Acts of Creation, May 2023I played Francine—a sarcastic, neurotic, and grief-stricken actress—in an immersively-staged production of Brianna Barrett's incredible play Acts of Creation, which is a meditation on family, art, legacy, and artificial intelligence.
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What Every Girl Should Know, April 2023I drew inspiration from my time living in a deconsecrated convent in Dublin, Ireland, to design and build the set for Monica Byrne's biting and beautiful play What Every Girl Should Know, which explores the agony and delight of girlhood and the violence of oppression.
Photographs by Austin Russell. |
Nora's Poetry Corner
When the Institute of Southern Jewish Life went remote in March 2020, we began regular livestreams to stay connected to our community. I developed Nora's Poetry Corner as a way to share words that have given me meaning and hope throughout my life and during the tumult of the past few years. Enjoy!
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No Exit, February 2020I starred as Inez in Jean-Paul Sartre's No Exit with Uproar Theatre Company, Jackson's newest theatre company dedicated to producing challenging, thought-provoking, diverse work. This show was a challenge and a joy, and Inez is one of my favorite acting roles of my career. Living inside her mind for two months was life-changing.
Production photographs by Arthur Glazer. |
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Mark Twain's The Diaries of Adam and Eve, April 2018The words of Mark Twain performed by two actors in the sanctuary of the synagogue that's home to the oldest Jewish community in Mississippi. Part fundraiser for a historic structure, part community-building project, part artistic experiment, directing this production was one of the great creative joys of my career.
Learn more about the show and Temple B'nai Israel here. |
The 52 Plays Project, 2016-2017While living in Dublin, Ireland, earning my Master's degree in Public History and Cultural Heritage, I enjoyed the greatest theatre training a person could ask for: attending plays across the city, getting to know the work of companies from the established to the experimental, seeing the same performers in dozens of different roles, and growing my theatre vocabulary as a director, writer, and performer. Early on in the year, I decided I would see one play a week. With the affordability of Irish theatre and my fear of missing out on a great production, I hit the 52 play mark after about 8 months. I did an incomplete job of chronicling this experience on a blog I started for the project, but every single play I saw—all 95 of them, in the end—is stamped in my memory.
Some of my favorites? Enda Walsh's Arlington at the Abbey, Malaprop Theatre's Everything Not Saved at Project Arts Centre, ANU Productions' Hentown at 14 Henrietta Street, THEATREclub's The Ireland Trilogy at the Abbey, Rough Magic's The Train at the Abbey, and every single production at the Lir. |
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Senior Voice Recital, May 2016Studying under the tutelage of Ben Allen, I found (and continue to find) my voice as a singer, performer, and artist. This recital represents the culmination of my work as a voice student at Carleton College, but the learning process is never-ending as I continue my journey as a voice student.
For my favorite songs in the recital, skip to 24:23 and 36:51. Read our program notes here. |
This is What Sticks (And How to Clean Your Room), May 2016Directing the world premiere production of this play, I had the opportunity to give voice to an emerging playwright, break new boundaries in my artistic world, and work with a diverse ensemble with varying levels of comfort and experience. In addition, designing the sets, props, sound, and costumes allowed me to craft an entirely new world in Carleton College's student-run theatre.
Photographs by Kristen Nassar. |
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Perpetrators, April 2016Devised theatre training in the fall of 2015 completely changed my understanding of theatre, and gave new windows into how to create and appreciate art. In a five-person ensemble setting over the course of three months, I had the opportunity to help devise a full performance piece inspired by the concept of stealing. The experience of creating this production inspired my current academic work on site-specific theatre.
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Skylarks: The Jukebox Recital, March 2015
In March 2015, I wrote, produced, directed, and starred in this original play featuring songs from my vocal repertoire. A crossover production like this one had never been attempted before at Carleton College, and the process was humbling, inspiring, and incredibly challenging.
To watch a challenging and rewarding scene (to write, perform, and direct), click here. Photographs by Agnes Tse. |
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Intertwining Melodies, 2012-2016
I spent four years as a soloist, director, arranger, publicity manager, and ensemble member of Intertwining Melodies, an all-gender a cappella group at Carleton College. I grew as a musician and a performer, and found a place in an eclectic community of singers.
These performances represent just two of several songs that I arranged and performed with Intertwining Melodies.
These performances represent just two of several songs that I arranged and performed with Intertwining Melodies.
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Alice in Wonderland, April 2012My first formal foray into directing was Alice in Wonderland, which involved designing sets, costumes, and sound; casting an ensemble of 20; soliciting donations from businesses (including the donation of 20 pairs of brand-new shoes from Converse, Inc.); and ultimately donating several thousand dollars in proceeds to Save the Children International.
I didn't know it at the time, but this was also my first experience with physical theatre, as I made Wonderland come alive in front of an audience through non-traditional staging, audience interaction, and boisterous, wild characters. |
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