Salvate

Anita Salvate is co-creator of the hit comedy web series, Patty and Patty, with over a million followers on social media. She has played many roles in Off Broadway’s, Tony and Tina’s Wedding, her best including Mrs. Vitale, Mother-of-the-Bride. Her TV credits include The Sopranos, Saturday Night Live and MTV’s Nickelodeon. Film credits include Raging Bull, Cowboy Way and independent films, Blood and Gravy and Dark. Anita has been heard on WNYC’s Kids America’s, Mystery History Show as various historical characters for syndicated cities across the U.S. She appeared in the Shortened Attention Span One Act Festival in NYC, where she performed Patty in “Patty and Patty- A Conversation”, also written by her. She also appeared in the play, “Moving Day”, written by Concetta Rose Rella and directed by Anthony Augello with Virtual Arts Company. Anita studied comedy improvisation with the First Amendment Improv Company and Del Close of Second City. Anita is a graduate of the American Academy of Dramatic Arts, New York City. She is a proud member of Actor’s Equity and SAG-AFTRA.

Concetta Rose Rella

Concetta Rose Rella - (Sue) is once again thrilled to be joining this incredible team. Thank you, Larry, for gifting us this familial and relatable world, where we just get to play. Thank you, Anthony for guiding us all the way home. Past credits with Virtual Arts include: Pandemic, Baby; A Very Virtual Christmas Carol; Lavinia!; A Date With The Devil; Group Chant; Moving Day.

Ari Khavin

Ari Khavin is so excited to be a part of Decoration Day. Born and raised in New York City, he is currently pursuing a BFA in Acting at the University of North Carolina School of the Arts (UNCSA).

J.Lois Diamond

J.Lois Diamond’s work has been performed off-off Broadway, regionally, in Canada, @ The International Human Rights Art Festival & The William Inge Festival. Her play “Growl” was presented @ The Downtown Urban Arts Festival, Theatre Odyssey, (runner up for best play) and The Valdez Theatre Conference. Her play “I Feel Good!” was scheduled for production @ N.Y.’s Signature Theater, 2020 as part of DUAF Festival, cancelled due to pandemic. Her monologues have been published in Smith & Kraus’ Anthologies and in Applause Books’ “She Persisted”. She has written over ten plays for the 365 Women A Year Project, and is committed to telling the stories of historic women, as a way to promote the value of all women. Her play Purdah will be included in PowerStories Voices of Women Theatre Festival in March. She is a proud member of Honor Roll!, Polaris North and The Dramatists Guild, where she recently studied with Tina Howe. jloisdiamond.com https://newplayexchange.org/users/20210/jlois-diamond

Philip Kaplan

Philip J. Kaplan’s full-length plays include, I THOUGHT I KNEW YOU, Stage Left Theatre, (winner AACT New Play Fest 2024), THE BEST DAY OF YOUR LIFE, Vintage Theatre (published by Off the Wall Plays), BUNNYBOY, The Growing Stage, and THE CUPCAKE CONSPIRACY (w/ C.J. Ehrlich), Rover DramaWerks, Florentine Players. His one-acts, ten-minute plays and monologues have been produced around the country, and published in three volumes of Best Ten-Minute Plays (Smith and Kraus) and Best Men’s Monologues 2021 (Smith & Kraus). https://philipkaplan.weebly.com

Louisa Vilardi

Louisa Vilardi is a playwright originally from northern New Jersey where she taught high school English and creative writing for over a decade before moving to the Hudson Valley (NY). Louisa formally served as a resident director and producer for New Players Company (Ridgewood, NJ) where she also developed the NPC Playwriting Program. Her plays have been produced throughout the country. She is a proud member of The Dramatists Guild of America. www.LouisaVilardi.com

Joe Leone

Joe Leone is a New York native sketch comic turned writer/director with over 200 festival selections, nominations, and wins - with a dozen produced features. Since 2018, he’s received the Best Screenplay Award at the Sydney Indie Film Festival for the acerbic comedy Meant to Be Broken, was co-winner of the BlueCat Screenplay Competition with the fantastical Death of a Fool, and was named “Best Writer” at the Accord Cine Fest for his slow-burn mystery Death Sentences. His psychological thriller Half Sisters (starring Kristy Dawn Dinsmore, Vikings) was produced by No Sunrise Wasted, LLC in Portland, Oregon, and received a limited theatrical release. Last year his dark comedy Breakup Mountain won Best Thriller at the Golden Lion International Film Festival, and was nominated for several other awards. Joe began his performance career in the Off-Broadway hit The Donkey Show, and has been a part of Tony and Tina’s Wedding for a long, long time (and recently played the role of “Tony” in a production in Italy).

