Director of Education & Engagement
Wortham Center for the Performing Arts | 2022-2024
Flat Rock Playhouse | 2020-2022
Arkansas Repertory Theatre | 2016-2020
Mill Mountain Theatre | 2013-2016
Managed performing arts training and performance programs for youth and adults at professional nonprofit theatres and arts centers. Duties included project management, strategic planning, marketing and branding, graphic design, social media management, filming and editing promotional videos, hiring and training staff, outreach and community engagement, fundraising events, patron services, volunteer coordination, grant writing assistance, theatrical direction and choreography, curriculum development, and teaching.
Director/Choreographer
Footloose | Arkansas Repertory Theatre | Director A Christmas Story:The Musical | Argenta Contemporary Theatre | Director A Charlie Brown Christmas | Flat Rock Playhouse | Director/Choreographer A Charlie Brown Christmas | Arkansas Repertory Theatre | Director/Choreographer A Flat Rock Christmas | Flat Rock Playhouse | Guest Choreogapher Willy Wonka Jr. | Arkansas Repertory Theatre | Director/Choreographer She Persisted | Clinton School of Public Service | Director School For Lies | Arkansas Repertory Theatre | Choreographer Tall Tales: A Folk Musical | Mill Mountain Theatre | Co-Creator/Director/Choreographer Into the Woods Jr. | Mill Mountain Theatre | Director/Choreographer Alice | Mill Mountain Theatre | Writer/Director/Choreographer Beauty & The Beast Jr. | Mill Mountain Theatre | Director/Choreographer Wizard of OZ YPE | Mill Mountain Theatre | Director/Choreographer
Theatrical Performance (partial list)
Wizard of Oz National Tour (Ensemble/Swing/Dorothy Cover) | NETworks 42nd Street (Peggy Sawyer) | Mill Mountain Theatre White Christmas (Judy) | Atlanta Lyric Theatre Cinderella (Cinderella) | Atlanta Lyric Theatre Illyria: The Twelfth Night Musical (Olivia) | GA Shakespeare Peter Pan (Wendy) | Theatre by the Sea Man of La Mancha (Antonia) | Theatre by the Sea Hairspray (Amber) | Mill Mountain Theatre 1940s Radio Hour (Connie) | Theatre in the Square Swing! (Singer/Dancer) | Mill Mountain Theatre Much Ado About Nothing (Ursula) | GA Shakespeare Grease! (Sandy) | Atlanta Lyric Theatre Nuptials (Kitty) | Flat Rock Playhouse Little Shop of Horrors (Audry) | Lake Dillon Theatre Peter Pan (Wendy) | Theatre by the Sea Annie (Swing) | Theatre of the Stars Chicago (Swing) | Arkansas Repertory Theatre
Education Consultant
Syracuse Stage | 2023-2024
Designed curriculum, established best practices, and advised the on-site education team as they launched a new summer theatre education program for youth at Syracuse Stage.
Adjunct Professor & Teaching Artist (partial list)
University of Central Arkansas - Musical Theatre Dance Styles Hollins University - Musical Theatre Dance Styles Wortham Center for the Performing Arts - Tap, Broadway Dance, Youth Theatre, Scene Writing Playground Stage - Musical Theatre Arkansas Repertory Theatre - Musical Theatre, Tap, Broadway Dance, Audition Prep Flat Rock Playhouse - Musical Theatre, Improv, Audition Prep, Broadway Dance Mill Mountain Theatre - Musical Theatre, Audition Prep, Broadway Dance, Acting Asheville School - Tap, Broadway Dance Asheville Ballet - Broadway Dance WNC Dance Academy - Broadway Dance Teaching Artists Presenting in Asheville Schools - Theatre Broadway Kids Auditions - Broadway Dance Delta State University - Improv, On Camera North Little Rock High School - Tap Little Rock Tap Festival - Broadway Tap Callanwolde Fine Arts Center - Broadway Dance Paideia School - Musical Theatre Performance Burton Center for Arts and Technology - Broadway Dance, Tap Dance Foundry - Broadway Dance Patrick Henry High School - Dance Sells Broadway Dance - Contemporary Dance
International Exchange Instructor
Desda Fuera del Centro | Los Andes, Chile | 2018
Guest instructor in Los Andes, Chile co-teaching workshops for rural students and teachers in theatre, movement, music.
Communication Consultant
Heifer International | 2019
Traveled throughout Malawi to interview participants in Heifer International’s agricultural and women’s empowerment projects. Developed photo, video, and written content for a social media pilot program to boost donor engagement.
Digital & Social Media Manager
Chatt Hills Music | 2023-Present
Flat Rock Playhouse Education | 2020-2022
Arkansas Repertory Theatre Education | 2016-2020
Manage social media, website, and email marketing. Create videos, photos, and graphic designs.
Social Media Assistant
Wortham Center for the Performing Arts | 2022-2024
Supported the marketing department to create content for Facebook, Instagram, email marketing, and YouTube. Monitored website maintenance and updates.
Creative Director & Producer
Wortham Center for the Performing Arts
Produced, shot, and edited a three-video series documenting the development of a new commissioned dance work by contemporary company, Stewart/Owen Dance. Produced, shot, gathered, and edited video for the American Patchwork Project, an engagement initiative celebrating the rich cultural and musical diversity of Western North Carolina. Presented at the Wortham Center within a performance by American Patchwork Quartet
Flat Rock Playhouse
Wrote, directed, choreographed, and produced an hour-long Virtual Cabaret Fundraiser featuring over 100 youth artists and alumni.
Arkansas Repertory Theatre
Executed the “Save The Rep" marketing campaign. Wrote, produced, and cast a video series raising funds and awareness, organized a social media campaign featuring professional portraits of community leaders, collaborated with local photographers and videographers, designed merchandise, and directed a season announcement event.
Private Audition Coach
With over a decade of success as an audition and college prep coach, Anna specializes in musical theatre and acting auditions. Former students have been accepted to some of the top training programs in the country: CCM - University of Cincinnati Boston Conservatory Elon University Pace University New York University Marymount Manhattan College Institute for American Musical Theatre Shenandoah University Florida State University