[ about me ! ]
I was born and raised in Orange County, California, yet I've only managed to stand on a surfboard about twice. Performing arts have been my passion ever since I announced my "retirement" from a flourishing softball career in 5th grade.
Other hobbies include rollerskating with my younger brother, telling my dogs how cute they are, driving around with friends, pilates, watching "Community", organizing stuff, finding cats to pat, bopping to restaurant music, and sending smiley faces :).
g'day !
Xanadu
06/2022
Could not be more grateful and elated to take on Kira/Clio in this wonderfully ridiculous show.
Skating around as a blonde to a sold out crowd, this was the perfect way to start the summer. HUGE thank yous to Tent Theatre, and to the whole company for an unforgettable experience.
(Tent Theatre, Springfield, MO)
motherhood
Carrie
05/2022
Hooray for student theatre!!
Margaret White in Carrie: The Musical, directed and produced by students! Thank you to Laboratory Theatre Company for a stellar experience.
photos by MSU photo services
photos by MSU photo services
gOd I'm a dancer
A Chorus Line
04/2022
We had a stellar spring with miss Judy Turner in "A Chorus Line" at Missouri State! Claire is so so excited to be working with this team, and is grateful for the opportunity to dance with her best friends:)
this is the genuine joy of having a live audience again!!!
taxi ?!?!
this is the genuine joy of having a live audience again!!!
Mainstage Debut!
Ordinary Days
9/24/2021
Claire is immeasurably excited to be opening her first musical at MSU, Ordinary Days, directed by Lisa Brescia. She plays Claire (it was bound to happen), and is so honored to be able to share this story.
Thank you to the cast and crew for such a fulfilling and joyous experience.
Hooray for live theatre!
Beehive, you're my baby
june 2021
Understudy Swing for Wanda/Laura in BEEHIVE: The 60s Musical (Tent Theatre, Springfield MO)
Thank you all for a great summer and Tent debut!
Back to
School
8/17/2020
Claire is so excited to be starting her musical theatre training at Missouri State University, as a BFA Musical Theatre major!
Amidst a pandemic, the arts go on (safely of course:)
Springfield here she comes!
Dear Daddy,
| Daddy Long Legs
Claire has had the wonderful opportunity to direct and star in Daddy Long Legs, a two-person musical about trust, communication, and, of course, love. She, playing Jerusha Abbott is joined onstage by lifelong friend Karson Bollinger, who plays Jervis.
The production ran January 31- February 1, 2020 at the Yorba Linda High School Forum Theater.
She had a blast and learned a LOT from this experience!
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Be Marvelous!
| The Marvelous Wonderettes
Yorba Linda High School's production of Roger Bean's The Marvelous Wonderettes ran September 13-21 2019 at the Forum Theater on the YLHS campus.
Claire played Missy Miller, and had the time of her life bringing this super cute show to life!
Go Chipmunks!
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The Big Apple
| Broadway Artists Alliance 2019
Thanks to the John Raitt Awards for Youth, Claire got the opportunity of a lifetime to go to NYC for a musical theatre intensive ending in an industry showcase for various casting directors, agents, managers, and more. Throughout the week, she learned more than she ever has from people like Susan Blackwell, Bob Cline, Michael Riccardone, and Randy Graff just to name a few. The students who attended Broadway Artists Alliance were enormously talented, but even more than that, so genuinely kind and supportive of one another. Claire cannot express enough thanks to the JRAYs for her remarkable experience.
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Tony Dreamin'
| 2019 Award Season
Spirit of the Macy Awards-
Nominee for Leading Actress (The Drowsy Chaperone), Highest Achievement Award (Little Women/The Drowsy Chaperone), The Spirit of the MACY Award (YLHS's Little Women)
John Raitt Awards for Youth (JRAY) Awards-
Best Actress in a Leading Role (The Drowsy Chaperone), Broadway Artists Alliance Female Recipient
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Life of Glamour
| The Drowsy Chaperone
In April of 2019, Claire got the incredible opportunity to play one of her favorite roles in one of her favorite shows: Janet Van de Graaff in "The Drowsy Chaperone!" She had such a wonderful time belting her face off with the best castmates a girl could ask for. Thank you to the YLHS Theatre Department!