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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.) 

 

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