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Training & Education

MFA in Shakespeare & Performance - Mary Baldwin University

Concentration in Directing

Thesis Title: “Radical Rest for the Theatre Artist: Choosing Embodied Presence in Times of Personal and Communal Crisis”

MA in Theatre & Performance Studies - University of Colorado Boulder

Thesis Title: "Trans Identity On and Off Stage: A Guide for Supporting Trans Actors Performing Roles Outside of Their Gender Identity"

 

BA in Theatre - University of Colorado Boulder

Concentration in performance and consent-based practices

Intimacy Choreography Training

Theatrical Intimacy Education

2023 - Creating with Consent: Onstage Intimacies (40-hour summer intensive)

2022 - Best Practices (Greg Geffrard, Emily Rollie)

Intimacy Directors and Coordinators

2023 -

            Introduction to Trauma-Informed Communication (Roque Rodriguez)

            Level 2 - Foundations of Intimacy (Charlie Baker, Zoe Burke)​

2022 -

             Working with Trans and Non-Binary Artists (Raja Benz, Joy Brooke Fairfield)

             Level 1 - Foundations of Intimacy (Nicole Perry, Claire Wilcher)

             Anatomy of an Apology (Charlie Baker)​​

Theatre

Studio Apartment

Mischief, Magic & Murder

Puffs

Miraculous Journey of Edward

Tulane (educational tour)

u/s Monty

​Felix Fairbourne

Wayne Hopkins

Voice of Edward/musician

Violet Mirage / Che Flory

Byers Enterprises / Sarah Cramer

Silver Line Theatre Exchange / Jeremy West

CU Community Outreach / Kaitlin Nabors

Selected Educational Theatre
Pre-Professional

The Goblins

Bartholomew Fair

Henry VI Part 3

TYA Pericles (educational tour)

81 Minutes (devised piece)

The Prince/Constable/Bard

Bartholomew Cokes

Margaret/Clarence/Exeter/others

The Storyteller

Gower

Streetlight Shakespeare Ens. / company directed

Streetlight Shakespeare Ens. / Raphael Massie

Streetlight Shakespeare Ens. / Anna Taylor & Jess Snellings

Streetlight Shakespeare Ens. / Anna Taylor & Self

Streetlight Shakespeare Ens. / Doreen Bechtol & Molly Seremet

The Two Noble Kinsmen

A King and No King

The Importance of Being Earnest

Julius Caesar

Gallathea

She Kills Monsters: Virtual Realms

3rd Queen/Jailor's Brother/others

Gobrius

Lady Bracknell

Metellus Cimber/Titinius/others

Rafe

Chuck Biggs

Shakespeare & Performance / Doreen Bechtol & Matt Davies

Shakespeare & Performance / Anna Bigham & Ashley Wright

University of Colorado Boulder / Chip Persons

Sandbox Student Series / Jo Hoagland

University of Colorado Boulder / Kaitlin Nabors

University of Colorado Boulder / Amanda Rose Villarreal

Staged Readings

One and the Same

​Bell in Campo

Bubble, Bubble

The Boat Races

Antonio

Valeroso/la Gravity/Messenger

Oakley

Max

Streetlight Shakespeare Ens. / Katy Shinas

Streetlight Shakespeare Ens. / Anna Taylor & Kelley McKinnon

CU 24-Hour Play Festival / Jean Niederkorn

CU New Play Festival / Oliver Garland III

Workshops

The Winter's Tale (queer edition)

Perdita

Rogero/Dorcas

Antigonus

script cut workshop / Jo Hoagland

Streetlight Shakespeare Ens. / Ashley Wright

Matthias has experience with last minute, emergency  put-ins

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