About Mary
Mary is originally from Milwaukee, Wisconsin, and started her acting career at the age of 11. After taking part in her school musical, she knew she was destined to perform, and started taking classes with First Stage. After performing in over 20 shows with them, as well as Summerstage of Delafield, she moved to Scotland to study at the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland. After graduating on the acting course, she moved to London to pursue her career. Since moving, she has worked on graduate short films and has been cast in an exciting upcoming project. Go to the Latest News page to learn more!
Education
2012-2019
First Stage Academy
Mary learned from Professional actors in the Milwaukee areas in classes that ranged from improv to musical theatre to Shakespeare. She learned to fail boldly, to take risks, and to lead her peers. She was a part of both academy classes and productions, and spent many hours as an intern to help the younger students.
2015-2019
Young Company
For four years, Mary trained in a program specifically designed for your performers who wanted to create a career in acting. Following a rigorous curriculum of Viewpoints work, accent work, and Shakespeare intensives, Mary learned how to value her craft. At Young Company, Mary grew into the actor she is today.
2018-2019
University of Wisconsin Milwaukee
In her senior year of high school, Mary took part of classes within the theatre department at UWM. She took an acting class, a history of theatre class, and a script analysis class.
2019-2022
Royal Conservatoire of Scotland
Mary was accepted into the prestigious acting program at the RCS. In her stage and screen work, she learned under professional teachers and gained expertise in many areas including Nadine George voice work and Lecoq movement work. Mary took professional practice classes to learn more about the industry and expand her connections.
Mary's Passions
Shakespeare
Violin
Stage Combat
Teaching
Mary fell in love with the works of Shakespeare at a young age and has been dedicated to classical text for her entire acting journey. She has been in 15 Shakespeare plays, competed at the Utah Shakespeare Festival, and has recently studied Shakespeare under Di Trevis. As a part of Young Company, she participated in Bard-a-thon, where she memorised and performed 80 Shakespeare monologues. She currently is a volunteer usher at Shakespeares Globe in London.
Mary enjoys playing violin, which she is self taught. She played in orchestras for many years, choosing to play double bass and cello, and has taken the violin on as her instrument of choice as an actor. She is also learning to play the guitar.
In June 2021, Mary trained to receive her BADC standard qualification in rapier and dagger from Independent Drama. She has done classes in Muay Thai and did a focused study on stage combat in drama school. Mary is looking forward to receiving more training in stage combat soon.
Mary has worked as a drama teacher for a few years now and is passionate about teaching young people skills through theatre. Mary has taught week long drama camps, after school clubs, and dance classes. She believes that all young people benefit from learning acting skills as it helps improve confidence, communication, and empathy. She has taught with companies such as Whizz Dance, First Stage, Aim High Academy, and YMCA Day Camp Heritage.