Resume: a body of work...

2015-Present

Sweeter than Justice | New Play Reading – PageToStageProductions – Sarasota, FL*
Rage Against the Robot – Starlite Players – Sarasota, FL
Not Our Time – Players Theatre – Sarasota, FL

2010 – 2014

Players Theatre New Play Competition – Not Our Time (winner 1^st place) – Sarasota
Theater Odyssey – 2014 Ten Minute Play Competition (winner 2^nd place, Honorable Mention, and          Audience Favorite)-Sarasota
The Good Doctor – Lemon Bay Playhouse – Englewood Florida
Harvey – Lemon Bay Playhouse – Englewood Florida
Kiss the Sun, Kiss the Moon – Banyan Theater Company – Sarasota Florida *
The Loneliness of the Armadillo – Banyan Theater New Play Series – Sarasota Florida *
70 – Banyan Theater New Play Series – Sarasota Florida *
The Drawer Boy – Banyan Theater Company – Sarasota Florida*
Boss Tom! – Banyan Theater New Play Series – Sarasota Florida
The Legacy of Light – Banyan Theater New Play Series – Sarasota Florida*
Fiddler on the Roof – Players Theater – Sarasota Florida

2005-2009

The Gravity of Honey – Banyan Theater staged reading – Sarasota, Florida*
The Other Sonya – Banyan Theater New Play Series – Sarasota, Florida*
Angelina – Banyan Theater New Play Series – Sarasota Florida*
E.G.O.: The Passions of Eugene O’Neill – Banyan Theater New Play Series – Sarasota, Florida*
Nickel and Dimed – Venice Theater – Sarasota, Florida
The Good Body – Players Theater – Sarasota, Florida*
The Long Weekend – Island Players – Anna Maria, Florida
Crossing Delancey – Lemon Bay Playhouse – Englewood, Florida
Uncommon Woman – Tribute to Wendy Wasserstein – Sarasota Jewish Theatre*
SAW, Season III – Pushing the Envelope – SRQ Actors Workshop – SRQ, Florida
Mixed Emotions – Island Players – Anna Maria, Florida
Crossing Delancey – Sarasota Jewish Theatre – Sarasota, Florida
Movies That Changed My Life – A Women’s Theatre Collaborative – Staged Readings – Sarasota, Florida*
The Good Daughter – Backlot New Play Series – Staged Readings – SRQ, Florida

2000-2004

Little Women the Musical – Players Theater – Sarasota, Florida*
The Good Body – A Women’s Theatre Collaborative – Staged Readings, SRQ*
SAW, The Second Season – Sarasota Actors Workshop – SRQ, Florida
I Never Saw Another Butterfly – Players Theatre – Sarasota, Florida
The World of Sholom Aleichem – Players Theatre – Sarasota, Florida
A Streetcar Named Desire – Theatre Works – Sarasota, Florida*
Jest a Second – Sarasota Jewish Theatre – Sarasota, Florida

1995-1999

A Doll’s House – Oakton Community College – Des Plaines, Illinois
You Can’t Take it with You – Oakton Community College – Des Plaines, Illinois
The Elephant Man – Des Plaines Theatre Guild – Des Plaines, Illinois
Born Yesterday – Oakton Community College – Des Plaines, Illinois*
The Speed of Darkness – Oakton Community College – Des Plaines, Illinois
The Diary of Anne Frank – Oakton Community College – Des Plaines, Illinois*
Prelude to a Kiss – Oakton Community College – Des Plaines, Illinois

1990 – 1994

The Good Doctor – Oakton Community College – Des Plaines, Illinois
Broadway Bound – Oakton Community College – Des Plaines, Illinois*
The Visit – Oakton Community College – Des Plaines, Illinois*
The Water Engine – Oakton Community College – Des Plaines, Illinois
Ordinary People – Oakton Community College – Des Plaines, Illinois
Hello Out There – Studio One – Des Plaines, Illinois

1985 – 1989

The Fantastics – Studio One – Des Plaines, Illinois
The Romancers – Studio One – Des Plaines, Illinois
The Loveliest Afternoon of the Year – Studio One – Des Plaines, Illinois
A Streetcar Named Desire – Oakton Community College – Des Plaines, Illinois
You’re a Good Man Charlie Brown – Lincolnwood Community Theatre – Illinois
Picnic – Oakton Community College – Des Plaines, Illinois*

1980 – 1984

The Good Doctor – Center East Theatre – Skokie, Illinois

1975 – 1979

America Hurrah – Oakton Community College – Skokie, Illinois
Status Quo Vadis – Skokie Hilton Dinner Theatre – Skokie, Illinois
Death of a Salesman – Oakton Community College – Des Plaines, Illinois
Lovers and Other Strangers – Oakton Community College – Des Plaines, Illinois

2005-Present

Little Women the Musical – Director – Players Theater – Sarasota, Florida

2000 – 2004

Art Helps/Art Heals – Hurricane Disaster Relief Benefit – Sarasota, Florida*
A Country Christmas Carol – Almost Broadway – Sarasota, Florida*
Sit Down and Eat Before our love Gets Cold – Almost Broadway – SRQ, Florida*

1967 – 1971

Broadway on Parade – Curtain Time Productions – Toured the midwest*
The Best of Broadway, Curtain Time Productions, Toured the midwest*
Highlights of the Great White Way – Curtain Time Productions – Toured the midwest*

Degree Programs

University of Illinois at Champaign/Urbana – Bachelor of Arts in Theatre
University of Miami at Coral Gables – Master of Arts in Theatre
University of California at Los Angeles – Summer Theatre Workshops (2)

Professional Theatre & Scene Study Workshops

Second City Players – Chicago, Illinois
Improvisation Workshop – Jo Forsberg, Instructor

Act One Studios – Chicago, Illinois
Meisner I, Meisner II, Scene Study – Kent Kleinman, Instructor

Audition Centre – Chicago, Illinois
Master Class for Actors – Michael Shurtleff, Instructor

Piven Theatre Workshop – Evanston, Illinois
Scene Study – Joyce and Byrne Piven, Instructors

Ted Liss Actor’s Studio – Chicago, Illinois
Scene Study – Ted Liss, Instructor

Performance Workshop – Chicago, Illinois
Scene Study and Character Development – Margie Banks, Instructor

Technical Theatre Workshops

Stages Unlimited – Park Ridge, Illinois
Makeup for Stage and Film, Prosthetics & Special Effects Make-up – Judy Mercurio, Instructor 

Personal and Professional Development Courses

Oakton Community College – Des Plaines, Illinois
Writing: creative writing, journalism
Art: drawing, watercolor painting, painting with acrylics
Computers: word, powerpoint, desktop publishing
General: american history, archeology, financial management and conversational hebrew
Seminars: critical literacy, teaching with narratives seminar, teaching in a multi-cultural environment

Lecturer

Celebrity Cruise Lines – Enrichment Lectures on Theatre
Norwegian Cruise Lines – Lifestyle Lectures on Theatre
Longboat Key Education Center – For Love of Theatre

Workshop Leader

North Suburban Special Recreation – Creative Dramatics for Adults with Disabilities
University of Illinois School of Public Health – Communication Strategies for Public Health Officials

Director/Actor

Sleeping Beauty, Rumplestiltskin, Snow White – Children’s Theatre – Coral Gables, Florida

Writer/Producer – TV

Conceived, wrote and produced two half hour videos for Oakton College, one on critical literacy and the other promoting the accounting program
Wrote and directed radio spots and television commercials for politicians

Co-Director/Narrator

The Creation – Chicago Symphony Center Orchestra Children’s Series: Petite Promenade – Chicago, Illinois