MFA in Staging Shakespeare, with Distinction
Exeter University - Exeter, UK

BA in Theatre Performance
Jacksonville State University - Jacksonville, AL

DEGREES

  • Society of American Fight Directors (SAFD)

  • British Academy of Dramatic Combat (BADC)

  • Equity Membership Candidate (EMC)

  • Educational Theatre Association (EdTA)

  • Virginia Theatre Association (VTA)

  • Shorin-Shorei Karate-Do Association (SSKA)

AFFILIATIONS

MASTERCLASSES WORKSHOPS
TRAINING

  • Shakespeare as Applied Drama, Emma Thompson; Exeter, U.K.

  • Acting Shakespeare, Jane Lapotaire; Exeter, U.K.

  • Alba Emoting, Jessica Beck; Exeter, U.K.

  • Shakespeare’s Text, Gyles Block; Globe Theatre, London

  • Scene Studies in Hamlet, Trevor Rawlins; Globe Theatre, London

  • Voice, Stewart Pearce; Globe Theatre, London

  • Movement, Glynn McDonald; Globe Theatre, London

  • Meisner’s Listening and Repetition; Exeter, U.K.

  • Speaking/Movement on the Globe Stage, Yolanda Vazquez; Globe Theatre, Londo

  • Voice, Ralph Zito; The Shakespeare Theatre, Washington, D.C.

  • Black Belt, American Freestyle Karate

  • Green Belt, Shotokan Karate

ADDITIONAL
HONORS

Fulbright Finalist; United Kingdom, 2007-08

SAFD Recommended for:  Single Sword (2007, 2009, 2011, 2012, 2022), Unarmed (2010, 2022), Broadsword (2011, 2012, 2018, 2022), Rapier & Dagger (2011, 2012, 2022), Knife (2012), and Sword & Shield (2022)

BADC Gold Level Qualification in Single Sword, Rapier and Dagger, Unarmed, 2008