Biography and education
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.
Teaching Interests
Research Interests
Featured scholarly/creative works
- Breining, L. N. (2024). AN ARTIST’S REGRETS. Austin Texas, USA: One Ounce Opera.
- Actor, Salty Bananas.
August 2025 - October 2025.
Performances:
- Salty Bananas. September 2025 - October 2025 Sterling Stage, Austin, TX.
- Actor, The Bug Convention.
December 2024 - January 2025.
Performances:
- Frontera Fest. December 2024 - January 2025 Hyde park theatre, Austin, TX.
- Actor/Singer, Grey Gardens.
October 2024 - November 2024.
Performances:
- Grey Gardens. October 2024 - November 2024 Austin Playhouse/Parker Jazz Club, Austin, Texas.
- Actor, Suddenly Last Summer.
August 2024 - October 2024.
Performances:
- Suddenly Last Summer. August 2024 - October 2024 Filigree Theatre, Art on 5th, Austin Texas.
Featured awards
- Award / Honor Recipient: Sweeney Todd , Into the Woods, Passion, Austin Critic’s Table Awards and Nominations. 1925 - Present
- Award / Honor Recipient: Schoolhouse Rock II, Christmas Schooner,, B. Iden Payne Awards. 1925 - Present
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