Associate Artistic Director

After graduating from the University of Alaska in Anchorage in 1988 with a Bachelor of Arts in Theatre, Erin worked professionally as a director, actress, stage manager and make-up artist for such companies as Anchorage Light Opera Theatre, Jan-Dar Productions, Magic If Ensemble, Valley Performing Arts, Alaska Stage Company and Alaska Festival Theater and was a founding member of the UAA Theatre in Your Schools (TIYS) program.

In 1992 she returned to school at Wichita State University (WSU) in Wichita, Kansas. After graduating magna*censored*laude with a Masters in Theatre and Communications, she lectured for the Department of Theatre at WSU as well as acted, directed and taught around the country for the Wichita Children's Theatre, Wichita Summer Rep, Bend Theatre for Young People and Kokopelli Productions.

As an actress, Erin has appeared in such varied roles as Kate Keller in The Miracle Worker, Nora Flood in Dark at the Top of the Stair, Titania and Puck in A Midsummer Night's Dream, and Frenchy in Grease. Recently, she has appeared as the title Role in Mother Goose on the Loose, Fiona in The Daemon of Darby Castle, and Mrs. Fessiwig in A Christmas Carol. She is a recipient of the Patricia Neal Panelist Chioce Acting Award from the 2002 Last Fronteir Theatre Conference.

As a director, Erin has enjoyed many accomplishments, including critically acclaimed productions of Into The Woods, Blithe Spirit, Dracula, Cotton Patch Gospel, The Big Slam, Much Ado About Nothing, Romeo and Juliet, Batboy: The Musical, Sweeny Todd, The Boyfriend, Between Daylight and Boonville, The Best Christmas Pageant Ever, and A Year With Frog and Toad. Her production of Should Old Acquantance was selected as a special performance for the KC/ACTF, and her production of Soapy Smith's Alaskana Extravagnza was featured at The Olympic Arts Festival in Sydney, Australia.

Erin has nearly thirty experience as an artist and educator in Alaska and around the country.