Carrie (she/they) is an actor, director, choreographer, and musician who is originally from Salt Lake City, Utah. She has a Bachelor of Fine Arts in Classical Acting from Southern Utah University, a Master of Fine Arts in Directing/Choreography from Florida State University, and has directed more than 30 productions for Rocky Mountain Theatre for Kids, including Julius Caesar, Peter Pan, Pippin, and A Chorus Line.
As an actor, Carrie has performed in two international tours, including My Fair Lady (Eliza) and Annie (Miss Hannigan), as well as several regional theatres around the country. Some of her favorite directing/choreography credits include Hairspray with the Fusion Academy of Hong Kong, Peter Pan with the Jacksonville Opera Theatre, Twelfth Night with the North Dakota Shakespeare Festival, The Tempest with Kingsmen Shakespeare Festival, Scarlet Pimpernel with The Candlelight, and Matilda with Town Hall Arts Center.
She is a certified stage combat teacher through Dueling Arts International, holds certificates in clowning and intimacy direction, is a True West Award-winning choreographer, and has also won the American Prize in Directing for Identity: An Origin Story.
Carrie is currently an Associate Professor of Movement and Direction at Metropolitan State University of Denver where she coordinates the Bachelor of Fine Arts in Musical Theatre Program.
