Theatre Experience

My Theatre Portfolio:

Director Experience:

February 2020 – Thoroughly Modern Millie at Central High School

January 2020 – Director Many Cultures, Once Community at Central high School

January 2020 – Co-Director, I Don’t Want to Talk About It at Central High School

October 2019 – Co-Director 13 the Musical at Central High School.

May 2019 – Co-Director Schoolhouse Rock at Central High School.

March 2019 – Co-Director Fiddler on the Roof at Central High School. Fiddler on the Roof

January 2019 – Co-Director Many Cultures, One Community/ Student Written One Acts at Central High School. World Theatre and Student Written One Acts

October 2019 – Co-Director/ Choreographer Mamma Mia at Central High School. Mamma Mia

May 2018 – Co-Director Many Cultures, One Community at Central High School.  Many Cultures, One Community

March 2018 – Director Lion King Jr. at Central High School. Lion King, Jr

January 2018 – Assistant Director Bully Plays and Student Showcase at Central High School.  The Bully Plays

October 2017 – Co-director Director for Addams Family the Musical at Central High School with Jeff Witt. Addams Family the Musical

May 2017- Co-Director of Aladdin Jr. at Central High School with Jeff Witt. Aladdin Jr! 

March 2017 – Co-director of Bocon at Central High School with Jeff Witt – a life changing experience.  I hope that is leads to many more theatrical experiences like this one was. Bocòn – A Life Changing Experience 

January 2017 – Co-Director of Band Geeks at Central High school with Jeff Witt. Bank Geeks 

December 2016 – Co-Director of Irving Berlin’s White Christmas at Central High School with Jeff Witt. White Christmas 

May 2016 – Co-Director of Almost, Maine at Central High School with Jeff Witt. Almost, Maine – a labor of love 

March 2016 – Director of Once on This Island at Central High School.  I love this short simple show!  It is a great story and a great representation of why I do what I do. Once On This Island Report 

January 2016 – Co-Director Bang, Bang You’re Dead at Central High School with Jeff Witt. Bang Bang You’re Dead 

October 2015 – Director of  Addams Family.My latest show at Pentacle Theatre… a fun show with and about family… Addams Family at Pentacle Theatre 

May 2015 – Co-Director of The Foreigner at Central High School with Jeff Witt. I love volunteering at that school and creating “disposable art”. The Foreigner 

March 2015 – Associate Director of a Young Frankenstein at Pentacle Theatre with Robert Salberg. Young Frankenstein 

February 2015 – Co-Director of Oklahoma! at Central High School with Jeff Witt. Oklahoma! 

October 2014- Co-Director for Beauty and the Beast at Central High School Jeff Witt. Beauty and the Beast 

August 2014 – Director of You’re a Good Man Charlie Brown for Pentacle Theater. You’re A Good Man Charlie Brown… Really! 

May 2014 – Co-Director for Into the Woods at Central High School with Jeff Witt.  This is not your mama’s Into the Woods.  We set it in New York.  It was so fun and probably a highlight in my theater career so far. Into the Woods 

March 2014 – Co-Director of Les Miserables with Robert Salberg at Pentacle Theatre.  This was one of the greatest experiences of my theater career.  I was so blessed to be a part of such a moving show. Les Miserables 

August/September 2013 – Director The Secret Garden at Pentacle Theatre.  Finding Myself in The Secret Garden 

March 2013 -Associate Director Legally Blonde at Pentacle Theater with Robert Salberg. Legally Blonde 

October 2011 – Director for Wait Until Dark at Central High School.

August 2011 -I was the Assistant /Co-Director for Brigadoon at Pentacle Theater in Salem, OR with Jeff Witt.  I love working on this production. My Trip Through the Hills of Brigadoon 

May 2008 -Author/ Director The Pied Piper for The Dance and Fitness Studio in Monmouth, OR. The Pied Piper – Dance Show 2008 

May 2006 -Author/ Director for Aladdin for The Dance and Fitness Studio in Monmouth, OR Aladdin – Dance/ Play 2006 

May 2003 – Director of a children’s version of A Midsummer Night’s Dream for The Dance and Fitness Studio in Monmouth, OR.A Midsummer Night’s Dream – 2003 

Design/ Tech Director Experience:

February 2020 – Set Design/Lighting Design/Tech Director Thoroughly Modern Millie at Central High School

January 2020 – Lighting Design/ Tech Director Many Cultures, One Community at Central High School

January 2020 – Tech Director I Don’t Want to Talk About It at Central High School

October 2019 – Set Design/Lighting Design/Tech Director 13 the Musical at Central High School.

