NEWS HISTORY
- February 2017 - Tess developed and taught programming for Writer's Week at the Community School of Naples. She also served as a POL judge. She did a workshop for The Village School on creating a character.
- December 2016 - Tess produced and starred in her 3rd annual Christmas Cabaret, Countdown to Christmas, at the Monocle in St. Louis MO. She raised over $380 for CO/Lab NYC.
- May-August 2016 - Tess returned to the Jenny Wiley Theater for their summer season. Playing Kathy and U/s Roz in 9 to 5, and playing Ms. Brill in Mary Poppins
- April 2016: Tess reprised her adventure with The Community School of Naples and developed two new Shakesperae programs for a special series of workshops for their HIgh School Students
- April 2016: Tess expanded her Teaching Artist skills, working on the pilot program for NCTC's first Common Core meets theater program.
- March 2016: Tess was a part of a beautifully crafted and collaborated production of The Velveteen Rabbit at the JEnny WIley Theater in PIkeville, KY.
- November 2015: Tess spent her holidays with the cast of Twas a Girls Night Before Christmas performing as Kate . They played Thanksgiving week at the Smith Center in Vegas, among other locations
- May 2015-September 2015: Tess spent her second summer with the Days of '98 Show. Completed the Chilkoot Trail at eh end of her contract!
- November 2014 - February 2015: Tess tackled, a dream role, playing Miranda in The Tempest with Shakespeare Miami!
- February 2015 - Tess prepared and presented an educational, interactive Shakespeare Workshop for the Community School of Naples as a guest educator for their reading week.
- April -September 2014: Tess spent a 5 month contract in Skagway Alaska, singing and dancing in the Days of '98 Show. It was a vaudeville style can can show that told the history of Soapy Smith, a notorious Skagway villain.
- April 2014: Tess performed in an industry reading of a new musical Beauty Queen by Sharyn Rothstein and Kris Kukul directed by Ben Kamine
- December 21 2013: Tess produced her Second Annual Merry Caroling with Tess Cabaret and raised over 3 times as much from the previous year for Save the Children
- December 15 2013: Tess recorded a Christmas EP with the band Whiskey and Wine: get a free download here: https://whiskeyandwinemusic.bandcamp.com/album/a-whiskey-and-wine-and-friends-christmas
- December 7 2013: Tess participated in the Winter Film Awards: 48 hour Challenge. You can see her performance in the film short The Man, The Woman, and the Attention Whore in her media or this link http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=au3h22egKJY&feature=youtu.be
- October 18 2013: Tess recorded background vocals for Whiskey and Wine's album premiere.
- September-October 2013: Tess was part of a new research and development Project with the Blue Man Production Company EMO Project.
- August 25th 2013: Tess was one of 12 accepted into the Free 3 Week Training Initiative with Fiasco Theater Company.
- July 31st 2013: Tess was an extra on the set of "Orange is the New Black", she was put in the newbie orange prison scrub suit. Look for her in season 2.
- July 11th 2013: Tess's NYMF Debut As Alya in "Blood Fountain". Riley Thomas: Looking Forward.
http://www.nymf.org/tickets/2013-events/riley-thomas-looking-forward
- June 2013: Tess performed in the PortFringe Festival in Portland, Maine as Iris III/Diana in "Iris" by Emma Wagner.
- June 2013: Tess worked as an extra in the film "Life of An Actress" by Paul Chau starring Orfeh (Legally Blonde), Allison Case (Hands on a Hard Body), Taylor Louderman (Bring it On).
- February-May 2013: Tess toured the country with Vital Theater Company's "Angelina Ballerina" as Miss Mimi.
- December 2012: Tess put on her own cabaret in her home town of Eureka Missouri to raise money for Save the Children. Merry Caroling with Tess
- September-November 2012: Tess performed in the beloved city of Boston In Anne of Green Gables as Mrs. Spencer for the Wheelock Family Theater.
- August 2012: Tess performed in the world premiere of "Iris" a new play by Emma Wagner at the New Hazlett Theater in Pittsburgh, PA. They also did a Showcase of the show in NYC.
- August 2012: Tess went on an actors retreat to the Catskills where she explored themes and concepts with the Shakespeare's Sister Company for their upcoming all female production of Romeo and Juliet.
- January 2012: Tess joined the Shakespeare's Sister Company as an Outreach Associate.
- September 2011: Tess did a reading of Tortoise and the Hare with NCTC (Northeast Children's Theater Company.)