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Training and Certifications

August 2019 - May 2023

The University of the Arts - BFA in Acting, Minor in Musical Theatre

BFA with early graduation Spring 2023. Training includes Acting with a focus on the teachings of Meisner, Chekhov, Stanislavski, and Hagen, Acting for the Camera, Stage Combat styles of Unarmed, Single Sword, Rapier and Dagger, and Longsword, Movement, Voice and Speech, Dialects, Singing, Cabaret, Shakeaspeare, Musical Theatre Performance, Auditioning, Guitar, Piano, Dance, Playwriting, Directing, Theatre Design, and Theatre History. Professors included many prominent Philadelphia and New York based performers and directors, which includes (but are not limited to) Benjamin Dibble, Krista Apple, Suli Holum, Leah Walton, Allen Radway, Akeem Davis, J. Alex Cordaro, Stearns Matthews, and Charlie Gilbert.

January 2023

Shakespeare's Globe Theatre - Performance Study Intensive

Art intensive taught around the performance of Shakespeare's works at the Globe Theatre in London, UK. Training includes Acting classes, Movement centered around the Laban Technique, Voice and Speech, Scansion, and Text Analysis, and included a final performance on the Globe stage itself.

May 2023

Rapier and Dagger Stage Combat

Recommended Pass in RAPIER AND DAGGER by the Society of American Fight Directors (May 2023). Style taught by J. Alex Cordaro at the University of the Arts

December 2022

Longsword Stage Combat

Recommended Pass in LONGSWORD by the Society of American Fight Directors (December 2022). Style taught by J. Alex Cordaro at the University of the Arts.

December 2021

Unarmed Stage Combat

Recommended Pass in UNARMED by the Society of American Fight Directors (December 2021). Style taught by J. Alex Cordaro at the University of the Arts.

May 2022

Single Sword Stage Combat

Recommended Pass in SINGLE SWORD by the Society of American Fight Directors (May 2022). Style taught by J. Alex Cordaro at the University of the Arts.

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