July 2019 – Set Design/Light Design/Tech Director for 9 productions at CET 2019.  This season we produced Frozen, JR, Hobocken Chicken Emergency, The Lion the Witch and the Wardrobe, The Phantom Toll Booth, and a Fine Arts Night showcase.

May 2019 – Tech Director A Midsummer Night’s Dream.  A special project blending 3 different school, 3 locations, 3 crews, etc.

May 2019 – Tech Director Schoolhouse Rock at Central High School.

March 2019 – Set Design/Light Design/Tech Director Fiddler on the Roof at Central High School.

January 2019 – Lighting Designer/Tech Director Many Cultures, One Community/Student Written One Acts at Central High School. World Theatre and Student Written One Acts

October 2019 – Set Design/Lighting Design/Tech Director Mamma Mia at Central High School. Mamma Mia

August 2018 – Lighting Design for Savannah Sipping Society at Pentacle Theatre, Jeff Witt and Dani Potter directors.

July 2018 – Set Design/Lighting Design/ Tech Director for 9 productions at CET 2018.  This Season we produced Lion King Jr, Once on This Island, The Prince and the Pauper, The Tempest, Three-3-III, The Adventures of Pecos Bill, Three Fables of Aesop, The Stinky Cheese Man and a Fine Arts Night showcase.  CET 2018

May 2018 – Tech director Many Cultures, One Community at Central High School. Many Cultures, One Community

March 2018 – Set Design/Lighting Design/ Tech Director Lion King, Jr at Central High School Lion King, Jr

January 2018 – Designer/painter Singin’ in the Rain Jr. at Howard Street Middle School  Singin’ In the Rain

January 2018 – Set design/Tech Director Bully Plays and Student Showcase at Central High School.  The Bully Plays

October 2017 – Set design/lighting design/ Tech Director Addams Family the Musical at Central High School. Addams Family the Musical

July 2017 – Set design/Lighting design/ Tech director for 9 productions at CET 2017.  This season we produced Macbeth, The Jungle Book, Orphan Train, Willie Wonka and the Chocolate Factory, Alice in Wonderland, The Bremen Town Musicians, The Tiger, the Brahman ans the Jackal, The Crows and the Coral Snake Eggs, and a Fine Art Night showcase. CET 2017

July 2017 – Experiences with Mask making class at CET. Theatre Thursday – Mask Making 

March 2017 – Set/Lighting Design/ Tech Director Bocon at Central High School. Bocòn – A Life Changing Experience 

January 2017 – Set/Lighting Design/ Tech Director for Band Geeks at Central High School.  What made this production unusual was that nearly all the rehearsals happened within class. Bank Geeks 

December 2016 – Set and Lighting Designer/Tech Director of Irving Berlin’s White Christmas at Central High school.  This is a big show.  Hard to pull of, and yet, we did! White Christmas 

August 2016 – Light Design for Marry Me a Little at Verona Studio, Deborah Johanson, director

July 2016 – Again, I designed sets for and managed tech for 9 productions at CET 2016. This season we produced You Will Be My Friend, 5 Continents, Story Time, The Zoo,It’s Elementary, Fairy Tale Terry Fails, All’s Well that Ends As You Like It, and Shrek JR. CET 2016 

May 2016 – Back Drop Design/Painter. Once again, I painted a backdrop for Howard Street Middle School. Sadly, I did catch the name of the show.  Oops…

May 2016 – Tech Director Almost, Maine.  Again, I have had the privileged of working with remarkable students and an amazing teacher at Central High School. Almost, Maine – a labor of love 

March 2016 – Set and Lighting Design/ Tech Director of Once on This Island at Central High School. Once On This Island Report 

January 2016 – Set, Sound and Lighting Design/ Tech Director for Bang, Bang You’re Dead at Central High School. Bang Bang You’re Dead 

January 2016 – Tech Director, Set/Light Designer for the Pentacle Theatre fundraiser, Mary Poppins.  The show was in and out in 14 days. Mary Poppins for Pentacle Theatre 

December 2015 – Set, Sound and Lighting Design/ Tech Director for Suessical the Musical at Central High School. Seussical the Musical 

July 2015 – Again, I designed sets for and managed tech for 9 shows for CET 2015. This season the shows were Jabberwalky, Princess Who, Charlotte’s Web, Honk Jr., and the Midsummer Shows.  It was a great season! CET 2015 

May 2015 – Set Advisor/ Tech Director for The Foreigner at Central High School. The Foreigner 

May 2015 – Back drop designer and painter for Howard Street Middle School’s production of FracturedFractured 

February 2015 – Set, Sound and Light Designer/ Tech Director of Oklahoma! at Central High School with Jeff Witt.  This has moved in to “my-favorite-set-ever” slot.  It turned out to be so pretty.  Best part… I only spent $1200. Oklahoma! 

