The Book of Will
July 2024
Thrilled to play Alice Heminges/Susannah Shakespeare in The Book of Will, written by Lauren Gunderson and directed by Bonnie J. Monte at the Shakespeare Theatre of New Jersey.
Performances from July 10th-July 28th 2024.
Evil Lives Here
February 2024
I played Lori on ID Network’s Evil Lives Here in this 2-hour special premiere episode! Also on Max and Discovery+, now!
Lori and Brook have one terrible commonality: Gary Simmons; Gary tortures Lori during their 6-year marriage, and later he imprisons and violates Brook; the two women meet for the first time and share their stories.
Aftermath at The Foundry
January 2024
Revisited Veronika in a staged reading of Aftermath at The Foundry in Boston! Aftermath is a new play written by Karen Gallagher and directed by Evelyn Inker, as part of TC2’s new work series.
Newark Museum Ballantine House Film
September 2023
A look into Newark’s last standing mansion, now a historically preserved property that serves as a home to a large collection of fine art. The Ballantine House exhibit at the Newark Museum of Art opens to the public this November 2023.
The Little Prince
August 2023
Get to perform with such a sweet team for the inaugural production of The Shakespeare Theatre of New Jersey's Classics for Kids series. Join us for performances on August 12th!
Aftermath
May 2023
Playing Veronika in a reading of Aftermath at the New Play Festival from The TC Squared Theatre. Aftermath examines the lives of two rebels a month after their revolution is over.
Shakespeare LIVE! 2023: A Midsummer Night’s Dream and Macbeth
January 2023
Excited to return for the Shakespeare Theatre of New Jersey’s 2023 Shakespeare LIVE! Touring Company in A Midsummer Night’s Dream (Helena/Snug/Mustardseed directed by AC Horton and Macbeth (Ross/Witch 2) directed by Brian B. Crowe.
Tales of Naybor Manor
December 2022
The third audiobook in the Piney Falls Mysteries Series is here, written by Joann Keder and narrated by Carolyne Leys. Lanie Anders must uncover the truth of Naybor Manor and its dark past. When more bodies are discovered in the present, sleuth Lanie Anders realizes she might be in over her head.
Assistant to the Director Twelfth Night
December 2022
I learned so much working on The Shakespeare Theatre of New Jersey’s holiday production ofTwelfth Night directed by Jason King Jones. I’m so proud to have worked with such a world class group of artists. Twelfth Night runs from December 7, 2022 - January 1, 2023. It’s a must see!
Saving Piper Moonlight
September 2022
In book 2 of the Piney Falls Mystery series: Saving Piper Moonlight, written by Joann Keder and narrated by Carolyne Leys, the ugly truth of the Fallen Branch cult will force Lanie, Cosmo, and Piper to make unthinkable choices to save themselves and the life they know in Piney Falls.
Much Ado About Nothing
June 2022
Excited to announce I’ll be playing Ursula in Much Ado About Nothing, directed by Eleanor Holdridge at the Shakespeare Theatre of New Jersey Outdoor Stage from June 29th - July 31st!
Welcome to Piney Falls
April 2022
I narrated Welcome to Piney Falls : A cozy historical murder mystery (Piney Falls Mysteries Book 1) written by Joann Keder! Told from two perspectives in Piney Falls, Oregon: marketing executive Lanie Anders in present day, and Scottish immigrant Fiona Flanagan Scheddy in the early 1900s.
Shakespeare LIVE!
March 2022
So thrilled to be a part of the Shakespeare Theatre of New Jersey’s 2022 Shakespeare LIVE! Touring Company in A Midsummer Night’s Dream (Helena/Peter Quince/Moth) directed by Brian B. Crowe and Romeo and Juliet (Lady Montague/Peter; Female Swing) directed by AC Horton.
The Script Workshop Podcast
January 2022
I was a guest on The Script Workshop Podcast! We did a reading of Hobo Divorce by Josh Drimmer and I got to flex my Scottish accent on one of Lee Solomon’s scripts.
The Land Whale Murders Chapter 6: A Pigeon Amongst Friends
January 2022
I had heaps of fun voicing the Lithuanian on Chapter 6 of The Land Whale Murders, a Gilded Age comedy about birders, murders, and a missing whale.
Nominated for an EVVY Award!
April 2020
I had the distinct honor of being nominated for the 39th EVVY Awards this year for Outstanding Supporting Performer for the Screen for my role as Brenda in the web series “Shadow Minds”. Stay tuned for the release of Season 2 and my debut as Brenda in Episode 1: “Fake Date”. Click below to go to the Shadow Minds YouTube channel!
Pretty Bitches Audiobook Release
March 2020
In Pretty Bitches by Lizzie Skurnick, empowering essays from leading women writers examine the power of the gendered language that is used to diminish women - and imagine a more liberated world. It’s personal, it’s academic, and it’s brilliant. I had such an incredible experience narrating "Shrill" by Dahlia Lithwick, "Lucky" by Glynnis Macnicol, "Mature" by Jillian Medoff, "Victim" by Kate Harding, and "Tomboy" by Winter Miller for the Pretty Bitches audiobook!
Stupid Fucking Bird
September 2019
One of the most fulfilling theatre experiences I’ve ever had. A modern adaptation of Anton Chekhov's The Seagull, Stupid Fucking Bird perfectly captures the bleak, true, hysterical, and irreverent nature of its origin play. Bird is resonant, relevant, perhaps even timelessly so, and every member of the cast discovered new truths about ourselves through our characters’ stories. Music always seems to find me, and SFB is no different. I had so much fun composing Mash’s songs and finding a whole new understanding of my character in the process. A huge thank you to the entire SFB team and our director, the incomparable Rebecca Bradshaw.
Above: Backstage with the cast of Emerson Stage’s Stupid Fucking Bird. Pictured (left to right): Roberta Alaman, Davante Jackson, Juliet Walker, Ethan Williams, Kyle Goold, Carolyne Leys, and Cedrick Ekra.
Delict Web Series
June 2019
We did it! All three episodes of season 1 of Delict are out on our YouTube channel. We’ve come a long way — I wrote the premiere webisode of Delict in June of 2018, and since then, the Delict team has accomplished so much and had a ton of fun in the process with support from our iconic GoFundMe donors. A huge thank you to the entire Delict team, and a very special thanks to my co-producer and director Matt McKinzie for everything!
Delict is an absurdist comedy-thriller about a broke and unlucky 20-something who wants a Sugar Daddy to spoil her -- instead, the man she meets loops her into his organized crime syndicate. Created by & Starring Carolyne Leys.
