Theater Worker
Explore a few of the 70+ productions Karen has directed, some of her professional reviews, and her original adaptation ALICE: CURIOUSER & CURIOUSER. Need a freelance director? Contact her!
Fabric Artist
View some of Karen's original art quilts and some of the costuming projects she's completed. She's open to jobbing in as a stitcher in costume shops. Contact her here.
Global Educator
Learn about some of the highlights in Karen's international work, including the Khmer Magic Music Bus. Skilled at cross-cultural communication, she's particularly committed to girls' education worldwide.
Bio:
Karen holds a Ph.D. in Theater & Women's Studies and has spent 40 years in various classrooms and stages as a director and teacher. She's a believer in people-to-people diplomacy with a particular interest in arts as a mode of healing both personal and cultural trauma. She's also an artisan in fabric, and a wife, mother, and grandmother. Raised in California, she spent most of her mid-life in Connecticut, and relocated to St. Paul, MN in 2016.