TRAINING: BA, Theatre Arts (acting and directing) University of MN; Moorhead, 1996.
Acting: Jim Bartruff, David Grapes & Bill Wilson. Voice (Tenor): Randy Stowell, Dean Peterson & Charles Ruzicka. Dance/Movement: Bill Wilson (jazz, tap, period movement); John Ravet (ballet basics). Los Angeles Scene Study / Improv: Arielle Brachfeld. AWARDS: American College Theatre Festival / Irene Ryan Acting Award Nominee for:
(1) As You Like It (Touchstone) / (2) Picnic (Howard Bevans) / (3) Galileo (Cardinal Barberini) ++ 1996 ACTF / Irene Ryan Region 5 Acting Winner 
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2016. Vanessa Puopolo.
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screen
Production |
Role |
Company |
Space |
Phil King / Lead |
SeaWolf Cinema / American Courtyard |
Look and See (short) |
Husband / Featured |
American Courtyard |
The Future of Bad Children (short) |
Mr. Brown / Lead |
RedInk |
Hard Bark Life (short) |
John / Featured |
NHizWill Productions |
blood.E.mary (short) |
Andrew / Featured |
NHizWill Productions |
Justice for All with Judge Cristina Perez |
Defendant Seth Haynes / Lead |
Entertainment Studios |
Ancestry Addicts Anonymous (short) |
Dealer / Featured |
Waverly Drive |
Big Bother (web-series) |
Jew Bear / "Assistant Director" / Featured |
Dumper Entertainment |
Ready to Go (short) |
Scott / Lead |
Not My Mess Films |
House of Black Wings |
Steve / Featured |
Sword & Cloak Productions |
My Father's House (short) |
Father / Featured |
Columbia College, Chicago |
Chopsticks (short) |
Geoffrey / Lead |
Columbia College, Chicago |
Twelve Ones (short) |
George / Featured |
Delmark Records |
The Intervention |
Peter / Lead |
Hand/Eye Coordinations |
The Game (short) |
Sherm / Featured |
Delmark Records |
"I Don't Want to Miss a Thing" (music video) |
Orchestra Member |
Aerosmith |
"The Line" (music video) |
Featured Phone Clone |
Fashion Bomb |
Nothing but the Blood (short) |
Alex / Lead |
University of MN; Moorhead |
STAGE
Production |
Role |
Venue |
The Taming of the Shrew |
Gremio |
Roxy Regional Theatre, Clarksville, TN |
The Magnificent Ambersons [WORLD PREMIERE] |
Narrator / Ensemble |
Roxy Regional Theatre, Clarksville, TN |
Sleeping Ugly -- The Musical [WORLD PREMIERE] |
Hasbro / Ensemble |
The Griffin Theatre, Chicago |
Neil Gaiman's Stardust [WORLD PREMIERE] |
Lord Stormhold / Ensemble |
The Griffin Theatre, Chicago |
Angus, Thongs & Full Frontal Snogging [WORLD PREMIERE] |
Dad / Jem Understudy |
The Griffin Theatre, Chicago |
A Night in Mantua [WORLD PREMIERE] |
Benevolio |
The Griffin Theatre, Chicago |
Sleeping Ugly |
Mrs. Marmalaude |
The Griffin Theatre, Chicago |
A Clean, Well Lighted Place [WORLD PREMIERE] |
Phil |
The Raven Theatre, Chicago |
Who's That Doctor? [WORLD PREMIERE] |
K-9 / Ensemble |
Hi-Volt Theatre, Chicago |
The Adventures of Rocky & Bullwinkle [WORLD PREMIERE] |
Shakespeare / Ensemble |
The Griffin Theatre, Chicago |
There's a Girl in My Hammerlock |
Kruko / Dad |
The Griffin Theatre, Chicago |
The Good Doctor |
The Writer |
Chicago Park District |
A Fair Country |
Alec Burgess |
Theatre in the Round, Minneapolis |
Louie, Louie |
Louie the Lightning Bug / Electric Eel |
National Theatre for Children, Minneapolis |
The Good Doctor |
The Writer |
Straw Hat Players, Moorhead, MN |
Company |
Paul |
Straw Hat Players, Moorhead, MN |
The Music Man |
Marcellus Washburn |
Straw Hat Players, Moorhead, MN |
Tartuffe |
Tartuffe |
Straw Hat Players, Moorhead, MN |
Something's Afoot |
Nigel Rencour |
Straw Hat Players, Moorhead, MN |
Crazy for You |
Bela Zangler |
Straw Hat Players, Moorhead, MN |
Bent |
Horst |
AmFar Benefit, Moorhead, MN |
film crew
Production |
Position |
Company |
blood.E.mary (short) |
Producer |
NHizWill Productions |
Thump (short) |
Production Assistant / Grip |
Whit Spurgeon; Director |
Ready to Go (short) |
Writer / Editor / Director |
Not My Mess Films |
French Toast (short) |
Writer / Editor / Director |
Not My Mess Films |
House of Black Wings |
Assistant to the DP / Production Assistant |
Sword & Cloak Productions |
Big Bother (web-series) |
1st Assistant Director |
Dumper Entertainment |
A Life in the Life (short) |
1st Assistant Director |
Greg Ferrero; Director |