About Karen

Photography courtesy of DJ Corey Photography.

I’ve lived in the DC Area for 27 years. For the past 18, I’ve been heavily involved in the theatre community, acting in more than 40 plays. I’ve played Falstaff, Beckett’s Winnie, a banshee, a dog, two assassins, a cow, and a vengeful witch, among many others. I pride myself on my comic technique and flexibility.

Seeing a need for more roles for women, I founded Pinky Swear Productions in 2008. Our first performance, in 2009, gained notice as a company to watch at the Capital Fringe Festival. Subsequently, we won three best musical awards for original scripts, one of which, Bell Wringer, I starred in and wrote original sons for. We also won best overall show for Over Her Dead Body, a bluegrass musical I conceived, co-wrote, and acted in. This show is heading to Edinburgh Fringe Festival in 2024.

I completed the Studio Theatre Acting Conservatory program in 2009.