October 2014- Set, sound, and Lighting Designer/ Tech Director for Beauty and the Beast at Central High School. Beauty and the Beast 

July 2014- For the third year in a row I worked as the Tech Director for CET 2014.  I designed 3 shows and worked on 3 more as I taught classes and organised tech for all of the productions. CET 2014 

May 2014 – Back drop Designer and painter of The Seussification of A Midsummer Night’s Dream for Howard Street Charter School The Seussification of A Midsummer Night’s Dream 

May 2014 – Set, Sound, Lighting Designer for Into the Woods at Central High School.  This is not your mama’s Into the Woods.  We set it in New York.  It was so fun and probably a highlight in my theater career so far. Into the Woods 

February 2014 – Tech Director and Set/Light designer for Willie Wonka and the Chocolate Factory at Central High School. I was able to come up with something that worked and was cute.  Wonka has a ton of challenging demands. Willie Wonka 

January 2014 – Tech Director/Set and Light Designer for A Star is Born, a fund raiser for Pentacle Theatre.  I loved how simple and yet elegant this set turned out to be. A Star is Born 

October 2013 – Tech Director and Set Designer for Crimes of the Heart at Central High School. Crimes of the Heart 

July 2013 – Designer/ Tech Director for CET 2013 There is no need to reinvent the wheel each year now.  I also designed Thoroughly Modern Millie Jr., Couch Potatoes, and Into the Woods Jr.  Not only did I design, but I supervised building, painting, and decorating the sets, supervised all tech aspects, designed lights, and fixed all kinds of problems.  Add teaching classes to that and my summer was crazy busy! CET 2013 

May 2013- Designer/ Tech Director for Family Album for Howard Street Middle School. Family Matters – a Play 

February 2013 -Set, Sound, and Lighting Designer/ Tech Director for Once Upon a Mattress at Central High School. Once Upon A Mattress – CHS 2013 

January 2013 -Back Drop Designer/Painter Seusical the Musical JR for Howard Street Charter School in Salem. Seusical the Musical – Howard Street Middle School 2013 

October 2012 – Set, Sound, and Lighting Designer/ Tech Director for Little Mermaid Jr at Central High School. Little Mermaid 

Summer 2012 – Set Designer/ Tech Director for CET (Children’s Education Theater).  I was the Tech director and taught classes for 5 weeks.  I designed 3 shows (Music Man JR, 12 Resourceful Princesses, and Giraffes Can’t Dance) and got 6 shows out the door in 5 weeks. Set Designs for the Summer CET 2012

June 2012 – Back drop designer/painter for Howard Street Charter School’s Production of The Seusification of Romeo and Juliet The Family that “Plays” together 

May 2012 – Set, lighting and props designer for Central High School’s production of Honk, JRHonk the Musical – Family adventure… 

February 2012 -Set, Lighting Designer/ Tech Director for Central High School’s Production of Cinderella. My Own Brand of Magic 

October 2011 – Set and Lighting Design/ Tech Director for Wait Until Dark at Central High School.

May 2011 – Set and Lighting Designer/ Tech Director for Little Shop of Horrors at Central High School. Little Shop of Horrors – Spring 2011 

February 2011 -Set and Lighting Design for Much Ado About Nothing at Central High School – Rachel Duncan Director.  The director wanted to set the play in the 1940’s.  I think it was one of my more lovely sets. Raising the Roof – Much Ado About Nothing 

December 2010- Set and Lighting Designer/ Tech Director for Ebeneezer was the first show I designed in Central High School’s new space.  I had to learn all the new state-of-the-art systems.  We even used the trap doors. Ebeneezer 

February 2010 -Set and Lighting Designer/ Tech Director for Starmites at Central High School. Starmites – 2010 

February 2009 -Set and Lighting Designer/ Tech Director  Sound of Music at Central High School. Sound of Music Set Design 

March 2008 – Lighting Design for You’re a Good Man Charlie Brown at Central High School

February 2007 – Makeup and Lighting Design for Seussical the Musical at Central High School.