Anne Undeland

ANNE UNDELAND is a member the Dramatists Guild, Howl Playwrights, The Writers’ Rock, and Berkshire Voices. Her work has been presented around the country with her short, "The Kiss" winning best play at the Ten Minute Play Festival at the West Side Y, her audio piece, "Adeline’s Gambol" a finalist for the Miller Audio Award at the Missouri Review, and her first full-length play, "Lady Randy" produced by WAM Theatre at Shakespeare & Company in Lenox, Massachusetts. Her newest play, "Wharton Between the Sheets" was produced by Great Barrington Public Theater in 2021 (four Berkshire Theater Critics nominations, including outstanding new play), it was produced by Boston’s Gloucester Stage in 2022, and had a reading at NYC’s Salmagundi Club in 2023. She’s currently at work with Great Barrington Public on a new two-hander, "Mozart’s Wife." https://www.anneundeland.com/

Concetta Rose Rella

Concetta Rose Rella - (Director) is honored to be making her online directing debut with such an important story. First credit goes to our brave and thoughtful playwright, Christy Patti, for her pure intelligence, compassion, and transparent honesty, without whom this story does not get told. Thank you for trusting us all to tell this tale. To the most selfless cast of strong, brilliant, talented, and beautiful women, thank you for your incredible efforts in helping me tell this story. And thank you Virtual Arts for giving us all a platform to share our art. "The way to right wrongs is to turn the light of truth upon them." - Ida B. Wells

Scott David Johnson

Scott David Johnson is a writer and actor based in Las Vegas.

Anthony Augello

Anthony Augello Is happy to be directing such a talented cast in” Decoration Day.” Anthony has been working in live Theater and Television production professionally for over 20 years and honored to be helming this piece for author and friend Larry Pellegrini. Special thanks to Christy Patti for being the glue for this production, and to his family and friends for their continual support. www.anthonyaugello.weebly.com

Larry Pellegrini

Larry Pellegrini is the executive director of Virtual Arts Productions and is grateful that this is the company’s third year of the new play festival supported by Nevada Arts Council. Mr. Pellegrini has been active in the theater for the past 45 years in NYC Off Broadway and Off Off Broadway with productions like Tony N’ Tina’s Wedding and Blessing Disguise. His unique take on theater has led Larry to all parts of the globe including Hawaii and his productions of luaus, London and his latest production of Tony N’ Tina’s Wedding and this latest season of the Virtual Arts New Play Festival with cast members, directors and writers from every corner of the USA via Zoom. It’s a wonderful world when we get to do what we love with no barriers.

Gret Menzies Gonzalez

Gret is an East Coast import living in Las Vegas. Over the years, she has worked in all facets of live performance and production, primarily as a singer/actor (favorites roles on the Las Vegas Strip include Tina in Tony N’ Tina’s Wedding, Carol in 50 Shades The Parody, Sister Mary Amnesia in Nunsense, and Susan in Company), and also as a director, musical director, vocal coach, stage manager, and/or company/sales manager for entities such as Cirque du Soleil, Hawaii Luau Company, and the Clark County School District. Gret is the Artistic Director and co-founder of Virtual Arts Productions—a non-profit (501c3), completely virtual theatre company whose mission is to connect artists and audiences globally to realize the full potential of online productions by developing works of hope, humor, and humanity. She produces, arranges, and sings mezzo-soprano for the vocal jazz trio Dangerous Curves, and has become a sought-after studio, background, and harmony singer/arranger. Always a proud wife to Michael (her very favorite duet partner), and a devoted Shiba Inu and Desert Tortoise mom, Gret is also particularly grateful for her cohorts at Virtual Arts—for their shared vision and commitment, and for their constant support and inspiration.

Christy Patti

Christy has had a long and varied career in the entertainment field, and is very excited to be making her debut as a playwright! Past experiences include working as a Stage Manager, Producer, Board Member, Company Manager, Theater Manager, Box Office Manager, House Manager, and sometimes performer. She has worked on productions in NYC (most notably Off-Broadway: Tony n’ Tina’s Wedding, The Great Divorce, Actor Found Dead, The Great Divide, TheatreWorks USA Tour of Junie B. Jones), New Jersey, Orlando and Washington, DC, as well as on Norwegian Cruise Lines, at Walt Disney World, and on tours across the US. A few years ago, she became a mom and thought her theatre days were over, but has found a new and exciting way of being able to work from home in an industry that truly motivates and inspires her.