About me.
“We are our ancestor’s wildest dreams.”
Bio
I stand proudly on the many shoulders that paved the way for me to be here— not merely existing, but living boldly, creating with an audacious spirit. Immediately after completing my graduate training, I dove head first into classical storytelling. Three national tours and 25+ productions later, the world was brought to a halt by a global lockdown. Rather than twiddle my thumbs, I took another leap of faith and began to explore the voiceover industry— and what a fruitful exploration that has been. The way I see it is, time waits for no one. It’s up to us to explore the full range of our abilities, to turn obstacles into opportunities. Fast forward a bit, lockdown finally came to a close and I found myself face to face with yet another creative venture, directing. What I’ve come to appreciate about being a creative is this— the work is never really done. What a terrifyingly glorious truth.
Residencies & FELLOWSHIPS
Penguin Random House International Narration Mentorship Program | Global | January- June 2024
Mary McDermott Visiting Artist in Residency, Mary Baldwin University | Staunton, VA | January- May 2024
Mentor and Partner, Mary Baldwin University, Shakespeare & Performance MFA | Staunton, VA | May 2023- Present
TEDX Talk, To the Girl I Met in Cape Town | Charlottesville, Virginia | September 2019
Social Justice Advocacy Fellowship Program | Spelman College, Georgia | January 2012- May 2013
Workshops & Teachings
Directing Topics & Social Justice Advocacy | Mary Baldwin University, Virginia | January- May 2024
Movement and Community Engagement Intensive | Mary Baldwin University, Virginia | May 2024
Shakespeare Monologue Coaching | English Speaking-Union, Virginia | March 2024
Mining Shakespeare’s Text for Scholars | Blackfriars’ International Conference, Virginia | November 2023
Advanced Stage Combat | University of Wisconsin, Whitewater | October 2021
Shakespeare’s Rhetorical Devices & Text Analysis | National Tour, USA | August 2016- October 2019
Violence for the Stage | University of Houston, MFA | September 2015- May 2016
Acting for Non-Majors | University of Houston | January 2016- May 2016
Intermediate Single Sword Combat | Houston Ballet | February 2015
Affiliations
Voicemail Productions LLC, Owner | June 2023- Present
Project Goodfellow, Founder & Organizer | December 2018- Present
NAACP | Member | November 2012- Present
Delta Sigma Theta, Sorority, Inc. Eta Kappa | November 2012- Present
PRESS & MEDIA
Augusta Free Press | “Silver Line Theatre Presents Tony Award Winning Show | July 2024
NBC Washington | “Play about Atlanta’s First Black Mayor” | September 2023
Onstage Colorado | “Stick Fly Wraps Up Family Dysfunction” | April 2022
https://onstagecolorado.com/stick-fly-arvada-center/
Augusta Free Press | “American Shakespeare Center Partners” | November 2021
DC Theatre Arts | “American Shakespeare Center Mines the Humor” | November 2019