Biography and expertise
Born in NYC, raised and educated in Colorado and then back to NYC for a career on Broadway. Passed through Los Angeles for a few years in the Television industry then to Austin, Texas where I direct and stage manage new plays and perform in Shakespeare and Sondheim musicals. I teach Voice and Diction and Acting at Texas State University in San Marcos and have a Theatre coaching studio in South Austin.
Education
Bachelor's Degree
BA in Theatre and Dance
University of Colorado Boulder, 1975
Teaching Interests
Research Interests
Featured scholarly/creative works
- Breining, L. N. (2024). AN ARTIST’S REGRETS. Austin Texas, USA: One Ounce Opera.
- Actor/Grandma Hawkins, Treasure Island. January 2026 - February 2026.
- Actor/Mona Lee Lee, Salty Bananas.
August 2025 - October 2025.
Performances:
- Salty Bananas. September 2025 - October 2025 Sterling Stage, Austin, TX.
- The Visitors. 2025.
- Actor/Hornet, The Bug Convention.
December 2024 - January 2025.
Performances:
- Frontera Fest. December 2024 - January 2025 Hyde park theatre, Austin, TX.
Featured awards
- Award / Honor Recipient: Sweeney Todd , Into the Woods, Passion, Austin Critic’s Table Awards and Nominations. 2008 - Present
- Award / Honor Recipient: Schoolhouse Rock II, Christmas Schooner,, B. Iden Payne Awards. 2008 - Present
- Award / Honor Recipient: Austin Critic's Awards, Best Support ing Actor in Suddenly Last Summer. August 28, 2025 - October 20, 2025
- Award / Honor Recipient: College Achievement Award, Texas State University/College of fine Arts. January 2024 - December 2024
- Award / Honor Recipient: Playwright/An Actor Regrets, B.Iden Payne. January 2024 - November 2024
Featured service activities
- Undergraduate Advisor
Penfold Internship
- Undergraduate Advisor
Honors college
- Undergraduate Advisor
Fans First Internship
- Undergraduate Advisor
Adderly School Internship
- Undergraduate Advisor
Honors College
- Member
B.Iden Payne Nominating Committee