Training
All Together Now with Shannon Stott- Twin Cities Improv Festival - June 2024.
Improv in Mix Languages with Joe Bill - Lyon ImprovFest - August 2023.
Write Your Solo Show With Katy Schutte. Online - Spring 2023.
Intro to Sketch with Mark Kendall, Black and Funny Improv Festival, Minneapolis, March 2023.
Open Your Mouth and Sing Advanced with Heather Urquhart and Joe Samuels. Online - Winter 2022, Spring 2023, Summer 2023, Fall 2023, Winter 2023.
Open Your Mouth and Sing Musical Improv Intensive with Heather Urquhart and Joe Samuels. Brighton, UK. Summer 2022.
Musical Improv Genre Rollercoaster with Lloydie James and Joe Samuelson of the Maydays/Nursery Theatre. Online - Fall 2020 - Summer 2021. Spring 2022.
Pretty Flower with Tara and Rance, Twin Cities Improv Festival. Minneapolis, June 2022.
Musical Harold with Heather Urquhart & Joe Samuelson of the Nursery Theatre. Online - Fall 2021
Voice Lessons with Brianna Lane, 2021 - 2022.
Improvised Genre Songs with Rebecca Macmillan & Joe Samuelson of the Maydays/Nursery Theatre. Online - Fall 2021.
Music Recording and Intro to DAWs with She Rock She Rock. Online - Spring 2021.
The Improvised Play with Brandon Gardner with WGS. Online - Fall 2020.
Storytelling Intensive with Allison Broeren with Strike Theater. Minneapolis, Winter 2016.
Power Improv Characters workshop with Mark Sutton. Summer 2016.
Gaining Ground workshop with Rafe Chase of 3ForAll. Summer 2016.
Beyond the First Beat workshop with Frank Caeti. Summer 2016.
History, Philosophy, Metaphor workshop with Matt Donnelly. Summer 2016.
Silent Scenes workshop with Tim Orr of 3ForAll. Summer 2016.
The Harold Workshop workshop with Matt Newell. Summer 2015.
The Dummy Workshop workshop with Dummy. Summer 2015.
The Art of Slow Comedy workshop with Jimmy Carrane. August 2013.
Initial Offerings workshop with Stephen Kearin of 3ForAll. Summer 2013.
Uber-Specifity workshop with Tim Orr of 3ForAll. Summer 2013.
Studio 206 Physical Theater Intensive with Barbra Berlowitz, Robert Rosen & Shawn McConnelaug.
Two Person Scene Intensive with Christina Gausas. Summer 2012.
Do Something Else with Jeff Griggs. Summer 2012.
Theater Lab with Sandbox Theatre, Summer 2012.
Physical Theater & Mime Workshop with Isabel Nelson, Diogo Lopes & Kirsten Stephens. December 2011.
Advanced Harold Techniques workshop with Joe Wengert (Los Angeles). October 2011.
Organic Two-Person Scenes with TJ Jagodowski (Chicago). June 2011.
Organic Two-Person Scenes with Dave Pasquesi (Chicago). June 2011.
The Math of Comedy: Patterns & Group Games with Peter McNerney (New York). June 2011.
Organic Two-Person Scenes with TJ & Dave (Chicago). June 2011.
Power Audition with Steve Hendrickson. December 2010.
Margolis Method with Kari Margolis. October 2011.
Intro to Voice Over with Beth Chaplin. September 2010.
JTS Brown with Holly Laurent (iO, Chicago). June 2010.
Improv Diagnostic with Matt Craig (Second City LA). June 2010.
Coaching Improv Workshop with Asaf Ronen (yesand.com). June 2010.
Acting for Non-Beginners with Jane Brody of DePaul University. May 2010.
Physical Theater Training with Live Action Set (Galen Treuer, Noah Bremer). April 2010.
Strengths & Weakness with Matt Donnelly (PIT, currently teaching & performing in Las Vegas). March 2010.
Shakespeare Master Class with Rodney Cottier (head of the drama school at the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Arts). Jan. 2010.
On-Camera Workshop - J&R Casting, December 2009.
Sketch Writing - Caleb McEwen (Brave New Workshop). Summer 2009.
It's Not About the Form, Darnit (One Acts from Scratch) - Micheal Gellman (Second City Theater, Chicago). June 2009
The Power of Keeping It Real - Bill Arnett (iO, Chicago). June 2009
Slingshot Harold - Matt Donnelly (People Improv Theater, NYC). June 2008.
Voice Lessons with Stephen Houtz, March 2007 - January 2008.
Improv Master Class with David Radowsky (Creative Director of Second City LA), June 2007.
Improv Master Class with Mic Napier (Founder of the Annoyance Theater, Director at Second City Chicago), June 2007.
On-Camera Workshop – Lynn Blumenthal Casting with Michelle Hutchison, November 2006.
Introduction to Commedia Workshop – Commedia under Piccolo Teatro, through the Children’s Theatre Company, November 2005.
Clowning Workshop – Basic Clowning under Jonathan Ferguson, December 2004.
Workshop with Joe Bill and Mark Sutton – Focus and Character in Improv, May 2004.
Music & Improvisation Workshop – Workshop under Nancy Howland Walker of Chicago’s Musical the Musical!, June 2003.
Music & Improvisation Workshop - Workshop under Travis Ploeger of New York’s Chicago City Limits, Feb. 2003.
Music & Improvisation Workshop - Workshop under Caleb McEwen of the Brave New Workshop, July 2002.
Brave New Institute - Levels 1-5, started in February 1999.
Music Major, Art & Design and German Minors - Iowa State University, Graduating in May 1998.