Theresa has had the privilege to work with incredible artists such as directors Tina Landau, Ann Bogart and Richard Jones, conductors Ted Sperling and Marin Alsop, playwrights Chuck Mee & Peter Stone, and composers, Adam Guettel, Ricky Ian Gordon, Michael John LaChiusa and Maury Yeston. Performance highlights include being a member of the original cast of the Tony award winning Broadway musical TITANIC; originating roles in numerous plays and musicals off-Broadway and regionally; appearing as featured vocalist on several recordings including, FLOYD COLLINS, MYTHS AND HYMNS, BRIGHT EYED JOY, and THE FROGS/EVENING PRIMROSE.
In 2000, she founded a professional theater in Northern Michigan where she directed MACBETH, GRIMM TALES, ART, and PIGEON RIVER OPERA and taught acting, The Viewpoints, and Shakespeare techniques to students of all ages. There she received grants from the NEA, Michigan Council for the Arts and Culture and others to produce original works and provide arts programming for under-served communities.
Currently Theresa is Head of New Music Theater Collaborative at NYU Tisch School of the Arts Playwrights Horizons Theater School (PHTS). Through this program she has initiated the creation of new musicals written for a company of actors which the company develops over the course of 2 semesters. At PHTS she also teaches acting 3, acting for non-majors and vocal music.
Current projects:New Music Theater Collaborative workshop presentation "The Mysteries"-3 new music theater works at Playwrights Horizons Theater School, December 15, 16, 17. Full production presentation of these works March 2-9-details soon.
Recording with Sh-K-Boom Records of Michael John LaChiusa's new work