On May 15th, 2009 I earned my MFA degree from California Institute for the Arts (CalArts) in Scenic Design in the Puppetry track from the Theater School and the Cotsen Center for Puppetry and the Arts. I attended CalArts between 2006-2009 under the mentorship of Janie Geiser and Susan Simpson and developed two major productions, Growing Up Linda and Bride of Wildenstein – The Musical,.
From May 7th to May 9th, 2009, I presented a workshop of Bride of Wildenstein – The Musical at CalArts in Valencia, CA.
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In March 2009, I was the recipient of funding from the Student Council at California Institute for the Arts for my workshop production of Bride of Wildenstein – The Musical. In Bride of Wildenstein – The Musical, an aging socialite grows fur and claws to recapture the attention of her philandering game hunter husband.
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On March 6th, 2009, I was the recipient of a Special Project Fund from the Theater School at CalArts for a workshop of Bride of Wildenstein – The Musical.
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On December 9th, 2008, I was the recipient of the Interdisciplinary Project Grant at California Institute for the Arts for my workshop production of Bride of Wildenstein – The Musical.
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On Friday, August 8th, 2008 Growing Up Linda premiered at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival.
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In 2008, I was the recipient of funding from the Office of the President at California Institute for the Arts for the workshop of Growing Up Linda and premiere at Venue 13 in Edinburgh.
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On July 1st, 2006, I performed my short marionette dance piece, Rango Tango, at the Revolving Museum in Lowell, MA. The performance was part of a special edition of Blood from a Turnip I hosted with Vanessa Gilbert as part of the Revolving Museum’s Pulling Strings: Traditional and Contemporary Puppetry Exhibit. Rango Tango was choreographed with Philip Huber at the Eugene O’Neill Theater Center as part of the 2006 National Puppetry Conference with funding the Kevin Clash Minority Scholarship.
On July 23rd and 24th, 2006, I performed my short marionette dance piece, Rango Tango, in the Dina Merrill Theater at the Eugene O’Neill Theater Center in Waterford, Connecticut. The performance was part the 2006 National Puppetry Conference where I worked with marionettist, Phillip Huber who choreographed the piece. Funding for my time at the O’Neill was made possible with funding the Kevin Clash Minority Scholarship.
In June 2006, I was the recipient of the Emerging Kevin Clash Minority Scholarship to participate in the National Puppetry Conference at the Eugene O’Neill Theater Center in Waterford, CT. While at the conference I was mentored by marionettist, Phillip Huber, who directed choreography for Rango Tango, which I performed in the Dina Merril Theater and later at the the Revolving Museum in Lowel, MA.